Does he know something others don't? Nature is a powerful force, so good luck with that Mr Pence.

In a word..........yes he does.

The resilience of Texans and Cajuns is amazing......I have no doubt it will be bigger and better.
To those commenting regarding building in flood plains around Houston and the 'relaxed building codes' there...........the toughest building codes in the US didn't do much to help New York and New Jersey when Sandy came calling.

And who was the last President to donate a million dollars to disaster aid from their own pocket.............heartless?
I...........DON't...............THINK................SO.

Don't Mess with Texas...............or Trump.

Obama donated to the Boston Bombing and Sandy Hook victims.

It is also not clear yet that 45's donation is from his own pocket, or his charity, into which he has personally paid very little.

It's always got to be "someone's more American than some other American". Why is Texan or cajun resilience ant more or less than that of any other. You're in Colorado. I guess you're less resilient, eh?

Racist isn't it?

Obama donated to the Boston Bombing and Sandy Hook victims.

But how much WAS it, they shall cry.

It is also not clear yet that 45's donation is from his own pocket, or his charity, into which he has personally paid very little.

Ah, another aspect to consider.

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It's always got to be "someone's more American than some other American". Why is Texan or cajun resilience ant more or less than that of any other. You're in Colorado. I guess you're less resilient, eh?

Racist isn't it?

Jaundiced looks like a white Coloradan, so a little hard to say it's racist. Regionalist? Nah, statist. Though why someone from one state would be statist in fabor of someone from another state is beyond me.

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It's always got to be "someone's more American than some other American". Why is Texan or cajun resilience ant more or less than that of any other. You're in Colorado. I guess you're less resilient, eh?

Racist isn't it?

Jaundiced looks like a white Coloradan, so a little hard to say it's racist. Regionalist? Nah, statist. Though why someone from one state would be statist in fabor of someone from another state is beyond me.

Real American's are ...
Texan's are ...
Cajun's are ...
White Coloradan's are ...

Tell me again there isn't racism in there.

It's always got to be "someone's more American than some other American". Why is Texan or cajun resilience ant more or less than that of any other. You're in Colorado. I guess you're less resilient, eh?

Racist isn't it?

Jaundiced looks like a white Coloradan, so a little hard to say it's racist. Regionalist? Nah, statist. Though why someone from one state would be statist in fabor of someone from another state is beyond me.

Real American's are ...
Texan's are ...
Cajun's are ...
White Coloradan's are ...

Tell me again there isn't racism in there.

Nah, just well deserved xenophobia.

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It's always got to be "someone's more American than some other American". Why is Texan or cajun resilience ant more or less than that of any other. You're in Colorado. I guess you're less resilient, eh?

Racist isn't it?

Jaundiced looks like a white Coloradan, so a little hard to say it's racist. Regionalist? Nah, statist. Though why someone from one state would be statist in fabor of someone from another state is beyond me.

Real American's are ...
Texan's are ...
Cajun's are ...
White Coloradan's are ...

Tell me again there isn't racism in there.

We know 1 or 2 that use the bit about "real Americans". When they do, I believe they are speaking about where they live (real Americans aren't on the coast) and the kind of work they do (real American's don't not do manual labor their entire lives). So, I don't consider that part racism or not entirely racist at least. There's some -ism there, though. Whatever it is, something else fits better. Same goes for Texans.

I can't speak for referring to Cajuns, unless I read up some more. Must a Cajun be White? I'd never heard that. Maybe. Don't know. So, if someone lives in the same area, eats Cajun cuisine, generally similar lifestyle, etc. ..., but is not White, they're not Cajun?

I'm the one that brought up White Coloradan, but merely in counterpoint to his previous statements. If Texans are the most resilient, he must, by his definition, not be among the most resilient.

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Ping.............Pong............Ping............pong............

Sound..........echo.............sound............Echo...............


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House Speaker Paul Ryan is held in a “very favorable” light by only 6 percent of poll respondents, and a combined 26 percent view him positively.

It doesn't matter, what does matter is how his constituents feel, they keep electing him.
The same is true for all the others mentioned.

To add to my observation the orange one is the only one listed who answers to a national audience.

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House Speaker Paul Ryan is held in a “very favorable” light by only 6 percent of poll respondents, and a combined 26 percent view him positively.

It doesn't matter, what does matter is how his constituents feel, they keep electing him.
The same is true for all the others mentioned.

To add to my observation the orange one is the only one listed who answers to a national audience.

+1

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How is 45 going to get tax cuts in his budget if he is asking for Storm Harvey: Trump seeks $7.8bn for flood recovery

US President Donald Trump has asked Congress for $7.8bn (£6bn) as an initial payment to help with recovery efforts following flooding in Texas and Louisiana.

Officials say there will be further requests for funds when the full impact of Hurricane Harvey becomes known.

And how much humble pie, filled with crow, are Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn going to swallow after they opposed the spending package for Sandy.

