Cons try to destroy the EPA so GOP governors can poison the water

[hangover]

The audacity of the republicans in the Flint hearings yesterday was unconscionable. They are trying to blame the EPA for the leaded water. Michigan governor Rick Snyder is blaming the EPA and everybody else, instead of excepting the responsibility which is totally his. He claims ignorance of the problem for two years, when the EPA was dogging him about it the whole time.
And the cons in congress that have been trying to destroy the EPA, are trying to blame the EPA instead of their republican governor. This is going to blow up in their faces. This will expose the cons as the dirty polluters they are. Cons should lose control of the senate and the house this year. If they don't, this country deserves to be poisoned by them.

 

[Wry Catcher]

The EPA is here to stay, and rightly so. See the link below of polluted sites in Alabama alone, and then look at your state of residence. See who were the polluters, and keep in mind taxpayers are paying to clean up the mess left behind:

List of Superfund sites in Alabama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This alone should be the basis for all conservatives in Alabama & the nation to consider their vote for or against regulators.

 

[DGS49]

Are you really this delusional? Where did you check your brain, and do you still have the chit to get it back?

This is not the EPA's fault, or the governor's fault, or the financial manager's fault. It is the fault of the elected politicians over the years in Flint (mainly Democrats) who, year after year, declined to replace the aging and dangerous infrastructure, hoping that when "catastrophe" happened, they would already be enjoying their stolen government pensions and someone later could be blamed.

The many "warnings" that were sounded over the past year were lost among hundreds of other warnings that state and federal executives get every day, only a few of which can be taken seriously due to the sheer volume of them (remember, the "warnings" about 9/11?).

And what, exactly, is this catastrophe? No one has died, no one has actually gotten seriously sick, and a bunch of people have a bit of residual lead in their bodies that could in the future result in some minor problems - but probably will just dissipate in time. A lot of people are going through a lot of aggravation now, and the various taxpayers are paying a lot of money, which is just a down payment on what will ultimately have to be spent to get acceptable drinking water to this God-forsaken town. It would probably be cheaper to give every housing unit a portable filter and live with it that way. Or just re-locate everyone.

It ain't a partisan thing. It is a matter of politicians who don't want to give their constituents any bad news because they are afraid it will cost them their positions in the next election. This should have been fixed decades ago, and it would have cost a ton of money then, but it's been delayed and the results are more serious. But not catastrophic by any means. Nobody died. Nobody even got seriously sick.

The rhetoric, that's what's partisan.

Term limits.

 

[PredFan]

You both have obviously ingested too much lead already.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

Good grief.... loon meet loon.

 

[hangover]

Are you really this delusional? Where did you check your brain, and do you still have the chit to get it back?

This is not the EPA's fault, or the governor's fault, or the financial manager's fault. It is the fault of the elected politicians over the years in Flint (mainly Democrats) who, year after year, declined to replace the aging and dangerous infrastructure, hoping that when "catastrophe" happened, they would already be enjoying their stolen government pensions and someone later could be blamed.

The many "warnings" that were sounded over the past year were lost among hundreds of other warnings that state and federal executives get every day, only a few of which can be taken seriously due to the sheer volume of them (remember, the "warnings" about 9/11?).

And what, exactly, is this catastrophe? No one has died, no one has actually gotten seriously sick, and a bunch of people have a bit of residual lead in their bodies that could in the future result in some minor problems - but probably will just dissipate in time. A lot of people are going through a lot of aggravation now, and the various taxpayers are paying a lot of money, which is just a down payment on what will ultimately have to be spent to get acceptable drinking water to this God-forsaken town. It would probably be cheaper to give every housing unit a portable filter and live with it that way. Or just re-locate everyone.

It ain't a partisan thing. It is a matter of politicians who don't want to give their constituents any bad news because they are afraid it will cost them their positions in the next election. This should have been fixed decades ago, and it would have cost a ton of money then, but it's been delayed and the results are more serious. But not catastrophic by any means. Nobody died. Nobody even got seriously sick.

The rhetoric, that's what's partisan.

Term limits.

