Yes! Marlena has affirmed that we still have democracy in this country, it's okay to act like Americans. Thanks, Marlena, big hug to you (I count on you because you have your finger on the pulse of the red states). I promise to put down those books about Stalin. But, those ice caps *are* melting ... ----- Original Message ----- From: To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: 3/2/2006 3:21:03 PM Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: New Orleans Hi, Oh, come on Andreas. I thought Bush was on vacation or giving speeches at fundraisers--you know, the things he prefers to do instead of actually paying attention to the country's problems? Maybe wehn they had this briefing he was just getting *ready* to go? So, what I mean is-don't you, when you are about to go on vacation just not deal with issues? Isn't that what you have a staff for? And, besides. We know that Bush depends an awful lot on the boys in the back room...and doesn't like to worry his pretty little head about problems our nation faces! We've all heard that those boys inthe back room hate to interrupt him when he's on (yet another) vacation! wishing I could vacation as much as Bush has and does, Marlena in Missouri ... We LIKE -----Original Message----- From: Andreas Ramos <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Bush and the top government officials KNEW what was going to happen. And they let it happen. And they were fully aware of the disaster in New Orleans, as they were saying "we didn't know" "nobody told us" on TV. And they didn't raise a finger for nearly a week. And then afterwards, they blamed everyone else and covered up. Okay, Eric and Lawrence, spring to the defense of Bush. yrs, andreas www.andreas.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html