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To: Dale Baker who wrote (199575)	8/31/2012 7:19:59 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542967

I wonder how many of these people who are bitching and grousing about inadequate levees will be voting for Republicans in November? And I also wonder how many of the levees that failed were built by private money. As the cleanup began Friday, an old debate grew more urgent: Is it worth billions of dollars to build better levees in areas that are sparsely populated and naturally flood-prone? Since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Army Corps of Engineers has backed away from the idea of extending protection across much of south Louisiana, citing doubts about whether improved levees would work and whether the money could be better spent elsewhere. None of that sits well with locals, who feel abandoned. Read more: foxnews.com

To: Dale Baker who wrote (199575)	8/31/2012 7:37:30 PM
From: Steve Lokness	Respond to of 542967

<<<<Unfortunately, Obamacare may not cure all cases of hysterical exaggeration>>>>> You think 30,000 deaths a year is an exaggeration? I'm thinking the 30,000 families that had a loved one go to the hospital and expected them to come home might be hysterical too when told the hospital had infected them with C.diff and their loved one is now dead. With leadership, could this be addressed? Of course! Thanks to Metacomet for the link, it has been reported elsewhere too. tennessean.com