Thanks for proving my point about the sliminess of the cons.

 

[Vigilante]

Just LOOK what a DEMORAT CONTROLLED EPA did to the waters in Colorado, and you think Republicans did Flint deliberately, when the fucking EPA did THIS deliberately!!!! You fucking leftist cocksuckers NEVER think before you post!!!!

 

[Katzndogz]

The water in Flint was not poisoned. It was supposed to be treated so that when it passed through residential lead pipes it wouldn't become poisoned. The poisoning was the fault of the people who still had lead pipes in their homes.

 

[Vigilante]

Are you really this delusional? Where did you check your brain, and do you still have the chit to get it back?

This is not the EPA's fault, or the governor's fault, or the financial manager's fault. It is the fault of the elected politicians over the years in Flint (mainly Democrats) who, year after year, declined to replace the aging and dangerous infrastructure, hoping that when "catastrophe" happened, they would already be enjoying their stolen government pensions and someone later could be blamed.

The many "warnings" that were sounded over the past year were lost among hundreds of other warnings that state and federal executives get every day, only a few of which can be taken seriously due to the sheer volume of them (remember, the "warnings" about 9/11?).

And what, exactly, is this catastrophe? No one has died, no one has actually gotten seriously sick, and a bunch of people have a bit of residual lead in their bodies that could in the future result in some minor problems - but probably will just dissipate in time. A lot of people are going through a lot of aggravation now, and the various taxpayers are paying a lot of money, which is just a down payment on what will ultimately have to be spent to get acceptable drinking water to this God-forsaken town. It would probably be cheaper to give every housing unit a portable filter and live with it that way. Or just re-locate everyone.

It ain't a partisan thing. It is a matter of politicians who don't want to give their constituents any bad news because they are afraid it will cost them their positions in the next election. This should have been fixed decades ago, and it would have cost a ton of money then, but it's been delayed and the results are more serious. But not catastrophic by any means. Nobody died. Nobody even got seriously sick.

The rhetoric, that's what's partisan.

Term limits.

Thanks for proving my point about the sliminess of the cons.

Here , have a DRINK from what the DEMORAT EPA has done...stupid mother fucker!

 

[Wry Catcher]

Are you really this delusional? Where did you check your brain, and do you still have the chit to get it back?

This is not the EPA's fault, or the governor's fault, or the financial manager's fault. It is the fault of the elected politicians over the years in Flint (mainly Democrats) who, year after year, declined to replace the aging and dangerous infrastructure, hoping that when "catastrophe" happened, they would already be enjoying their stolen government pensions and someone later could be blamed.

The many "warnings" that were sounded over the past year were lost among hundreds of other warnings that state and federal executives get every day, only a few of which can be taken seriously due to the sheer volume of them (remember, the "warnings" about 9/11?).

And what, exactly, is this catastrophe? No one has died, no one has actually gotten seriously sick, and a bunch of people have a bit of residual lead in their bodies that could in the future result in some minor problems - but probably will just dissipate in time. A lot of people are going through a lot of aggravation now, and the various taxpayers are paying a lot of money, which is just a down payment on what will ultimately have to be spent to get acceptable drinking water to this God-forsaken town. It would probably be cheaper to give every housing unit a portable filter and live with it that way. Or just re-locate everyone.

It ain't a partisan thing. It is a matter of politicians who don't want to give their constituents any bad news because they are afraid it will cost them their positions in the next election. This should have been fixed decades ago, and it would have cost a ton of money then, but it's been delayed and the results are more serious. But not catastrophic by any means. Nobody died. Nobody even got seriously sick.

The rhetoric, that's what's partisan.

Term limits.

The anti tax hysteria / movement has prevented the efforts of responsible pols to renew, repair, or replace our nation's infrastructure. The infection spread by Grover Norquist and the Republican Party has harmed our nation, almost to the point that transportation is becoming third worldly.

Until responsible representatives do the right thing, something not always popular, we will continue to defer maintenance of the electric grid, bridges, tunnels, roadways, rail roads and other critical components necessary in the 21st Century. Those who worry about the debt our children may inherit would be better served by putting tax dollars into providing for the neglect of the past.

