tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319599.post8055354231991931056..comments2023-10-17T11:25:59.163-04:00Comments on A True Jersey Girl: As Promised, A Quite-Long Rant About the Government. I Do Go On and On Once I Get Started But You Know Me, I Have Alot To Say.True Jersey Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15494338963360041438noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319599.post-63499707019364626902007-04-15T06:24:00.000-04:002007-04-15T06:24:00.000-04:00You GO, girl! You said it well, and I'm so glad t...You GO, girl! You said it well, and I'm so glad to see pictures getting posted of what N.O. still looks like. Most people have no idea. BTW, there is still a problem with the pumps -- you know, the ones that will pump out the floodwaters? Seems that a company partially owned by Jeb Bush sold the Corps of Engineers new pumps. One small problem -- they don't work.<BR/><BR/>I found myself apologizing to Europeans last week for the things Bush has done IN MY NAME!Mitey Mitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10808839345280743623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319599.post-31685098921524120692007-04-01T21:08:00.000-04:002007-04-01T21:08:00.000-04:00this was very well done, i don't understand how o...this was very well done, i don't understand how or even why it has to be like this, breaks my heart to think so many lost literally everything and nothing seems to have been done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319599.post-3360894456896268722007-03-30T20:58:00.000-04:002007-03-30T20:58:00.000-04:00Wow, thanks so much for all your nice comments on ...Wow, thanks so much for all your nice comments on my long, rambling rant. I posted it without even re-reading it to make sure it made sense, so I appreciate that you all actually took the time to read it and thought it was worthwhile. You guys rock.True Jersey Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15494338963360041438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319599.post-4808785911833651272007-03-30T20:21:00.000-04:002007-03-30T20:21:00.000-04:00So beautifully said. What you describe - in such p...So beautifully said. What you describe - in such poignant prose - is a vacuum of leadership. The art of leadership seems to have been lost in this modern era. It's as if the resonant great leaders of past generations never had a chance to pass on their greatness to those who followed.<BR/><BR/>Either way, we pay a terrible price today. I worry there are more Katrinas in our future because leadership is so unable to rise to the occasion.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for not only saying it like it is, but for saying it like it needed to be said. If there were any justice in the world, your words would somehow end up on the desk of this man before he leaves office.carmilevyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319599.post-75351413948530267512007-03-30T15:30:00.000-04:002007-03-30T15:30:00.000-04:00Well articulated. Its shameful that this can be th...Well articulated. <BR/><BR/>Its shameful that this can be the plight of folk in your own country. Its also surprising that there is not more profile given to the situation.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://rashbre2.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">rashbre</A>rashbrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138427049001650099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319599.post-45517269196241241402007-03-30T14:37:00.000-04:002007-03-30T14:37:00.000-04:00The way our government has "helped" is totally una...The way our government has "helped" is totally unacceptable. With all the $$ we spend on the war, we can't invest enough to help out our fellow citizens? I find that mind-boggling. What if we just told the gov't that we are creating a future terrorist breeding ground by blowing off NOLA. Think that would get them moving? Naaah. Look at the crime problem down there now. As an American, I feel betrayed by Bush and his administration. Great post, True.Natsthenamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027430649885763618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319599.post-88720184466800137832007-03-30T11:54:00.000-04:002007-03-30T11:54:00.000-04:00November 2008 is coming soon...November 2008 is coming soon...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319599.post-83471231728641585292007-03-30T11:43:00.000-04:002007-03-30T11:43:00.000-04:00Good job, True, especially how you didn't resort t...Good job, True, especially how you didn't resort to calling him names as I'm wont to do because I hate him more than...hell, more than just about anything and anyone. You forgot to rant about how his mother thought these poor people were better off at the Astrodome than they had ever been in their lives. Just saying the acorn doesn't fall far from the oak tree.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04399098868122212536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319599.post-1850407971982028802007-03-30T10:17:00.000-04:002007-03-30T10:17:00.000-04:00Great post TJG. Passionately and wonderfully put....Great post TJG. Passionately and wonderfully put. All you have to know is that in January NOLA was not even MENTIONED by Bush in the State of the Union.thephoenixnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07164230892526451260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319599.post-67140270712439103452007-03-30T09:55:00.000-04:002007-03-30T09:55:00.000-04:00Very impressive rant!And it's absolutely shameful ...Very impressive rant!<BR/><BR/>And it's absolutely shameful of what's been done, (or not,) to NOLA. When I was there last year, it was painful to see...LisaBinDaCityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06226075920766884318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319599.post-3898359495665475412007-03-30T08:07:00.000-04:002007-03-30T08:07:00.000-04:00Your post just brought tears to my eyes. Its a sha...Your post just brought tears to my eyes. Its a shame! I hope your next president will pick up and repair all the stuff Mr. Bush has broken and negelected on his way.Monehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00929555583968823130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319599.post-88640769707152251412007-03-30T08:03:00.000-04:002007-03-30T08:03:00.000-04:00It's pretty sad that this situation exists, but sh...It's pretty sad that this situation exists, but should we really be surprised? Time and time again, even after being called out on his failures Dubya addresses a problem. But like a magician who uses misdirection to fool the audience, he uses words much the same way,..saying one thing and doing something else. Combining a lack of accountability with a absence of compassion, competency, and honesty has led to a pretty sad mess both domestically and abroad.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532398934926136386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319599.post-38266171860662572662007-03-29T20:21:00.000-04:002007-03-29T20:21:00.000-04:00Wow. That was an incredibly well thought out and ...Wow. That was an incredibly well thought out and articulated rant. I'm not a fan of Bush either and I'm pretty sure the rest of the world has no idea that New Orleans is still as bad as this. I definitely didn't.LKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451484619921503215noreply@blogger.com