Fuel

[KARL]

I do hope you mean by getting it correct, voting for who we think best
represents our values and principles... I know I did, and will continue to
do so. And though it is sometimes a bitter pill to swallow, deal with the
results when it doesn't go the way we think it should.

....that is your right........but we all Know people that have unreproachable values and principles...greatest people on earth......that doesn't qualify them to be President....

[J White]

....that is your right........but we all Know people that have unreproachable values and principles...greatest people on earth......that doesn't qualify them to be President....

I don't feel like I have had any good choices for awhile now - but as long
as the Democratic party embraces the things that they do, abortion,
gun control, unions, and so on, and the left wing extremist that they choose
to let themselves be identified with, I can't help but consider them the
worse of two evils. I'm sure some of you don't agree, but surely you don't
argue what their postition on these issues are... or fail to realize that a lot
of people will have serious issues with this. I would love to see a choice
besides what I've been offered - but it seems to me, the extremist have
taken over both parties, and folks in the middle have no representation.
As for money, greed, and power, do ya think anybody who is not already
filthy rich will ever have a chance at running things? And as for military
service, rich peoples kids don't end up on the front lines unless it is voluntary.
I am all for a change, and don't care which side it comes from - but somebody
has got to move back towards the center. And with the big cities and rural
folks having such opposing views on so many things, who knows if we can
even find the center anymore? I haven't a clue how to fix this mess.

[Crappie Reaper]

Well said JW. Ted Koppel announced last night that the superdome is going to be torn down. Duh, I told my wife proir to the hurricane that there were going to be thousands of deaths from this storm, mainly due to the fact the New Orleans is 10' below sea level. The abortion issue alone should be enough to steer any God fearing person away from the Democrats. Unions were once good and just for the working man, anymore, they are as corrupt as any power. Not to mention overpaid for sitting on their butts most of the time. In most manufacturing, 10% of the people do 90% of the work here in America. Most of the time, the only thing a Union will do for you, is fight for a job, that the person most likely deserved to lose.
My opinion is that New Orleans will never be able to rebuild back to where it once was. I don't think they should even try. But, you can bet that Federal $$$ will be free flowing and some will get very wealthy from the fallout, while others remain homeless. The insurance Co's are probably already jacking the premiums to cover their losses. Surely, you don't think they are going to let Katrina affect their profits. Insurance is nothing more than a scam, and some of it is Government Mandated. Anyone who chooses to live near the coast should not be insurable. But what about earthquakes in California, Tornado prone areas and such. Where would it stop?
I seem to remember something in the Bible about NOT building a house upon the sand though...

[J White]

This is a little off-topic, but on the insurance, how is it that my
homeowners doesn't cover earthquakes? To me, that is just inexcusable.
I agree, insurance is a rip-off. I can buy supplemental earthquake ins.,
IF they will still let me, at one time they had stopped taking new policies
in this area.