"I live in a newly defined flood zone too (thanks global warming), but my local politicians are creating multiple barriers throughout the city to protect against flooding. Texas is doing the opposite in order to have more real estate development. That's a red state for you - business ahead of people mentality!"
Why would you live in a flood zone? Sounds like you want the Government to do everything for you, do you want them to raise your house up? I am sure Obama could do this for you. Tnanks to Obama flooding is now worse than it has ever been and fires and flooding continue to ravage the US do to poor policy management by Obama.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/houston-flood-history-reason_us_59a2f0e3e4b05710aa5ce9ad
“Houston has basically just grown outwards,” Andrew Dessler, a climatologist and professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M University, told HuffPost by phone on Sunday. “As Houston grows out, you’re paving over more and more space and you’re collecting rain over a larger area that’s just hitting cement. It’s got to go somewhere, so it gets concentrated where the elevation is low.”
Houston has suffered more deaths and property loss from flooding than any other locality in the country since 1960, according to data Texas A&M collected. Worse yet, Texas ranks second only to Louisiana in dollars paid in flood claims, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers. Plus, the state does not require municipalities to enroll in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Flood Insurance Program.
The last major storm to hit Houston, 2008′s Hurricane Ike, came as what The Atlantic described as a wake-up call. But it failed to rouse urban planners ahead of the storm now ravaging the city.
Obamas' failed policies have not prevented any flooding or fires in the USA. He had 8 long years to correct and fix all the problems but he didn't.
Why are you defending a moron previous president like Obama?
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Keelai (34866)
7 years ago
"Why would you live in a flood zone?"
What part of "newly defined flood zone" didn't you comprehend? The first flood was 5 years ago due to global warming. My local leaders are actually creating wetlands and created Obama-like regulations re: rebuilding and new housing. I see houses and stores on stilts now which will be needed because of Trump stupidly pulling out of the Paris Agreement.
Today's French news mentioned him, Houston, Florida and asked why hasn't he changed his mind about The Paris Agreement with all the obvious ramifications of continued global warming. They know he's an idiot.
Why did Trump pull out of the Paris Agreement? Is he going to use taxpayers' money to rebuild Houston, Florida, The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico using practical measures against flooding or do the same stupidity.
BTW, you still haven't defended Trump.
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Bubbathegut (18060)
7 years ago
You live in a flood zone yet Obama passed regulations to help prevent floods. Oh the irony!
Spain news also mentioned something about Trump but I couldn't understand what the were saying as I don't speak Spanish. If global warming was actually real I would be upset too that the US pulled out of the Paris agreement. Unfortunately it hasn't been proven to be true yet. The Al Gore movie doesn't count as facts by the way.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_glacial_period
"The last glacial period, popularly known as the Ice Age, was the most recent glacial period, which occurred from c. 110,000 – c. 11,700 years ago. "
If the last ice age ended about 11,000 years ago, wouldn't it make sense that the Earth is naturally getting warmer? How could humans have affected the temperature of the Earth when the industrial revolution only started about 200 years ago? Some scientists just automatically blame humans for the cause when in actuality it could just be the natural cycle of the Earth and we just happen to be living in the time when the Earth is getting warmer. Who would people blame if the Earth was heading towards the next ice age and was getting colder? I am sure we would be at fault somehow for making the Earth get colder and scientists would be trying to find a way to make it warmer cause humans don't like cold weather.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-thawed-the-last-ice-age/
"What Thawed the Last Ice Age?
The relatively pleasant global climate of the past 10,000 years is largely thanks to higher levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide"
Are humans to blame for this as well?
Also you have yet to defend Obama and all his failed policies.
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sleepingtiger (712)
7 years ago
Bubbathegut:
What "failed policies" did Obama make? A good deal of the time he had to almost fight to get anything done because the republicans spent his term fighting him on damn near anything tried to do, or did. Funny how you stupid-a** trumpfheads always conveniently forget that. So if any thing he did failed, it damn sure wasn't always his fault---it was also the fault of the idiot republicans who were more concerned about blocking every damn thing he did instead of seeing how it could help their own constituents in the long run. I'm also tired of you right wingers constantly acting like Obama was the bad guy and trumpf is the good guy who's going to make everything great again, when trumpf has clearly shown that he's nothing but a manipulative,lying bastard who throws a big fit like a spoiled child whenever he dosen't get his way, or whenever someone stops kissing his a** for more than five minutes. And he has yet to pass anything himself worth a damn, because he has virtually ZERO experience to show or even prove that he can do anything worth a damn.
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Bubbathegut (18060)
7 years ago
https://www.gop.com/obamas-top-ten-failed-policies/
The Top Ten They Won't Show At Obama's Appearance On Letterman
1. OBAMA'S ECONOMIC POLICIES HAVE FAILED TO PRODUCE A RECOVERY
2. OBAMA'S POLICIES HAVE FAILED TO REDUCE THE DEBT
3. OBAMA'S POLICIES HAVE FAILED TO CUT THE DEFICIT IN HALF
4. OBAMA'S HOUSING POLICIES HAVE FAILED TO PREVENT FORECLOSURE
5. OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE POLICIES HAVE FAILED TO LOWER HEALTH COSTS
6. OBAMA'S EDUCATION POLICIES HAVE FAILED TO REDUCE COLLEGE COSTS
7. OBAMA HAS FAILED TO PRODUCE A COHERENT ENERGY POLICY
8. OBAMA'S POLICIES HAVE FAILED TO DELIVER THE GREEN JOBS HE PROMISED
9. OBAMA'S FOREIGN POLICY HAS FAILED TO RESTORE AMERICA'S STANDING IN THE WORLD
10. OBAMA'S POLICIES ON CHINA HAVE FAILED
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Bubbathegut (18060)
7 years ago
chirp chirp, did you move on to less intelligent prey?
