[Vision2020] Idahoan Votes 'No' on Aid

Sat Sep 10 12:26:00 PDT 2005

I couldn't agree more!  Truly sickening!

And, as to what he's waiting for . . . well, this isn't nice of me, but
perhaps he's just waiting for more people to DIE so less money will be
needed.  Or maybe he thinks those $2000 per family (well, certain families,
anyway) debit cards are enough for folks who have lost *everything* except
their lives to move on.

BTW, as long as I'm posting again on my DISGUST about the whole Katrina
thing, to which we can now add Otter to the Hall of Shame, does anyone know
what's with the following double-standard?!?!?

"Police fearing deadly confrontations with jittery residents enforced a new
order that bars homeowners from owning guns. That order apparently does not
apply to the hundreds of M-16-toting private security guards hired to
protect businesses and wealthy property owners."
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-09-10-katrina_x.htm
OR
http://tinyurl.com/am38r

Oh, yeah . . . I'd feel so *safe* with those on the streets!  I happen to
know that screening for private security guards in general is severely
lacking, and I can't imagine that in Katrina's aftermath things on that
score have improved.

However, in the same article, I was pleased to read:
"In a shift, the military began providing cages to homeowners to allow them
to evacuate with their pets. "We got the capacity, and it seemed like the
right thing to do," said Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honore."

Now, there's a man I could love  :-)  I've been watching him since he
arrived on scene, and I've been impressed!

In a perfect world, one thing I hope we've learned is that our disaster
planning needs to include provisions for non-human family members.  It's
happened with every disaster, of course, but with Katrina, time & time &
time, we heard about people refusing to leave without their companion
animals.  As individuals, we need to include animals in our disaster
planning, but they also *must* be included in local, state, and federal
disaster plans.

Saundra Lund
Moscow, ID

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
nothing.
Edmund Burke

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-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Janesta Carcich
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 9:18 AM
To: Tom Hansen; vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Idahoan Votes 'No' on Aid 

Well, all I can say is it is nice to see his true colours prior to the
election. 

How sickening. What does he want to do? Wait? I think there has been enough
"waiting" for everyone down there by now.

Janesta

--- Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> >From today's (September 10, 2005) Spokesman Review
> -
> 
> This isn't the first time something ignorant originated from 
> Congressman Otter's office.
> 
> Quote from Otter:
> 
> "By approving this bill, Congress once again was rushing to act 
> without seriously considering the consequences or alternatives."
> 
> Such consequences as food for starving families, shelter for displaced 
> children, etc. etc.
> 
> Question:  When is Otter up for re-election?
> 
>
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> 
> Idahoan votes 'no' on aid
> Otter calls relief package 'simply irresponsible'
> 
> Betsy Z. Russell
> Staff writer
> September 10, 2005
> 
> Idaho Congressman Butch Otter was among just 11 lawmakers this week to 
> vote against the $51.8 billion hurricane relief supplemental funding 
> bill - a measure he called "throwing money at a tragedy" and "simply 
> irresponsible."
> 
> The bill passed the House on a 410-11 vote. Otter, who is running for 
> governor of Idaho, was the only House member from the Northwest to 
> vote "no"
> on the measure.
> 
> "By approving this bill, Congress once again was rushing to act 
> without seriously considering the consequences or alternatives," the 
> three-term Idaho Republican said in a statement. "'Do something now, 
> even if it's wrong,' is as bad a policy for government as it is for 
> individuals. Millions of Americans are making personal sacrifices to 
> help the victims of this disaster through private and community relief 
> efforts. Each of them is counting on their money going where it will 
> do the most good. There needs to be just as much accountability 
> attached to how government spends the people's money."
>  
> The measure he opposed, H.R. 3673, included money for "costs of 
> evacuation, emergency repairs, deployment of personnel, and other 
> costs resulting from immediate relief efforts," along with funding for 
> medical care, "emergency expenses for repair of damage to flood 
> control and hurricane shore protection projects in the Gulf States 
> caused by Hurricane Katrina," and for other disaster relief costs. It 
> is the measure that includes $2,000 debit cards for affected families 
> to use on immediate needs such as food and clothing. The bill requires 
> at least weekly reports back to the congressional appropriations 
> committee from the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Army Corps 
> of Engineers on how the money is being spent.
> 
> Otter didn't participate in the debate on the House floor, which 
> included passionate statements in support of the bill from members 
> including Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, who said 5 million people in his 
> home region need help.
> "What we are asking is to give them a little hope over the next few 
> weeks so that we can take care of their needs and get them back up and 
> running again," DeLay told the House. "We are not just writing a blank 
> check. We have . got safeguards built into this bill."
> 
> Democrats objected to the process that brought the bill forward 
> without offering them input or a chance to offer amendments, including 
> reforms to FEMA, but they all supported the bill. "Obviously we are 
> all going to vote for this," said Democratic leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, 
> D-Calif. It later passed the Senate unanimously.
> 
> Jerry Brady, the Democratic candidate for governor of Idaho, called 
> Otter's vote "outrageous." He said, "People and private property need 
> to be saved - right now. Why is that hard to understand?"
> 
> The $51.8 billion funding bill followed an earlier $10 billion-plus 
> measure, but estimates are that hurricane relief costs will continue 
> to mount and likely will reach $225 billion.
> 
> Otter said in his statement, "I'm committed now to ensuring the 
> victims of Hurricane Katrina get all the help they need, for as long 
> as it takes.
> However, throwing money at a tragedy before understanding how to 
> address it most effectively for the benefit of the people most in need 
> is simply irresponsible."
> 
>
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> Take care, Moscow.
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
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