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Old July 12th 05, 04:30 AM
Michael Johnson, PE
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Joe wrote:
> "Michael Johnson, PE" > wrote in
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>>Joe wrote:
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>>>"Michael Johnson, PE" > wrote in
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>>>>SVTKate wrote:
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>>>>>"Michael Johnson, PE" > wrote
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>>>>>: As a follow up to my reply to Kate, I think we should target a
>>>>>: large asteroid and see how we can affect its long term
>>>>>: trajectory through various means. Developing that capability
>>>>>: might prove useful one day!
>>>>>
>>>>>Well, I suppose it might prove useful someday, kind of like the
>>>>>set of taillights I took off of my car MAY be useful someday, not
>>>>>likely, but possible.
>>>>>In the meantime... I still think...
>>>>>
>>>>>Ok, here's the rub.
>>>>>Only as an example, but a real problem.
>>>>>
>>>>>Recently in this state they have cut the Tenncare rolls
>>>>>significantly. Loads of people who are really sick (yes and I am
>>>>>sure some that are taking advantage) have had their medical
>>>>>benefits eliminated.
>>>>>
>>>>>I see it this way, $300million would do allot to help people.
>>>>>People who really need it right ehre and now. People who cannot
>>>>>help themselves.
>>>>>
>>>>>Kind of the same way I see big fancy churches with the wide
>>>>>screens and Dolby sound.
>>>>>The money spent could be used to do some real good....
>>>>>
>>>>>I know it's a soap box, I just have this terribly practical side.
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>>>>The waste bother me too. I also think that while the possibility
>>>>is remote we should have a plan for dealing with a rogue
>>>>comet/asteroid. It would take that much money. Besides if we are
>>>>ever hit it would make the suffer you just described look like
>>>>mankind had a common cold, relatively speaking. The real shame is
>>>>that we, and other nations, have to spend so much on defense and
>>>>military related areas. If we would all just play nice with each
>>>>other think of the greater good we could accomplish.
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>>>You want waste? One word: Iraq. Both lives and money are being
>>>thrown away.

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>>To repeat myself, we really won't know for decades if it was a waste
>>or a brilliant move on Bush's part. History will be the judge.

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> Brilliant? Everybody's entitled to their own opinion.


In Truman's day that thought he was an idiot too.
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