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Many of you may know what's been going on with Lake Lanier, north of Atlanta. It's not just about water supply, in fact with Florida pretty much "full" and usage restrictions off, the call for water from Georgia has remained just as great, while Georgia remains in a drought.
The economic impact has been incredible, with tourism, convention business, boat sales, service and storage all under incredible pressure, which it is worth adding, started before the economic disaster.
So with Floriday considered a "battleground state", here's what Obama thinks about the water issue from the Gainesville (GA) Times:
I've deleted paragraphs containing shots between local politicians, leaving the federal stuff, for brevity.
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Officials with Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign in Florida on Thursday announced the Illinois senator’s support of a plan to protect the Apalachicola Bay in the Florida panhandle. The bay is fed by water from the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers in Georgia.
"As president, I will make protecting Florida’s water resources a priority," Obama said in a statement. "Instead of endless lawyering and litigation over the Apalachicola, the Panhandle region needs new national leadership — that’s why I’ll ask the National Research Council to assess the water supply and recommend the best way to fairly allocate those scarce resources."
Georgia’s two U.S. senators reacted Friday, saying Obama was attempting to "undo the good work we have done to find a solution for all the people in the river basin and instead prioritize the needs of only the people of Florida."
Republicans Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss wrote a letter to Obama calling the announcement "cavalier disregard for the needs of the residents of Georgia."
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Chambliss said Obama clearly has no understanding of the policies of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which operates the river system.
"Can you believe this guy (Obama) has gotten to the point where he is wanting to win Florida so bad that he is telling Georgia and Alabama that he’s putting the needs of Florida ahead of you," Chambliss said in an interview with The Times. "It’s a pretty irresponsible statement on his part."
Florida, regarded as a swing state in this year’s presidential election, has 27 electoral votes compared to Georgia’s 15. Recent polls have shown Florida leaning for Obama. Though recent polls also have shown that Obama has gained on Republican challenger Sen. John McCain in Georgia, most show McCain still holding a solid lead in the state.
U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal, R-Gainesville, said he was not surprised by Friday’s announcement from Obama.
"It is the height of political incorrectness, simply in the name of politics to make these kind of statements," Deal said. "It ignores the fact that the panhandle is not the only part of the river system that is suffering from low water flows. It appears that he (Obama) has never seen Lake Lanier."
Deal said he plans to write a letter to Obama.
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, R-Chestnut Mountain, said Obama’s statement was an example of politics trumping real needs.
"It is disconcerting, to say the least, that mussels in the Apalachicola River and Bay are a greater priority to Sen. Obama than the water needs of over 9 million Georgians," Cagle said Friday.
Obama’s statement focused on Florida’s needs, but his campaign has since said he did not intend to suggest that he would put one state’s interests over another.
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So he makes a statment that clearly says he's putting FL needs first, but the campaign then says, that's not what he meant?
With a wave of his arm, he's going to fix a battle that has raged for over 18 years? Maybe he truely is the messiah.
Ahhh politics....tell everyone what they want to hear, and quietly tell the people that don't like it that "that's not what I meant"
Yea, I know, both sides are guilty of it, but if I had a nickel for every time THIS campaign has said "that's not what he meant" or "his comments were misinterpreted", I could help cure the financial crisis.....okay, maybe a dollar for each time.
The economic impact has been incredible, with tourism, convention business, boat sales, service and storage all under incredible pressure, which it is worth adding, started before the economic disaster.
So with Floriday considered a "battleground state", here's what Obama thinks about the water issue from the Gainesville (GA) Times:
I've deleted paragraphs containing shots between local politicians, leaving the federal stuff, for brevity.
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Officials with Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign in Florida on Thursday announced the Illinois senator’s support of a plan to protect the Apalachicola Bay in the Florida panhandle. The bay is fed by water from the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers in Georgia.
"As president, I will make protecting Florida’s water resources a priority," Obama said in a statement. "Instead of endless lawyering and litigation over the Apalachicola, the Panhandle region needs new national leadership — that’s why I’ll ask the National Research Council to assess the water supply and recommend the best way to fairly allocate those scarce resources."
Georgia’s two U.S. senators reacted Friday, saying Obama was attempting to "undo the good work we have done to find a solution for all the people in the river basin and instead prioritize the needs of only the people of Florida."
Republicans Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss wrote a letter to Obama calling the announcement "cavalier disregard for the needs of the residents of Georgia."
<snip>
Chambliss said Obama clearly has no understanding of the policies of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which operates the river system.
"Can you believe this guy (Obama) has gotten to the point where he is wanting to win Florida so bad that he is telling Georgia and Alabama that he’s putting the needs of Florida ahead of you," Chambliss said in an interview with The Times. "It’s a pretty irresponsible statement on his part."
Florida, regarded as a swing state in this year’s presidential election, has 27 electoral votes compared to Georgia’s 15. Recent polls have shown Florida leaning for Obama. Though recent polls also have shown that Obama has gained on Republican challenger Sen. John McCain in Georgia, most show McCain still holding a solid lead in the state.
U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal, R-Gainesville, said he was not surprised by Friday’s announcement from Obama.
"It is the height of political incorrectness, simply in the name of politics to make these kind of statements," Deal said. "It ignores the fact that the panhandle is not the only part of the river system that is suffering from low water flows. It appears that he (Obama) has never seen Lake Lanier."
Deal said he plans to write a letter to Obama.
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, R-Chestnut Mountain, said Obama’s statement was an example of politics trumping real needs.
"It is disconcerting, to say the least, that mussels in the Apalachicola River and Bay are a greater priority to Sen. Obama than the water needs of over 9 million Georgians," Cagle said Friday.
Obama’s statement focused on Florida’s needs, but his campaign has since said he did not intend to suggest that he would put one state’s interests over another.
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So he makes a statment that clearly says he's putting FL needs first, but the campaign then says, that's not what he meant?
With a wave of his arm, he's going to fix a battle that has raged for over 18 years? Maybe he truely is the messiah.
Ahhh politics....tell everyone what they want to hear, and quietly tell the people that don't like it that "that's not what I meant"
Yea, I know, both sides are guilty of it, but if I had a nickel for every time THIS campaign has said "that's not what he meant" or "his comments were misinterpreted", I could help cure the financial crisis.....okay, maybe a dollar for each time.
