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And the funny thing is Texas has had more Dem Governors then Repub Governors.
But these last few Governor elections didn't put forth any decent Dems to vote for.
Where are the Ann Richards or Bob Bullocks hiding ?
I chose not to vote for Perry, because I refused to hold my nose. I knew I didn't want him as governor, or anything else for that matter, so I either voted for Kinky or skipped the race.
There are many times I don't vote in a particular race because I don't want either candidate. This idea of voting for the "lesser evil" is absurd to me.
Me too. I won't be doing that anymore. So far, I plan to stay home on election day '16.
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So that's not saying much.
And the funny thing is Texas has had more Dem Governors then Repub Governors.
But these last few Governor elections didn't put forth any decent Dems to vote for.
Where are the Ann Richards or Bob Bullocks hiding ?
I chose not to vote for Perry, because I refused to hold my nose. I knew I didn't want him as governor, or anything else for that matter, so I either voted for Kinky or skipped the race.
Even as moderate I would have liked to seen Kinky Freidman become the Governor for at least 1 term.
He would have been fun and a real smart Azz much like Ann Richards.
Pay attention to the Texas Legislature's agenda sometime.
Correct. However, we can avoid building in flood-prone areas, keep up maintenance on dams, bridges, etc.
I don't live anywhere near Texas and my state has plenty of it's own problems to worry about. This thread was about a Texas dam about to burst due to the recent insane rains not pregnant women and gay folks. You're supposed to stay on topic.
And this thread has gone into politics that have nothing to do with the dam bursting. Who one votes for governor doesn't have anything to do with a dam that's been under construction and in the works for years.
It's great news that the dam held especially since it was still under construction. The last thing Texas needs right now is more freaking rain.
I don't live anywhere near Texas and my state has plenty of it's own problems to worry about. This thread was about a Texas dam about to burst due to the recent insane rains not pregnant women and gay folks. You're supposed to stay on topic.
And this thread has gone into politics that have nothing to do with the dam bursting. Who one votes for governor doesn't have anything to do with a dam that's been under construction and in the works for years.
It's great news that the dam held especially since it was still under construction. The last thing Texas needs right now is more freaking rain.
Well then gripe about it to a moderator and have it moved to the Texas forum. I think it belongs there anyway.
Not nearly enough investment in infrastructure/public works projects to accomodate all the people who INSIST on moving here.
The state is too busy handing out tax breaks to corporations, building toll roads, and trying to think up new ways to punish pregnant women and homosexuals to pay any attention to practical things like dams.
Reading the reports, this is a cofferdam in place where a dam is under construction. Would I be wrong in assuming this isn't infrastructure failing or the failure to build infrastructure? Would the accurate statement actually be this is where infrastructure improvement is already taking place and water overwhelming the job site?
And this thread has gone into politics that have nothing to do with the dam bursting. Who one votes for governor doesn't have anything to do with a dam that's been under construction and in the works for years.
But its soooo much easier than having an original thought!
Reading the reports, this is a cofferdam in place where a dam is under construction. Would I be wrong in assuming this isn't infrastructure failing or the failure to build infrastructure? Would the accurate statement actually be this is where infrastructure improvement is already taking place and water overwhelming the job site?
If it's not this dam, it's another one that needed to be built but wasn't, or needed more work that wasn't done. Ditto for levees.
My general point (which you either missed or are deliberately ignoring) is that infrastructure spending as a whole has been insufficient for many years now. This isn't only in Texas.
Remember when that bridge in Minnesota collapsed in 2007?
Segue into the irrelevant. Are you trying to make some connection between a failing dam and whackadoodle politicians? News for you - Dams can always fail under sufficiently extreme conditions. There is very little in civil engineering that is designed for 100+ yr events. In most cases the cost is too extreme to justify it. You trade cost against probability of failure and the cost of that failure. This happens to be the wettest May on record and therefore surpasses any known maximum conditions that the dam could have been designed for.
Hmm ... as disaster relief is parceled out to DISASTERS regardless of a state's politics then you must be questioning why Texas hits the top of the list in terms of number and severity of disaster events. It's really quite simple and has nothing to do with unwarranted begging for federal assistance. Even if you went purely by geography and assumed (incorrectly) that FEMA-worthy events occur with uniform probability across the area of the country then that alone would put Texas at number 2 on the list simply by virtue of being the second largest state. Unfortunately for us though, Texas on a per-area basis is one of the most disaster prone regions of the country. Factoid - the central Tx hill country is one of the world's most dangerous flash-flood zones. Tornadoes, droughts, extreme heat, hurricanes, floods and ice storms are not a sometimes thing for us. Most of that is seasonal. The weather here is ferocious beyond what most people know. We have a saying here - "Texas wants to kill you." ... and thus we are number one on that list.
But rest assured, once the aid checks are cashed and the dams are rebuilt and things return to normal, the outwardly-expressed detachment from reality will resume. It always does.
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