And how much humble pie, filled with crow, are Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn going to swallow after they opposed the spending package for Sandy.

Answer : NONE.

Sandy hit mostly Democrat areas.
Harvey hit Texas (mostly Republican).

That crap to which you refer is all about party politics, and not about the good of the country.

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#Texit

Don't blame me, I voted for Johnson(L) in 2016.

Truth is dangerous... especially when it challenges those in power.

And how much humble pie, filled with crow, are Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn going to swallow after they opposed the spending package for Sandy.

Answer : NONE.

Sandy hit mostly Democrat areas.
Harvey hit Texas (mostly Republican).

That crap to which you refer is all about party politics, and not about the good of the country.

Excuse me, but wasn't the most heavily hit state by Sandy New Jersey, and it's Governor is who?

And how much humble pie, filled with crow, are Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn going to swallow after they opposed the spending package for Sandy.

Answer : NONE.

Sandy hit mostly Democrat areas.
Harvey hit Texas (mostly Republican).

That crap to which you refer is all about party politics, and not about the good of the country.

Excuse me, but wasn't the most heavily hit state by Sandy New Jersey, and it's Governor is who?

State of New Jersey -

Governor: Republican

State Senate: Democrat

State Assembly: Democrat

Both Federal Senators: Democrat

Federal Representatives: Even

Not to mention that in the 2016 Presidential election, NJ's electoral college vote was 14 for the Democrats, 0 for the Republicans... You left that off your list, Clyde.

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Don't blame me, I voted for Johnson(L) in 2016.

Truth is dangerous... especially when it challenges those in power.

Pretty callous posts when millions of lives have been effectively destroyed..........

'fellow man' and 'there but for the grace of God go I', don't seem to have the same meaning anymore.

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Pretty callous posts when millions of lives have been effectively destroyed..........

'fellow man' and 'there but for the grace of God go I', don't seem to have the same meaning anymore.

Nope, but it has been do nothing since the shock in 2008. The red will not allow progress and will only allow regression. Red believes it must punish blue because of 2008. So why the feigned surprise?

Pretty callous posts when millions of lives have been effectively destroyed..........

'fellow man' and 'there but for the grace of God go I', don't seem to have the same meaning anymore.

Half of the problem in Houston I put down to there very much touted policy of the city of limited restrictions, which has contributed to the rapid expansion of the city.
Trump a few weeks ago said he was going to scrap the Obama regulations to reduce the risks of flooding.

Today, he's having a rethink. After Harvey, the Trump administration reconsiders flood rules it just rolled back

Figures show that for every dollar spent on flood protection saves 15 dollars of damages.

There is one rule that should always be applied. Do not build on flood plains. It not only puts those buildings at risk, it also stops the water soaking into the ground and therefore puts buildings at risk that originally would not be at risk.

And no I am not being harsh on those that have been flooded out. I'm saying that politicians need to get there act together and produce regulations that minimise the damage. This is not a climate warming problem because it has always been an event that was going to happen.

Try moving to Gary's state and building without earthquake protection.

The problem with the Sandy relief bill was that they threw in too much spending on items that weren't related to the damage caused by the storm. It would be nice if they gave the President a line item veto power like many of the state governments do. Then if a vetoed item gathered enough support to be overridden, each branch could be held responsible.

The question about building in flood plains is which level of flooding do you stop the building? The 1000 years, 500 years, 100 years, etc. With each lower level, the amount of insurance coverage needed should be increased, eventually, you'll get to a point where it will become too expensive to build and the urban sprawl will be limited.

The question about building in flood plains is which level of flooding do you stop the building? The 1000 years, 500 years, 100 years, etc. With each lower level, the amount of insurance coverage needed should be increased, eventually, you'll get to a point where it will become too expensive to build and the urban sprawl will be limited.

You assume insurance must be purchased. It isn't a requirement, hence the stupidity.

The problem with the Sandy relief bill was that they threw in too much spending on items that weren't related to the damage caused by the storm. It would be nice if they gave the President a line item veto power like many of the state governments do. Then if a vetoed item gathered enough support to be overridden, each branch could be held responsible.

The question about building in flood plains is which level of flooding do you stop the building? The 1000 years, 500 years, 100 years, etc. With each lower level, the amount of insurance coverage needed should be increased, eventually, you'll get to a point where it will become too expensive to build and the urban sprawl will be limited.

The claims by Ted Cruz that the relief for Sandy wasn't spent on relief work has been fact checked by the WaPo Ted Cruz’s claim that two-thirds of the Hurricane Sandy bill ‘had nothing to do with Sandy’

Cruz clearly misspoke about the “two-thirds” being pork. Still, it is wildly incorrect to claim that the bill was “filled with unrelated pork.” The bill was largely aimed at dealing with Sandy, along with relatively minor items to address other or future disasters. He earns Three Pinocchios (out of 4)