Comments on: Corps officials: Funding levels not to blame for flooding

By: Flopping Aces

Flopping Aces — Sat, 03 Sep 2005 04:57:26 +0000

More Katrina, Update V

Hmmmm, do you think the loon’s over at DummiesU will believe this?

By: Sister Toldjah

Sister Toldjah — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 16:10:55 +0000

“and the funny thing is both Bush and Arnold are left of center. Imagine if conservatives actually got a centrist or slightly right of center person in office. I think the left would just about hyperventilate. ”

You mean more than some of ‘em already are?

By: Baklava

Baklava — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:57:59 +0000

ST,

and the funny thing is both Bush and Arnold are left of center. Imagine if conservatives actually got a centrist or slightly right of center person in office. I think the left would just about hyperventilate.

By: Sister Toldjah

Sister Toldjah — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:50:39 +0000

AT: That’s exactly what it is – a reduction in the percentage of what they requested. I probably should have worded my post better.

Eric: Hehe .. I call the phenomenon “willfull ignorance”

Bak: Yeah, from what I’ve been reading, the press there in California has really been sticking it to Arnhold. I think his approval ratings mirror W’s right now.

By: Baklava

Baklava — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:25:50 +0000

Arizona Tech wrote, “I do wonderâ€¦and this is just 100% speculation on my partâ€¦if when they say budget cuts, they are refering to the amount of reduction in requested funds.”

Yessirree,
That’s exactly what happens. The education budget in CA as well as the entire budget in CA has gone up every year. Arnold hasn’t cut anything. First of all the state legislature (Democrat) sends him a budget and he signs it.

The news media in CA and every state agency is hollering about cuts (especially the Education department here in CA) and it ISN’T TRUE. There ain’t no cuts and the dominant media here in CA aren’t going to tell people that. They are just going to ASSIST the democrat leadership in attacking Arnold.

By: Baklava

Baklava — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:13:53 +0000

Yes, lies get half way around the world before truth gets it’s boots on.

By: Eric Jacobson

Eric Jacobson — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:58:49 +0000

It’s quite, ahem, ‘odd’ that this info about the levee’s failure at its most recent construction point is being so studiously ignored on the Left.

Please, Ms. Sistertoldjah, could you explain this phenomenon to me?

By: ArizonaTeach

ArizonaTeach — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:51:21 +0000

I’d have to go look back to where I read it…somewhere on straightdope.com, but the ACE budget for 2000 was 3.9 billion. The budget for 2005 was 4.0 billion…so….

I do wonder…and this is just 100% speculation on my part…if when they say budget cuts, they are refering to the amount of reduction in requested funds. Every year I request something like $10,000 in funds for my VocEd class, and every year I get $3000. I suppose I could say my budget was cut by 70%, but that’s not quite accurate.

The budget for the entire country’s projects was raised, but those particular projects did not get funded, for whatever reason. And to be honest, from what I’m reading, they were valid reasons at the time that ended up, in the long run, being the wrong call, but those are the kinds of calls you have to make.

Argh, I don’t know. I have to get ready for class and my brain is already pounding..