If the roof is not repaired or replaced timely, the home and those it protects will soon suffer. The cost to replace a home is many times more costly than a new roof. Only fools vote for those who keep kicking the can down the road.

 

[Wry Catcher]

Are you really this delusional? Where did you check your brain, and do you still have the chit to get it back?

This is not the EPA's fault, or the governor's fault, or the financial manager's fault. It is the fault of the elected politicians over the years in Flint (mainly Democrats) who, year after year, declined to replace the aging and dangerous infrastructure, hoping that when "catastrophe" happened, they would already be enjoying their stolen government pensions and someone later could be blamed.

The many "warnings" that were sounded over the past year were lost among hundreds of other warnings that state and federal executives get every day, only a few of which can be taken seriously due to the sheer volume of them (remember, the "warnings" about 9/11?).

And what, exactly, is this catastrophe? No one has died, no one has actually gotten seriously sick, and a bunch of people have a bit of residual lead in their bodies that could in the future result in some minor problems - but probably will just dissipate in time. A lot of people are going through a lot of aggravation now, and the various taxpayers are paying a lot of money, which is just a down payment on what will ultimately have to be spent to get acceptable drinking water to this God-forsaken town. It would probably be cheaper to give every housing unit a portable filter and live with it that way. Or just re-locate everyone.

It ain't a partisan thing. It is a matter of politicians who don't want to give their constituents any bad news because they are afraid it will cost them their positions in the next election. This should have been fixed decades ago, and it would have cost a ton of money then, but it's been delayed and the results are more serious. But not catastrophic by any means. Nobody died. Nobody even got seriously sick.

The rhetoric, that's what's partisan.

Term limits.

The anti tax hysteria / movement has prevented the efforts of responsible pols to renew, repair, or replace our nation's infrastructure. The infection spread by Grover Norquist and the Republican Party has harmed our nation, almost to the point that transportation is becoming third worldly.

Until responsible representatives do the right thing, something not always popular, we will continue to defer maintenance of the electric grid, bridges, tunnels, roadways, rail roads and other critical components necessary in the 21st Century. Those who worry about the debt our children may inherit would be better served by putting tax dollars into providing for the neglect of the past.

If the roof is not repaired or replaced timely, the home and those it protects will soon suffer. The cost to replace a home is many times more costly than a new roof. Only fools vote for those who keep kicking the can down the road.

Looks like this post ^^^ sums up the issue nicely, anyone wonder which party rejected the principles behind the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act?

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Pub.L. 111–5), commonly referred to as the Stimulus or The Recovery Act, was a stimulus package enacted by the 111th United States Congress in February 2009 and signed into law on February 17, 2009, by President Barack Obama.

 

[Wry Catcher]

Are you really this delusional? Where did you check your brain, and do you still have the chit to get it back?

This is not the EPA's fault, or the governor's fault, or the financial manager's fault. It is the fault of the elected politicians over the years in Flint (mainly Democrats) who, year after year, declined to replace the aging and dangerous infrastructure, hoping that when "catastrophe" happened, they would already be enjoying their stolen government pensions and someone later could be blamed.

The many "warnings" that were sounded over the past year were lost among hundreds of other warnings that state and federal executives get every day, only a few of which can be taken seriously due to the sheer volume of them (remember, the "warnings" about 9/11?).

And what, exactly, is this catastrophe? No one has died, no one has actually gotten seriously sick, and a bunch of people have a bit of residual lead in their bodies that could in the future result in some minor problems - but probably will just dissipate in time. A lot of people are going through a lot of aggravation now, and the various taxpayers are paying a lot of money, which is just a down payment on what will ultimately have to be spent to get acceptable drinking water to this God-forsaken town. It would probably be cheaper to give every housing unit a portable filter and live with it that way. Or just re-locate everyone.

It ain't a partisan thing. It is a matter of politicians who don't want to give their constituents any bad news because they are afraid it will cost them their positions in the next election. This should have been fixed decades ago, and it would have cost a ton of money then, but it's been delayed and the results are more serious. But not catastrophic by any means. Nobody died. Nobody even got seriously sick.

