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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: stockman_scott who wrote (72725)	2/24/2005 1:22:25 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

You probably know that former President Clinton said that Social Security badly needed repair as well, don't you? Even in his Inaugural Address. LOTS of links about Clinton's proposals on SS, which strangely enough, include much the same proposals as President Bush has made.

To: stockman_scott who wrote (72725)	2/24/2005 10:38:12 AM
From: AuBug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

Or as they might say in the Crawford Cafe where they won't even endorse him, he's all hat and no cattle. That was an excellent article making it very clear that they've done nothing substanial and left the biggest and easiest targets wide open. Maybe they're hoping to "Bring'em on!" Another event might be just a war president needs to bolster his ego and attack more foreign countries. Why hasn't the government done anything to protect these dangerous chemical plant targets??? 60 Minutes has done 2 stories about where they even walked into one and filmed a tank of very U.S. Plants: Open To Terrorists ... "But even after his expose ran in the newspaper, Prine was convinced that he could still get back into the same plants again. 60 Minutes asked him if we could tag along one rainy afternoon to see just how close they could get to the most dangerous chemicals at the Neville Chemical Plant outside downtown Pittsburgh. There was an open gate right in front of the most dangerous chemicals at the plant. We made it in, with plenty of time to find what they were looking for. “This is anhydrous ammonia. It searches out wet parts of the body. It goes right down your throat, rips out your lungs and also blinds you. It goes right for your eyeballs,” says Prine. “If you were to blow this thing you would probably take out the plant.” But the most dangerous chemical at this plant was boron triflouride, a deadly, colorless gas with a suffocating odor that attacks mucous membranes and can kill at concentrations as low as 50 PPM. “This is the one that kills Pittsburgh right here,” says Prine. “It's a particular nasty gas.” ... Just remember Bhopal where a methyl isocyanate release killed 3,800 and seriously injured 200,000. cbsnews.com Bush has done nothing to protect us from serious threats: Chemical Plant Security in the Spotlight "Since the company's own estimates say a release of deadly gases from the plant could kill 33,000 people, KDKA's cameras went back with Prine to see what actions the company had taken -- if anything -- after the "60 Minutes" story aired. Seven days after the national exposé, though, KDKA still found unlocked gates and open entryways that would allow anyone to walk right up to tanks of lethal chemicals." kdka.com