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http://www.youtube.com/watch?

A Guy Called LULU — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 23:56:35 +0000

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What a good example of the

A Guy Called LULU — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:14:49 +0000

What a good example of the difference. I have been afraid and more then halfway expecting that this storm would play to Romney's benefit in the election. So far, though, and not to be cold bloodily cynical about the tremendous hurt that has been done, it looks like something which might make the difference both obvious to some who don't already know it, but also the magnitude of the benefit of having a President on the right side of that difference.

I strongly hope that Obama wins but I haven't changed my conviction that on a few issues of great importance he is still only relatively better by being the lesser of two evils.

Romney comments from last

NCD — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:40:39 +0000

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Romney comments from last year that we can't afford FEMA, and it's best to:

"send it back to the states, that’s the right direction. And if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, that’s even better."

DMAT (Disaster Medical Assistance Team) manual there are three levels of disasters, simple, extended and complex. The complex one can knock out a whole state's resources and personnel. That is why you need a federal response:

A complex disaster is one in which the governmental and public services infrastructure is completely significantly damaged and becomes non-functional......During the chronic -acute phase the threat of the disaster has just passed. The population is just beginning to see the results of the disaster and its effect on their community. It is during this time that state and federal agencies will begin their evaluation of the disaster area to assess the damage and plan the magnitude of response. Local rescuers and public service personnel, who have been functioning under high levels of stress for a number of days, begin to lose their "adrenaline rush" and lose momentum in their rescue efforts. Some of these rescuers may be victims themselves and may have been unable to check on their homes and families.......

On the NPR show this AM a caller from Iowa said he say train loads of 'cherry picker' cranes for use in restoring power lines moving east last week. He said somebody was getting ready, likely through action of FEMA. In a huge multi-state disaster like Sandy you must go federal to get equipment and people from a distance. That is what good government is, that is what Democrats provide, and what Republicans do not understand or even care about.

Wait a minute now; Mitt

Richard Day — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:10:52 +0000

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Wait a minute now; Mitt Romney is an earthling?

I am going to Google this and get back to you!