Hurricane Dispersal Technology

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Monday September 12, 2005 · 10:39 PM PDT

2005/09/12 · 22:39

Expect to see this from the Bush Administration soon:

Today Bush proposed a bold, new initiative to build a Hurricane Dispersal Technology System in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Florida. The cost of the proposed system is expected to top $13,575 Billion over ten years. Bush doesn't plan to raise taxes to pay for the system. The administration claims that more tax cuts are on the way to fuel the economy, generating more federal revenue in the future.

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DHS Inspector General Blasts DHS/FEMA IT Planning

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Friday September 09, 2005 · 9:22 PM PDT

2005/09/09 · 21:22

DHS and FEMA Information Technology weren't prepared for their own disaster. I wonder how much FEMA equipment went down in New Orleans?

DHS IT disaster recovery sites were not prepared to prevent service disruptions from potentially hindering DHS' ability to perform mission essential functions. Specifically, 15 of the 19 (79%) facilities reviewed did not have a recovery site - or the recovery site was not fully operational. Additionally, while 4 of the 19 (21%) facilities had fully operational disaster recovery sites, tests at those facilities revealed deficiencies that could adversely impact recovery of critical IT systems. The inability to restore DHS' critical IT systems following a disaster could have negative effects on the performance of mission essential functions. These potential effects include a disruption in passenger screening operations, delays in processing grants in response to a disaster, and delays in the flow of goods across U.S. borders.

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Wednesday September 07, 2005 · 12:46 PM PDT

2005/09/07 · 12:46

From the Whitehouse

On Tuesday [Aug 30], Secretary Of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff Activated The National Response Plan To Ensure That Help Gets To Those Most In Need.

On August 31, 2005, President Bush convened a Cabinet-level task force on Hurricane Katrina response and recovery. Residents of the Gulf Coast states affected by the hurricane have lost loved ones, lost homes, and been displaced from their communities, and they will have the full support of the Federal government.

On Tuesday Chertoff implemented the NRP. On Wednesday Bush ordered everyone in his command to help. Why didn't it arrive until Friday?
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Racial Profiling Report Buried By Administration

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Wednesday August 24, 2005 · 4:26 PM PDT

2005/08/24 · 16:26

From NY Times

The Bush administration is replacing the director of a small but critical branch of the Justice Department, months after he complained that senior political officials at the department were seeking to play down newly compiled data on the aggressive police treatment of black and Hispanic drivers.

I feel the same as Rep. John Conyers:

"My suspicions always go up if a report like this is just deep-sixed," said Representative John Conyers Jr., Democrat of Michigan, who is dean of the Congressional Black Caucus and plans to introduce legislation this fall that would ban the use of racial or ethnic police profiling.

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Thursday August 11, 2005 · 1:19 PM PDT

2005/08/11 · 13:19

Terrorism, much like most viral infections, is a self-limiting disease.

Public support from at least a minority of people is required to support terrorist operations. They require shelter, money, weapons, and so on.

But as they create more misery they always lose support. As more everyday people, and especially children, are killed and maimed, terrorists lose their support. Eventually, they slink away.

This happenned in the 70's. But because of this administration we are in for an extended threat... Read More

Jeff Gannon on Joe Wilson

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Thursday July 14, 2005 · 5:54 AM PDT

2005/07/14 · 05:54

Please don't take that title literally.

Gannon has a blog and wrote an brief insult to Wilson on Wednesday. He linked to his old interview with Wilson.

An interview I did in October 2003 with Ambassador Joe Wilson was published by Talon News and linked to by other websites. The interview was presented as a transcript in three parts. In the first part, I get to the essential questions which show Wilson to be a liar. First four questions elicited three lies. The rest of the interview is more noxious fumes from the discredited ex-diplomat gasbag.

But what is really worth reading is the comments from the readers. Read More

Wilson says Bush should fire Rove

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Thursday July 14, 2005 · 5:35 AM PDT

2005/07/14 · 05:35

See MSNBC Article.

Wilson, in an interview broadcast Thursday on NBC's "Today" show, said he thinks the White House's posture in this controvery represents a continuing "cover-up of the web of lies that underpin the justification for going to war in Iraq."

and

"The president has said repeatedly, "I am a man of my word,' " Wilson added. "He should stand up and prove that his word is his bond and fire Karl Rove."

Update: Watch the video that is now up. He is framing this as a coverup for the lies leading to the Iraq war.

And the Whitehouse response: "No Comment".

Is Fitzgerald Building a Conspiracy Case?

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Tuesday July 12, 2005 · 6:04 PM PDT

2005/07/12 · 18:04

Many have wondered why no indictments have been issued yet. Republicans say that's because none ever will. But I have a different theory for the delay.

I suspect that this may end up being a conspiracy case. That enough administration officials are involved and their pattern of behavior is such that it appears there was a conspiracy to attack Wilson by outing his wife. Read More

Bush Wants To Clean Up Great Lakes?

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Friday July 08, 2005 · 9:48 PM PDT

2005/07/08 · 21:48

From the NY Times.

An executive order by President Bush brought the group together in the latest and most broad-based effort to address the lakes' condition.
The plan, which also contemplates reducing agricultural runoff, protecting 550,000 acres of wetlands and controlling foreign species that are disrupting the aquatic food chain, could cost up to $20 billion in federal, state and local money over five years, environmental groups said.

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NYT: A Church-State Solution w/poll

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Sunday July 03, 2005 · 12:12 PM PDT

2005/07/03 · 12:12

This Article is an interesting discussion of the separation of church and state. I don't entirely agree with the author, but he does put out a lot of perspectives on the issue.

The article is a good summary of the issue and the problems with the positions on both sides. But I can't fully agree to his conclusions.

But even if you're not interested in all of this, take the poll anyway... Read More

With So Many Iraqi Troops, Why Can't More of Ours Come Home?

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Wednesday June 29, 2005 · 6:40 PM PDT

2005/06/29 · 18:40

I was wondering why, if there are so many Iraqi troops (165,000), can't at least some more US troops come home?

I also wondered why, if there are so many Iraqi troops, Bush can't mention withdrawls even though the total number of troops would be rising.

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Sunday June 26, 2005 · 11:53 AM PDT

2005/06/26 · 11:53

I was reading Armando's diary today about the Kelo decision by the Supreme Court.

What struck me is the number of unproductive and marginal comments that were made in the comments. And most of them made by Armando himself.

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