PUBLIC FORUM.Impeaching Republicans Re ``Videotape details Katrina warnings'' (March 2): Your article on the videotape details of the Katrina warning failed to mention that on Sept. 2, 2005, on ``Good Morning, America,'' President George W. Bush stated, ``I don't think anybody anticipated the extent of the levees.'' Bush also told the nation that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction Weapons that are capable of a high order of destruction and/or of being used in such a manner as to destroy large numbers of people. Weapons of mass destruction can be high explosives or nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons, but exclude the means of transporting or and that the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. must go to war against that country. I find it very interesting that the Republican majority in Congress voted to impeach To accuse; to charge a liability upon; to sue. To dispute, disparage, deny, or contradict; as in to impeach a judgment or decree, or impeach a witness; or as used in the rule that a jury cannot impeach its verdict. a president for lying about having sex with an intern but won't even consider impeaching a president whose lying costs the lives of thousands of American men, women and children, both here and in Iraq. - Jean Strauber Encino Katrina warnings Re ``Videotape details Katrina warnings'' (March 2): With the recent revelation of what Bush knew of the hazards of Katrina and when he knew it, it calls for an amendment to the Patriot Act Patriot Act: see USA PATRIOT Act. . It's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to re-bug the White House - and all other high-profile meetings that affect the security of our nation. So as not to sacrifice national security, the tapes on a regular basis will be reviewed by a nonpartisan highly ethical panel. Sam Dash, chief council for the Senate Watergate Committee, in a 1992 interview about Nixon said, ``You have to be ever vigilant. It's like cleaning the kitchen of roaches. You can spray it once and they're gone. But roaches, like corrupt politicians, come back again. - Albert Obregon Sunland No excuse Re ``Dumped on - again'' (March 1): Because others would continue to dump there even if we left is no excuse for continuing to use Sunshine Canyon. That's like urging folks to visit a crack house crack house n. Slang A building or apartment where crack cocaine is regularly sold, used, or produced. just because others would shop there. Does the fact that many of our council members voted to keep Sunshine Canyon open in the first place have any bearing on their position today? Greig Smith should be especially ashamed of his ``yes'' vote. - Bill Johnson Granada Hills Council's real motives Re ``Dumped on - again'' (March 1): It is very evident that the L.A. City Council is in bed with the landfill operators - their latest decision concerning the disposition the city's refuse makes that very clear. The council's unwillingness to incorporate or consider new and innovative technologies speaks volumes about their real motives. - Lawrence A Calabro Northridge Mahony and immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. Re ``Mahony urges end to hostility toward immigrants'' (March 2): Regarding Cardinal Mahony's Lenten Mass delivered on Ash Wednesday at the Cathedral, he stated in part, ``Unless you are a Native American, everyone here is the son or daughter of immigrants.'' Didn't he leave out one important word preceding ``immigrants?'' Could that word have been legal? Come on, cardinal, be truthful. - Brad Accosta Tujunga McDreaming Re ``McClassy'' (Feb. 28): What a wonderful front page story about being able to sit on your McFat rear while your arteries get McClogged, surfing the Web. I find it McAppalling that the front pages of our newspapers are vehicles for fodder such as this, as opposed to the death toll in Iraq courtesy of Criminal in Chief George W. Bush. We have illegal spying on Americans, anti-choice zealots Zealots (zĕl`əts), Jewish faction traced back to the revolt of the Maccabees (2d cent. B.C.). The name was first recorded by the Jewish historian Josephus as a designation for the Jewish resistance fighters of the war of A.D. 66–73. on the Supreme Court, Peak Oil and no Democrats with spinal cords to fight back. Wake me, I must be McDreaming. - Victoria Minetta Hollywood Useless fixes Re ``Mayor says LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) in crisis'' (March 2): If Mayor Villaraigosa sincerely wants to begin fixing the LAUSD, the first step is to listen to the teachers actually working in the trenches of the classroom every day. Taking the advice of politicians, university pundits and administrators who haven't been in a classroom in 20 years will only lead to more rhetoric, useless quick fixes and the continued failure of our students. - Diana Sweeney North Hollywood Buses fail miserably Re ``L.A.'s road rage needs a bus fix, not a subway'' (Feb. 28): I strongly believe that a subway is the ultimate solution for any big city. Buses do not solve problems - they only add to the gridlock Gridlock A government, business or institution's inability to function at a normal level due either to complex or conflicting procedures within the administrative framework or to impending change in the business. . Buses are not nearly as attractive to new riders as the subway. In other words Adv. 1. in other words - otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke" put differently , an expanded bus system will not lure people out of the cars, but subway and light rail have proven to do so. Drivers would not switch to some crowded and uncomfortable buses, but they are much more likely to switch to the subway or light rail, as extensive research has shown. So Walter Moore wants to close down auto lanes on many major streets only to buses. Yeah, right! The roads are already gridlocked grid·lock n. 1. A traffic jam in which no vehicular movement is possible, especially one caused by the blockage of key intersections within a grid of streets. 2. to their full limits; imagine taking an additional lane away. Bus service has miserably failed to solve the gridlock problem in L.A. - Alexander Friedman Hollywood None better Re ``Goldberg to head LAUSD'' (Feb. 21): I couldn't think of a better person than the far-left-winger Jackie Goldberg to head the socialist Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. . She's the ideal candidate, unless Michael Moore becomes available. I imagine the teachers union is salivating at the prospect. - Michael Bernier Santa Clarita Dedicated public servant? Re ``Goldberg's fitness'' (Your Opinions, March 1): Sally Russo's letter shows just how out of touch she is concerning Jackie Goldberg. It was not too long ago that Goldberg and a few other members of her party let the public know what they were really about when an open microphone in one of their meetings revealed their plan to bilk bilk tr.v. bilked, bilk·ing, bilks 1. a. To defraud, cheat, or swindle: made millions bilking wealthy clients on art sales. b. the taxpayers out of even more tax money. This does not show me a dedicated public servant but only a greedy power-grabbing politician seeking even more perks at the public expense. - Richard M. Stuber Sun Valley His father's mistakes Re ``Bush's call a calm port in a storm'' (Their Opinions, March 1): Seventy percent of Americans are against this deal. They are not racists, as you and the president have suggested. They are realists. There are lots of differences between England and Dubai. Dubai is a country, not only a company. Bush wants the Arab countries to be democratic, yet he chooses this country to do business with. Dubai discriminates against people of color Noun 1. people of color - a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks) people of colour, colour, color race - people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important , they oppress op·press tr.v. op·pressed, op·press·ing, op·press·es 1. To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority: a people who were oppressed by tyranny. 2. their women, they won't have any gays or Jews living with them or working for them, and they participate in the Arab boycott of Israeli goods. In the recent past, they have participated in terrorist activities. Bush is son of a president who got to know many Arabs, but he didn't learn from his father's mistakes. The American people are going to fight the president on this; he has done the wrong thing. - Marsha Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. Roseman Van Nuys Polar meltdown How many poles does it take? We have just learned that not only is the North Pole melting, but the South Pole as well. Succumbing to the monster defilers of our environment and beholden be·hold·en adj. Owing something, such as gratitude, to another; indebted. [Middle English biholden, past participle of biholden, to observe; see behold. to these giant corporations, Bush turned down the Kyoto Protocols designed to reduce global warming. Do you think he'll realize his folly when the White House is flooded? - David Pine Northridge |
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