[TheForge] Read it and weep.

[Andrew Vida]

This directive was passed back around the beginning of the year.  Why is 
this coming up now?

jim poulmas wrote:
> We call this Bush Derangement Syndrome. (I'm not a fan but the level of 
> absurd rhetoric surrounding Bush seems to have no limit.)
> 
> On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 8:28 AM, Cindy and James <jallcorn at suddenlink.net 
> <mailto:jallcorn at suddenlink.net>> wrote:
> 
>     That (those type powers) is nothing new.  I spent a 30 year career
>     as a manager in USDA, of all places, and we had little books of
>     regulations here and there, mostly resulting from the cold war, that
>     had procedures on how we would operate in certain situations of
>     national emergency, either natural disaster or more importantly
>     nuclear attack.  This involved control of food and farming tools,
>     repair parts, fuel, etc. up through the wholesale level.  You had to
>     (in the event of these situations) have permission from Uncle Sam to
>     buy a new bolt, for example.  And I'm not kidding.  In the early
>     70's we instituted fuel rationing for farmers, this lasted about 8
>     or 10 months.
> 
>     You (and I) would probably be aghast at the things our govt. would
>     do to/for us in those situations.  Let's pray nothing like that ever
>     happens.
> 
>     James
> 
>         Here.  Read it and weep.
>         http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55824
> 
>         Let's just hope Bush does vacate office.