The rhetoric, that's what's partisan.

Term limits.

The anti tax hysteria / movement has prevented the efforts of responsible pols to renew, repair, or replace our nation's infrastructure. The infection spread by Grover Norquist and the Republican Party has harmed our nation, almost to the point that transportation is becoming third worldly.

Until responsible representatives do the right thing, something not always popular, we will continue to defer maintenance of the electric grid, bridges, tunnels, roadways, rail roads and other critical components necessary in the 21st Century. Those who worry about the debt our children may inherit would be better served by putting tax dollars into providing for the neglect of the past.

If the roof is not repaired or replaced timely, the home and those it protects will soon suffer. The cost to replace a home is many times more costly than a new roof. Only fools vote for those who keep kicking the can down the road.

Looks like this post ^^^ sums up the issue nicely, anyone wonder which party rejected the principles behind the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act?

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Pub.L. 111–5), commonly referred to as the Stimulus or The Recovery Act, was a stimulus package enacted by the 111th United States Congress in February 2009 and signed into law on February 17, 2009, by President Barack Obama.

I'd suggest that these posts have struck the crazy right wing dumb, but that would be redundant.

 

[GHook93]

The audacity of the republicans in the Flint hearings yesterday was unconscionable. They are trying to blame the EPA for the leaded water. Michigan governor Rick Snyder is blaming the EPA and everybody else, instead of excepting the responsibility which is totally his. He claims ignorance of the problem for two years, when the EPA was dogging him about it the whole time.
And the cons in congress that have been trying to destroy the EPA, are trying to blame the EPA instead of their republican governor. This is going to blow up in their faces. This will expose the cons as the dirty polluters they are. Cons should lose control of the senate and the house this year. If they don't, this country deserves to be poisoned by them.

The BLACK DEMOCRATIC mayor or Flint made the call. Actually the Dems have called the shots for Flint for a century and it remains one of the worst cities in the country. Yet you Dems blame the gov!

 

[GHook93]

Are you really this delusional? Where did you check your brain, and do you still have the chit to get it back?

This is not the EPA's fault, or the governor's fault, or the financial manager's fault. It is the fault of the elected politicians over the years in Flint (mainly Democrats) who, year after year, declined to replace the aging and dangerous infrastructure, hoping that when "catastrophe" happened, they would already be enjoying their stolen government pensions and someone later could be blamed.

The many "warnings" that were sounded over the past year were lost among hundreds of other warnings that state and federal executives get every day, only a few of which can be taken seriously due to the sheer volume of them (remember, the "warnings" about 9/11?).

And what, exactly, is this catastrophe? No one has died, no one has actually gotten seriously sick, and a bunch of people have a bit of residual lead in their bodies that could in the future result in some minor problems - but probably will just dissipate in time. A lot of people are going through a lot of aggravation now, and the various taxpayers are paying a lot of money, which is just a down payment on what will ultimately have to be spent to get acceptable drinking water to this God-forsaken town. It would probably be cheaper to give every housing unit a portable filter and live with it that way. Or just re-locate everyone.

It ain't a partisan thing. It is a matter of politicians who don't want to give their constituents any bad news because they are afraid it will cost them their positions in the next election. This should have been fixed decades ago, and it would have cost a ton of money then, but it's been delayed and the results are more serious. But not catastrophic by any means. Nobody died. Nobody even got seriously sick.

The rhetoric, that's what's partisan.

Term limits.

Thanks for proving my point about the sliminess of the cons.

And you just proved his point that you are beyond clueless and either willingful ignore the fact or are too stupid to understand them.

 

[bripat9643]

Are you really this delusional? Where did you check your brain, and do you still have the chit to get it back?

This is not the EPA's fault, or the governor's fault, or the financial manager's fault. It is the fault of the elected politicians over the years in Flint (mainly Democrats) who, year after year, declined to replace the aging and dangerous infrastructure, hoping that when "catastrophe" happened, they would already be enjoying their stolen government pensions and someone later could be blamed.

