tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post6753809213439836413..comments2024-03-28T09:10:42.703-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Don't blame the Federal government for Puerto Rico's aid crisisPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-22619859168520342092017-09-29T21:44:10.636-05:002017-09-29T21:44:10.636-05:00Oh, and go back and hang all those bastards in N&#...Oh, and go back and hang all those bastards in N'Leans. Better late than never. I'm real tired of this sort of performance from elected and appointed officials.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-28829678146236149982017-09-29T21:40:27.194-05:002017-09-29T21:40:27.194-05:00Maybe it's time to start hanging these politic...Maybe it's time to start hanging these politicians. They were in charge, they got all the money they needed, they wasted it all. They have any trees or light poles there? Hang 'em. Maybe the next batch will not be so cavalier about their responsibilities.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-3768193035108504702017-09-29T15:03:50.346-05:002017-09-29T15:03:50.346-05:00I used to think that the two were independant. I d...I used to think that the two were independant. I don't believe the two are inseperable. But I cannot deny that they are connected. I don't pretend to know to what extent they are. But there is some connection. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-25216877072259407532017-09-29T13:47:48.366-05:002017-09-29T13:47:48.366-05:00It's way past time to let Puerto Rico have the...It's way past time to let Puerto Rico have their own nation. There is no longer any sort of strategic or geopolitical rationale to keep them as a U.S. territory. They wanted their freedom bad enough to plant terrorist bombs all over the CONUS and shoot up the capitol wounding a half a dozen congressmen. Drop all territorial claims on the island and allow it to be an independent nation. Force it to if need be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-50512587665057875512017-09-29T12:31:04.408-05:002017-09-29T12:31:04.408-05:00I see the same level of graft and corruption in my...I see the same level of graft and corruption in my county (Alachua) in the state of Florida. Gasoline taxes for road repairs, yet no road repairs for 20 years. Suddenly, all our county roads are for shit, and the county commissioners say, of course, we'll have to raise gas taxes to pay for the road repairs. No explanation as to where the tons of cash from the collected taxes went for 20 years, or why only the same three roads ever got real road work, or why they always waited till football season to tear up everything.<br /><br />As to Puerto Rico, well, reports are that the truck drivers are staying home because their union is pissed at upper management, and using the disaster to stick it to the governor and his staff. What city in the states does this remind you of?Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-53309134634768105172017-09-29T11:46:55.869-05:002017-09-29T11:46:55.869-05:00Mars, you don't need to invoke race when cultu...Mars, you don't need to invoke race when culture fills the bill and then some. (Unless you are an early 1800s British writer, for whom culture could be the same as race.)<br /><br />LittleRed1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-76234929882813812472017-09-29T11:27:24.563-05:002017-09-29T11:27:24.563-05:00Gee its almost as if the difference is that Texas ...Gee its almost as if the difference is that Texas is (mostly) filled with Texans, Florida is (mostly) filled with Floridians, and Puerto Rico is (almost exclusively) filled with Puerto Ricans. You would almost think that different population groups have different cultural or genetic tendencies that determine how they act. Y'know if you were a raaaaaaacist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-87686737763278408372017-09-29T10:41:56.708-05:002017-09-29T10:41:56.708-05:00Puertoricans did not want to leave the Spanish cro...Puertoricans did not want to leave the Spanish crown. You forced them to do so, it's your problem now.<br /><br />A Spaniard.<br /><br />:PNobodyExpectsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-23186636493142043852017-09-29T09:47:55.440-05:002017-09-29T09:47:55.440-05:00The problem with Puerto Rico is that it is full of...The problem with Puerto Rico is that it is full of Puerto Ricans.<br /><br />I know this from first hand experience living among them. <br /><br />They have poor future time orientation.<br /><br />Their whole culture is based on the grifting off of the US taxpayer.<br /><br />Of course they have no Cajun navy, shit their truck drivers can’t even think of showing up to work without being called in... Everyone on that island is just waiting for someone else to fix their problems without any effort on their part.<br /><br />Why we allow a island full of grifters full citizenship is beyond my comprehension.<br /><br />E.D.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01922760410196728683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-22489883650531387772017-09-29T09:46:20.309-05:002017-09-29T09:46:20.309-05:00This why Puerto Rico should never become a state, ...This why Puerto Rico should never become a state, and the United States should give them autonomy. You can't make chicken salad from chicken feathers. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-44407031555414361922017-09-29T09:06:13.282-05:002017-09-29T09:06:13.282-05:00If the media would just report honestly about this...If the media would just report honestly about this stuff it might get fixed. Instead they blame the wrong people and play "gotcha" with their political enemies. They are supposed to be our line of defense against government malfeasance but instead the ARE the malfeasance.P. Lesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062920205161041254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-33984535246335024182017-09-29T08:38:57.898-05:002017-09-29T08:38:57.898-05:00And why are the citizens of Puerto Rico so helples...And why are the citizens of Puerto Rico so helpless? Where is their Cajun Navy? Have none of them any gumption or are they really all completely gormless?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />SpikessibAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-17719376018710947502017-09-29T08:37:52.288-05:002017-09-29T08:37:52.288-05:00So, Puerto Rico is New Orleans all over again, but...So, Puerto Rico is New Orleans all over again, but with a Spanish rather than a French flavor. Local corruption and incompetence, and the Federal Democrats blaming the Republican President for the flaws of the local (Democrat) government.<br /><br />I think they'll catch cold at that; Bush was basically a nice guy. Trump ain't.C. S. P. Schofieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307088118631856756noreply@blogger.com