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Keelai (34866)
7 years ago
"did you move on to less intelligent prey?"
That's not possible. Glitch in website. I don't always get notifications that someone replied.
Scientists have the ability to determine global warming from nature or humans. Oil men the Koch brothers have spent over 100 million dollars to 84 climate denier groups because their 80 billion networth isn't enough money for them. They're the same ones who want to destroy ACA so they get a tax break. they threaten Republican politicians to support an opponent unless their wishes are obeyed. Then you wonder why average people suffer. Stop drinking their kool-aid.
Since 2008, stock market up, real estate up, unemployment down, wages up. You're obviously wrong about the economic recovery. Sorry you're missing it.
Obama's health care policies have millions more with health care who are fighting not to lose it under Trump.
Obama's housing programs, HAMP and HEMP have allowed many people to stay in their homes preventing foreclosures.
Other world leaders & foreigners loved Obama. Don't you remember foreign leaders asking for autographs and selfies when he showed up? U.S. is now a joke under clown Trump, though.
Obama was trying to stimulate the economy - not reduce debt or deficit which is the opposite.
Tesla exists because of Obama's policies. Green energy is the future - not Trump's coal.
College cost went down in my state to $0. You may want to move. LOL.
Republican president, Republican Congress. Republican Senate. No accomplishments. Sad.
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Bubbathegut (18060)
7 years ago
I don't drink the kool-aid I pour it out on ignorant people who think one party is better than the other.
Based on the website USdebtclock.com, which extrapolates the US national debt in real time based on committed government spending, the debt will be roughly $19.97 trillion when President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Friday.
Thus, the national debt under Obama will have grown by about $9 trillion, or an increase of 86%.
Why Obamacare Co-Ops Are Failing At A Rate Of Nearly 50%
http://www.heritage.org/health-care-reform/commentary/why-obamacare-co-ops-are-failing-rate-nearly-50
Five Major Areas of Decline
1. The Military
2. Marriage and Family
3. Radical Islam and Terrorism
4. The Economy and National Debt
5. Illegal Immigration and Prisoner Release
By the end of his presidency on January 20, 2017, Barack Obama had exercised his constitutional power to grant executive clemency—that is, "pardon, commutation of sentence, remission of fine or restitution, and reprieve"—to 1,927 individuals convicted of federal crimes.
College is only free if you are a minority or if you live in Vermont. I wonder who picks up the bill? The State Government does through subsidies from the US Government. Which comes from higher state taxes. Yea!
More than 30,000 people may have signed a petition challenging the veracity of anthropogenic global warming.
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Keelai (34866)
7 years ago
"...I pour it out on ignorant people who think one party is better than the other."
You just described yourself. LOL.
I'm disgusted with BOTH parties for running up the debt for decades. Years ago, the Republicans were supposed to be about fiscal responsibility, but that has changed. Trump is no different. And he's bankrupted the Secret Service with his weekly golf vacations. Tweets, TV viewing and golf. No work.
You don't appear to understand how close we came to a global economic collapse in 2008.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_financial_crisis_in_September_2008
Wow! Are you really blaming your divorce on Obama? I still find it interesting that you don't have anything positive to say about Trump.
"College is only free if you are a minority or if you live in Vermont."
That's just plain stupid.
"More than 30,000 people may have signed a petition challenging..."
That's stupid too. It's like signing a petition to challenge that the Earth is round. Scientific reality doesn't change because of a petition.
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Bubbathegut (18060)
7 years ago
Again your facts are wrong. Koolaid drinkers think that "their" views are always correct even though facts are presented to dispute such claims. All koolaid drinkers is dog the current President and blame everything that is wrong on them. Fox News did it for 8 years with Obama. And now MSNBC is doing the same thing to Trump.
When people bash one Party I like to point out the other one is just as evil, in fact they are both the same but have different names. Of course I have nothing positive to say about Trump, he has good intentions but has no idea what he is doing. Obama also had good intentions about making my country better but in the end absolutely nothing changed. What people tend to forget is that Congress is the one that creates and passes new laws. If they wanted to make things better they could. But they won't cause they are always intentionally trying to make the other party look bad. The Rep bitched and moaned about the Dem being in charge for 8 years and now its flipped. Now the Dem are constantly bashing the Rep. This is the cycle we are in now and no one wins, especially the American people.
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Keelai (34866)
7 years ago
Drinking kool-aid means you believe someone's nonsense. Most ideologues.
I disagree that Trump had good intentions for the American people. He's a sociopath and only cares about himself. I'm amused that people repeatedly beg him to show compassion.
I disagree that nothing changed under Obama. Gays can marry and lives were saved because of ACA. He stopped an impending economic collapse, and saved people's homes with HAMP/HARP, signed the Paris Agreement, denuked Iran, killed Osama Bin-Laden.
You're giving too much power to Congress. You're forgetting that they're afraid of the American people. When you write/phone your representative especially in unison, they do listen because they don't want to lose your vote. The root problem is that Americans are divided as to what they want which is being reflected in Congress. Moderation and compromise are not bad things.
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sleepingtiger (712)
7 years ago
Bubba:
Why the hell are you defending a moron president like trumpf, who dosne't know what the hell he's doing,and never seems to know what the hell he's saying,either? You sound just as ignorant and stupid as he does.
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Bubbathegut (18060)
7 years ago
I am not defending Trump. I just like to point out that people will criticize whomever is President. If Hillary was Pres then everyone would be over on her boards moaning and complaining. The left bitched and complained about Bush Jr for 8 years and then the right bitched and complained about Obama for 8 years, its a never ending cycle of hypocrisy. And now it continues with Trump.
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