Trucking Ice to Ski Slopes
By now, you've likely read the story of truckloads of ice meant for the Katrina victims being purchased by the federal government and then FEMA ordering it to be shipped to Maine.
Spokesperson Peter Dewitt says as many as 200 trucks could come to the city by the end of the week.The trucks are storing the ice at Americold, a company with a warehouse on Read Street in Portland. People who live nearby say all the traffic has been baffling them for days.
Apparently they drove to Louisiana and then were told by FEMA after a few days to drive to Maine to store it. The reason could be, you know, because it's cold in Maine and the ice should keep or something... I mean, everyone knows those southern states are perpetually hot and ice can't survive there...
Sorry, just trying to think like a Fed for a moment. I'll stop hitting myself in the head with a hammer now. Ah, there we go, back to reality.
Do we have to say why this is ridiculous? Or can it be seen for what it is, another example of the government being clueless in the face of anything important to its citizens. It's not just a matter of elected officials. This isn't a Republican or Democrat thing. This is a giant, bloated federal bureaucracy thing. Of course there are good apples among the Feds, and a lot of individuals who perform outstandingly. God bless them. The trick is that they are in the minority, a serious minority, in a sea of incompetence and failure. Elected officials must stand for eliminating every program and every official that proves to be an unnecessary drain on our tax dollars. It's not as hard as you might think. After you've stopped screaming about whatever favorite pet program came to your mind being too important to get rid of, stop and actually consider what that or other programs have really done for Americans. More often than not, I believe, if you review it soberly, you'll discover the majority has done exactly squat.
By now, you've likely read the story of truckloads of ice meant for the Katrina victims being purchased by the federal government and then FEMA ordering it to be shipped to Maine.
Spokesperson Peter Dewitt says as many as 200 trucks could come to the city by the end of the week.The trucks are storing the ice at Americold, a company with a warehouse on Read Street in Portland. People who live nearby say all the traffic has been baffling them for days.
Apparently they drove to Louisiana and then were told by FEMA after a few days to drive to Maine to store it. The reason could be, you know, because it's cold in Maine and the ice should keep or something... I mean, everyone knows those southern states are perpetually hot and ice can't survive there...
Sorry, just trying to think like a Fed for a moment. I'll stop hitting myself in the head with a hammer now. Ah, there we go, back to reality.
Do we have to say why this is ridiculous? Or can it be seen for what it is, another example of the government being clueless in the face of anything important to its citizens. It's not just a matter of elected officials. This isn't a Republican or Democrat thing. This is a giant, bloated federal bureaucracy thing. Of course there are good apples among the Feds, and a lot of individuals who perform outstandingly. God bless them. The trick is that they are in the minority, a serious minority, in a sea of incompetence and failure. Elected officials must stand for eliminating every program and every official that proves to be an unnecessary drain on our tax dollars. It's not as hard as you might think. After you've stopped screaming about whatever favorite pet program came to your mind being too important to get rid of, stop and actually consider what that or other programs have really done for Americans. More often than not, I believe, if you review it soberly, you'll discover the majority has done exactly squat.
posted by Rob Beck | 7:28 AM
1 Comments:
Come on, Rob. You wouldn't want FEMA to be guilty of *waste*, now would you? Oh, er...
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