Money To Repair Breached Levees Was Diverted to Iraq War

Money To Repair Breached Levees Was Diverted to Iraq War
"It appears that the money has been moved in the president’s budget to handle homeland security and the war in Iraq, and I suppose that’s the price we pay. Nobody locally is happy that the levees can’t be finished, and we are doing everything we can to make the case that this is a security issue for us. -- Walter Maestri, emergency management chief for Jefferson Parish, Louisiana; New Orleans Times-Picayune, June 8, 2004.
http://www.pnionline.com/dnblog/attytood/archives/002331.html

In early 2004, as the cost of the conflict in Iraq soared, President Bush proposed spending less than 20 percent of what the Corps said was needed for levees around Lake Pontchartrain. Those levees are now breached, and the city of New Orleans is inundated.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4200/is_20050207/ai_n10176537

Money To Repair Breached Levees Was Diverted to Iraq War

Money To Repair Breached Levees Was Diverted to Iraq War
"It appears that the money has been moved in the president’s budget to handle homeland security and the war in Iraq, and I suppose that’s the price we pay. Nobody locally is happy that the levees can’t be finished, and we are doing everything we can to make the case that this is a security issue for us. -- Walter Maestri, emergency management chief for Jefferson Parish, Louisiana; New Orleans Times-Picayune, June 8, 2004.
http://www.pnionline.com/dnblog/attytood/archives/002331.html

In early 2004, as the cost of the conflict in Iraq soared, President Bush proposed spending less than 20 percent of what the Corps said was needed for levees around Lake Pontchartrain. Those levees are now breached, and the city of New Orleans is inundated.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4200/is_20050207/ai_n10176537

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Shoshana Cooper's paintings in two Brooklyn shows

My wife Shoshana's paintings will be exhibited in two Broolyn venues this and
next month.

She will have three paintings (two in the main exhibit and one in the
charity auction) at BWAC's Fall Group Show:
Weekends Sept 17-October 22, 12-6 PM.
499 Van Brunt, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Directions: http://bwac.org/directions.html

One of Shoshana's paintings will be exhibited at the Simon Liu
Gallery's Brooklyn Reborn show:
September 23-October 21, 2005
Mon-Sat 10 AM - 5 PM; Friday, Sept 30, 2005 6-8 PM
645 Dean Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
#2,3 trains to Bergen Street Station, walk east (btw Carlton &
Vanderbilt Ave)

Shoshana Cooper
http://shoshcooper.com

Shoshana Cooper's paintings in two Brooklyn shows

My wife Shoshana's paintings will be exhibited in two Broolyn venues this and
next month.

She will have three paintings (two in the main exhibit and one in the
charity auction) at BWAC's Fall Group Show:
Weekends Sept 17-October 22, 12-6 PM.
499 Van Brunt, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Directions: http://bwac.org/directions.html

One of Shoshana's paintings will be exhibited at the Simon Liu
Gallery's Brooklyn Reborn show:
September 23-October 21, 2005
Mon-Sat 10 AM - 5 PM; Friday, Sept 30, 2005 6-8 PM
645 Dean Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
#2,3 trains to Bergen Street Station, walk east (btw Carlton &
Vanderbilt Ave)

Shoshana Cooper
http://shoshcooper.com

Lie Clocks

The Clock
(Note: This joke is based on Christian afterlife mythology.)

A man died and went to heaven. As he stood in front of St. Peter at the
Pearly Gates, he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him. He asked, "What are
all those clocks?"

St. Peter answered, "Those are Lie-Clocks. Everyone on earth has a
Lie-Clock. Every time you lie, the hands on your clock will move."

"Oh," said the man, "whose clock is that?"

"That's Mother Teresa's. The hands have never moved, indicating that she
never told a lie."

"Incredible," said the man. "And whose clock is that one?" St. Peter
responded, "That's Abraham Lincoln's clock. The hands have moved twice,
telling us that Abe told only two lies in his entire life."

"Where's President Bush's clock?" asked the man.

"Bush's clock is in Jesus' office. He's using it as a ceiling fan."

Lie Clocks

The Clock
(Note: This joke is based on Christian afterlife mythology.)

A man died and went to heaven. As he stood in front of St. Peter at the
Pearly Gates, he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him. He asked, "What are
all those clocks?"

St. Peter answered, "Those are Lie-Clocks. Everyone on earth has a
Lie-Clock. Every time you lie, the hands on your clock will move."

"Oh," said the man, "whose clock is that?"

"That's Mother Teresa's. The hands have never moved, indicating that she
never told a lie."

"Incredible," said the man. "And whose clock is that one?" St. Peter
responded, "That's Abraham Lincoln's clock. The hands have moved twice,
telling us that Abe told only two lies in his entire life."

"Where's President Bush's clock?" asked the man.

"Bush's clock is in Jesus' office. He's using it as a ceiling fan."