The many "warnings" that were sounded over the past year were lost among hundreds of other warnings that state and federal executives get every day, only a few of which can be taken seriously due to the sheer volume of them (remember, the "warnings" about 9/11?).

And what, exactly, is this catastrophe? No one has died, no one has actually gotten seriously sick, and a bunch of people have a bit of residual lead in their bodies that could in the future result in some minor problems - but probably will just dissipate in time. A lot of people are going through a lot of aggravation now, and the various taxpayers are paying a lot of money, which is just a down payment on what will ultimately have to be spent to get acceptable drinking water to this God-forsaken town. It would probably be cheaper to give every housing unit a portable filter and live with it that way. Or just re-locate everyone.

It ain't a partisan thing. It is a matter of politicians who don't want to give their constituents any bad news because they are afraid it will cost them their positions in the next election. This should have been fixed decades ago, and it would have cost a ton of money then, but it's been delayed and the results are more serious. But not catastrophic by any means. Nobody died. Nobody even got seriously sick.

The rhetoric, that's what's partisan.

Term limits.

The anti tax hysteria / movement has prevented the efforts of responsible pols to renew, repair, or replace our nation's infrastructure. The infection spread by Grover Norquist and the Republican Party has harmed our nation, almost to the point that transportation is becoming third worldly.

Until responsible representatives do the right thing, something not always popular, we will continue to defer maintenance of the electric grid, bridges, tunnels, roadways, rail roads and other critical components necessary in the 21st Century. Those who worry about the debt our children may inherit would be better served by putting tax dollars into providing for the neglect of the past.

If the roof is not repaired or replaced timely, the home and those it protects will soon suffer. The cost to replace a home is many times more costly than a new roof. Only fools vote for those who keep kicking the can down the road.

Looks like this post ^^^ sums up the issue nicely, anyone wonder which party rejected the principles behind the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act?

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Pub.L. 111–5), commonly referred to as the Stimulus or The Recovery Act, was a stimulus package enacted by the 111th United States Congress in February 2009 and signed into law on February 17, 2009, by President Barack Obama.

What's your point? The stimulus passed. So why didn't Obama fix all of our infrastructure problems?

 

[Harry Dresden]

The water in Flint was not poisoned. It was supposed to be treated so that when it passed through residential lead pipes it wouldn't become poisoned. The poisoning was the fault of the people who still had lead pipes in their homes.

ok so whose fault was it that it wasnt treated?....the people who still have lead pipes?....

 

[OKTexas]

Are you really this delusional? Where did you check your brain, and do you still have the chit to get it back?

This is not the EPA's fault, or the governor's fault, or the financial manager's fault. It is the fault of the elected politicians over the years in Flint (mainly Democrats) who, year after year, declined to replace the aging and dangerous infrastructure, hoping that when "catastrophe" happened, they would already be enjoying their stolen government pensions and someone later could be blamed.

The many "warnings" that were sounded over the past year were lost among hundreds of other warnings that state and federal executives get every day, only a few of which can be taken seriously due to the sheer volume of them (remember, the "warnings" about 9/11?).

And what, exactly, is this catastrophe? No one has died, no one has actually gotten seriously sick, and a bunch of people have a bit of residual lead in their bodies that could in the future result in some minor problems - but probably will just dissipate in time. A lot of people are going through a lot of aggravation now, and the various taxpayers are paying a lot of money, which is just a down payment on what will ultimately have to be spent to get acceptable drinking water to this God-forsaken town. It would probably be cheaper to give every housing unit a portable filter and live with it that way. Or just re-locate everyone.

It ain't a partisan thing. It is a matter of politicians who don't want to give their constituents any bad news because they are afraid it will cost them their positions in the next election. This should have been fixed decades ago, and it would have cost a ton of money then, but it's been delayed and the results are more serious. But not catastrophic by any means. Nobody died. Nobody even got seriously sick.

The rhetoric, that's what's partisan.

Term limits.

