When I began this blog in 2001, I was appalled by President Bush's headlong rush to an illegal war (we were not in fact under attack). As time wore on and Bush began his assault on the Constitution and any people bold enough to criticize, I believed that "the republic is endangered more by actions of our own government than by those of any terrorist." With the election of a high-minded, compassionate, intelligent man like Barack Obama, my fears have ceased.
"Honor them with peace, not war"
United for Peace
Sunday, September 04, 2005
My Ohio pal Harry has drawn my attention to a 2004 ad camapign starring the cartoon character "Mr. Bill" aimed at arousing awareness of the precarious situation of the Lousiana swamplands.
Pres. Bush, who states "no one could have predicted the breach of the levees" around New Orleans, might have known if he didn't go about like a alittle kid with his hands over his ears, shouting "La, la, la! I can't hear you!" It's like poor Emperor Nero, who couldnt hear the crackle of flames above the violin noises.
ESPN Outdoors -- Mr. Bill tapped to help save La. swamps:
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"Mr. Bill" ad aimed to raise awareness of plight of Louisiana swamps
My Ohio pal Harry has drawn my attention to a 2004 ad camapign starring the cartoon character "Mr. Bill" aimed at arousing awareness of the precarious situation of the Lousiana swamplands.
Pres. Bush, who states "no one could have predicted the breach of the levees" around New Orleans, might have known if he didn't go about like a alittle kid with his hands over his ears, shouting "La, la, la! I can't hear you!" It's like poor Emperor Nero, who couldnt hear the crackle of flames above the violin noises.
ESPN Outdoors -- Mr. Bill tapped to help save La. swamps:
Since 1930 more than 1,900 square miles of marsh -- Louisiana's 'trembling prairie' -- no longer exist. That's an area roughly the size of Delaware. And the loss of land continues at about 30 square miles a year.
'Anyone who drives down the road can kind of tell that the land is gone,' Williams said.
The land has disappeared for a multitude of reasons, among them oil and natural gas drilling, sea-level rise and engineering the Mississippi so its waters do not overflow with spring sediment and nutrients into the vast wetlands.
Until recently, the plight of south Louisiana largely has been ignored -- even in Louisiana. But a coalition of interests — from environmentalists to fishermen to oil executives -- have pooled their resources to try to get Congress to pour billions of dollars into what could become one of the largest public works ventures in American history.
A $14 billion, 30-year project to restore the Louisiana coast is under review by the White House and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and could be presented to Congress next summer.
Palema
5:22 PM
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