August 28, 2005

Time to fill up your gas tank

Better fill up now because in a few days gas is going to be a lot higher than it is now - if you can get it.

Posted by marc at 02:36 PM | Comments (1)

New Orleans is about to show why below sea level is a mistake

New Orleans is a disaster waiting to happen and this hurricane is probably going to demonstrate why that is. New Orleans is 15 feet below sea level, on the coast surrounded by water on 3 sides. With the right storm surge conditions it could instantly fill with water in a way that the dikes that normally protect it could actually hold the water in.

I'm definitely glad I'm not living there as I sit on the adge of the San Andreas fault watching it on TV.

If you are still in New Orleans and reading this - GET THE FUCK OUT OF THERE AS FAST AS YOU CAN !!!!

Posted by marc at 01:46 PM | Comments (0)

What is the noble cause?

Letter to the Editor

Whether or not you agree with the Iraq conflict Cindy Sheehan is asking an important question that should be answered. She is asking what the noble cause is that her son died for.

If Americans are being asked to give the lives of their sons and daughters, their wives and husbands, and their parents then America should at least be able to articulate why it is that we are there and what we hope to accomplish. The reason we went in has proved to be false. There were no weapons of mass destruction. Iraq has recently failed to agree on a constitution and the unsupported proposed constitution to be voted on establishes and Islamic state. So - is establishing an Islamic state the noble cause that we are fighting and dying for? I sure hope not!

The real issues that Cindy Sheehan is trying to point out is that we don't know why we are there and we don't know what we are doing. The problem is that there is no plan. Even the most hawkish of the war supporters need to at least know that Bush has a plan.

Posted by marc at 01:44 PM | Comments (0)