The anti tax hysteria / movement has prevented the efforts of responsible pols to renew, repair, or replace our nation's infrastructure. The infection spread by Grover Norquist and the Republican Party has harmed our nation, almost to the point that transportation is becoming third worldly.

Until responsible representatives do the right thing, something not always popular, we will continue to defer maintenance of the electric grid, bridges, tunnels, roadways, rail roads and other critical components necessary in the 21st Century. Those who worry about the debt our children may inherit would be better served by putting tax dollars into providing for the neglect of the past.

If the roof is not repaired or replaced timely, the home and those it protects will soon suffer. The cost to replace a home is many times more costly than a new roof. Only fools vote for those who keep kicking the can down the road.

Like most regressives you seem to be confused on who is responsible to fund those things. Hint, it ain't the feds.

 

[IsaacNewton]

Asking a Republican to take responsibility for his actions is like trying to put a cat in a bathtub full of water.

I think the Republican governor in Michigan was forced to take responsibility but every other con on Earth is trying to blame it on ANYONE else. He should be prosecuted, along with the other involved in this decision, and sent to jail. They have ruined the lives of hundreds of children who ingested this lead.

Because it is only a precious life in the womb, once it is out then you are free to poison it. Cons, you don't have to wonder why you have never had the high road in the abortion debate. You are who you are. (yeah off topic but they are related, sue me)

 

[Centinel]

The states, when they established their union, delegated to it a small set of powers. Environmental protection was not among the powers delegated. They reserved that power to themselves.

 

[Wry Catcher]

Are you really this delusional? Where did you check your brain, and do you still have the chit to get it back?

This is not the EPA's fault, or the governor's fault, or the financial manager's fault. It is the fault of the elected politicians over the years in Flint (mainly Democrats) who, year after year, declined to replace the aging and dangerous infrastructure, hoping that when "catastrophe" happened, they would already be enjoying their stolen government pensions and someone later could be blamed.

The many "warnings" that were sounded over the past year were lost among hundreds of other warnings that state and federal executives get every day, only a few of which can be taken seriously due to the sheer volume of them (remember, the "warnings" about 9/11?).

And what, exactly, is this catastrophe? No one has died, no one has actually gotten seriously sick, and a bunch of people have a bit of residual lead in their bodies that could in the future result in some minor problems - but probably will just dissipate in time. A lot of people are going through a lot of aggravation now, and the various taxpayers are paying a lot of money, which is just a down payment on what will ultimately have to be spent to get acceptable drinking water to this God-forsaken town. It would probably be cheaper to give every housing unit a portable filter and live with it that way. Or just re-locate everyone.

It ain't a partisan thing. It is a matter of politicians who don't want to give their constituents any bad news because they are afraid it will cost them their positions in the next election. This should have been fixed decades ago, and it would have cost a ton of money then, but it's been delayed and the results are more serious. But not catastrophic by any means. Nobody died. Nobody even got seriously sick.

The rhetoric, that's what's partisan.

Term limits.

The anti tax hysteria / movement has prevented the efforts of responsible pols to renew, repair, or replace our nation's infrastructure. The infection spread by Grover Norquist and the Republican Party has harmed our nation, almost to the point that transportation is becoming third worldly.

Until responsible representatives do the right thing, something not always popular, we will continue to defer maintenance of the electric grid, bridges, tunnels, roadways, rail roads and other critical components necessary in the 21st Century. Those who worry about the debt our children may inherit would be better served by putting tax dollars into providing for the neglect of the past.

If the roof is not repaired or replaced timely, the home and those it protects will soon suffer. The cost to replace a home is many times more costly than a new roof. Only fools vote for those who keep kicking the can down the road.

Looks like this post ^^^ sums up the issue nicely, anyone wonder which party rejected the principles behind the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act?

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Pub.L. 111–5), commonly referred to as the Stimulus or The Recovery Act, was a stimulus package enacted by the 111th United States Congress in February 2009 and signed into law on February 17, 2009, by President Barack Obama.

What's your point? The stimulus passed. So why didn't Obama fix all of our infrastructure problems?

Only a dishonest, mendacious asshole (you, for example) would ask such a question.