[BILLY D.]

probably the thing i most remember fdr for is his statement in front of the movietone news camera in which he said, and i quote, "this number will never be used as a national identification number". the reason for this fear. for you folks younger than i, i'm a grizzled old fart, it was about this time in history that the germans were issueing identification numbers to their citizens. the two most feared words in history to a german jew were "papier bitte". "your papers please". it was in 1936 that my family packed up and left germany and came to america. it seems the americans were smarter and wanted no evidence of a paper trail. untill lately. i was born on the boat during that voyage.

back to the numbers, i haven't trusted a democrat since then. and especially when it, the social security number became my military service serial number along about 1969 or 70.

now should americans help fellow americans. yes. should the federal governmet be mandated ie: should it be a law, to throw in money. up for conjecture. does it not say in the constitution "to provide for the health and well being of the citizenery".

however i think the thought process should also be "if ya don't cover your own a$$ we ain't gonna help ya again" this stuff of seeing the same houses flooded each spring is totally ridiculous.

should n.o. be rebuilt. why, because of the culture, yes it does exist, and history. after all it has been there for awhile now. but they really need to work on their infrastructure and protect thier 6.

that super dome they built was a step in the wrong direction as far as i'm concerned. if they had put that money in flood protection they would be much better off. sure they made some bucks off the super dome, but look what it cost them. but that is life choice as rocky and fabs call them.