Rants
RANT #1:Last night we came upon the sadly, gruesome scene of a dead, tagged kitty being kissed goodbye by a stray mate. The fault and anger was 50% for asshole driver and 50% for asshole owner for letting their pet roam outdoors. Cats belong indoors, dogs belong indoors, in fenced backyards or on leashes.
RANT#2:It is the people in the US who are helping the Katrina victims not the US "government". The only government helping out is local by opening convention centers, auditoriums and stadiums. It is the people who were moved by the images on television and stories on NPR of the conditions in New Orleans who moved the national government by pure shame and organized grass roots relief efforts through churches and corporations like Wal-Mart that trucked in sundries to those displaced in Texas and in other states (kudos to Wal-Mart, that's what a billion dollar corporation should do for the people who made them a billion dollar corporation). The US government as in the president and his cronies did nothing and still have done nothing as their recent actions are too little too late. Too little, very little, grossly late. This is a tragedy and embarrassment but the truth is out on this inept administration. Not only are there casualties of war but now casualties at the home front due to ineptness on the part of the "government". With all the talk of homeland security and preparedness for catastrophe the reality was/is, there was/is no such thing. All the homeland security talk is nothing but hot air and a way to funnel monies from real lifesavers like Medicare to put those monies in someone's pocket. Just who, I don't know, but it isn't going to a real organization that helps the American people. the US is tapped out in man power and money and fuel. The present situation of Katrina can result in a global recession and yet I am quite certain there are those who spin the blame on the US citizens, natural disaster as act of God rather than turn on their "fearless" leader. It was a series of bad decisions coupled with this natural disaster that has brought America to it's knees. In history it is always a series of events that leads to a crisis situation that makes the history books. For example: WWI, the spark was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914, together with the Zimmermann Note, and the sinking of the Lusitania as a few of the key elements that led to a global crisis. In this case, there may be more to it, but basically the election of a brainless, frat brat to president, 911 ( kept him in office), careless and ill planned move to war with the wrong country, loss of billions of dollars and no capture of Bin Laden, cutting of social services to the American people to fund ill planned war, etc.........ending with Katrina. As far as being in this together, do not dare count yourself in it together with this Bush. He was not in it together with those in New Orleans for 4 days, not in it together with those struggling to make ends meet with gas prices rising, stagnate paychecks not able to keep up with a rising cost of living, donating to organizations to help not only those victims of Katrina but those previous victims of lack of funding for social services, children, the elderly, not in it together with every American parent who lost a child to a careless war under this brainless leader. It's not about Dems vs Reps but about the decent American citizen vs Bush, the indecent. He isn't doing a damn thing for you or me, his only service being self service. If you are a decent American citizen you will turn against what is indecent and it's a damn, unforgivable shame if you do not.
Exercise: Read the biography on a historically good president then take a look around.
Rant#3: Why is Austin TX putting up commercial property then charging so much to rent it out these buildings sit vacant for a year since construction and still going. Wouldn't it be smarter to charge rent that people in business could afford and get some money rather than sit greedy on none at all? There is a lot of vacant commercial real estate in Austin, TX .
Rant #4: Why does Austin allow commercial zoning in neighborhoods???? Why not keep it along with the established business areas. Maybe that way the commercial property could actually get tenants. Oh yeah, the greedy landlords would have to lower rent first. Those vicious circles. In the meantime, less residential space in cetral Austin.
RANT#2:It is the people in the US who are helping the Katrina victims not the US "government". The only government helping out is local by opening convention centers, auditoriums and stadiums. It is the people who were moved by the images on television and stories on NPR of the conditions in New Orleans who moved the national government by pure shame and organized grass roots relief efforts through churches and corporations like Wal-Mart that trucked in sundries to those displaced in Texas and in other states (kudos to Wal-Mart, that's what a billion dollar corporation should do for the people who made them a billion dollar corporation). The US government as in the president and his cronies did nothing and still have done nothing as their recent actions are too little too late. Too little, very little, grossly late. This is a tragedy and embarrassment but the truth is out on this inept administration. Not only are there casualties of war but now casualties at the home front due to ineptness on the part of the "government". With all the talk of homeland security and preparedness for catastrophe the reality was/is, there was/is no such thing. All the homeland security talk is nothing but hot air and a way to funnel monies from real lifesavers like Medicare to put those monies in someone's pocket. Just who, I don't know, but it isn't going to a real organization that helps the American people. the US is tapped out in man power and money and fuel. The present situation of Katrina can result in a global recession and yet I am quite certain there are those who spin the blame on the US citizens, natural disaster as act of God rather than turn on their "fearless" leader. It was a series of bad decisions coupled with this natural disaster that has brought America to it's knees. In history it is always a series of events that leads to a crisis situation that makes the history books. For example: WWI, the spark was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914, together with the Zimmermann Note, and the sinking of the Lusitania as a few of the key elements that led to a global crisis. In this case, there may be more to it, but basically the election of a brainless, frat brat to president, 911 ( kept him in office), careless and ill planned move to war with the wrong country, loss of billions of dollars and no capture of Bin Laden, cutting of social services to the American people to fund ill planned war, etc.........ending with Katrina. As far as being in this together, do not dare count yourself in it together with this Bush. He was not in it together with those in New Orleans for 4 days, not in it together with those struggling to make ends meet with gas prices rising, stagnate paychecks not able to keep up with a rising cost of living, donating to organizations to help not only those victims of Katrina but those previous victims of lack of funding for social services, children, the elderly, not in it together with every American parent who lost a child to a careless war under this brainless leader. It's not about Dems vs Reps but about the decent American citizen vs Bush, the indecent. He isn't doing a damn thing for you or me, his only service being self service. If you are a decent American citizen you will turn against what is indecent and it's a damn, unforgivable shame if you do not.
Exercise: Read the biography on a historically good president then take a look around.
Rant#3: Why is Austin TX putting up commercial property then charging so much to rent it out these buildings sit vacant for a year since construction and still going. Wouldn't it be smarter to charge rent that people in business could afford and get some money rather than sit greedy on none at all? There is a lot of vacant commercial real estate in Austin, TX .
Rant #4: Why does Austin allow commercial zoning in neighborhoods???? Why not keep it along with the established business areas. Maybe that way the commercial property could actually get tenants. Oh yeah, the greedy landlords would have to lower rent first. Those vicious circles. In the meantime, less residential space in cetral Austin.
posted by Tera at
9/06/2005
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