Unbelieveable,,,,,,,!!!

[Cryptoad]

4th largest metro city in the country and they don't have plan to evacuate the city, mainly because the State GOP Leadership has refused to spend the money necessary to build the road infrastructure needed move 6.5 million people away from the city on the Gulf coast. It not a matter of if a bad storm is going to hit Houston, it just a matter of when. GOP leadership has never provided for the people.

[DURHAM D]

1. Have you been to Houston?

It is already nothing but highways, overpasses, and bridges.



and some tall buildings with a lot of glass

[Cryptoad]

7. U dont have to bulid

roads below the flood plain! Of course they would have spend a little money to elevate the roads..... but u can't have that and keep those tax breaks for the super rich!

[FLPanhandle]

2. I don't blame the GOP for not having infrastructure to move 6.5 million people that quickly

In fact, name one city in the world that could do that?

[Cryptoad]

5. Many cities are capable of....

evacuating with three day warning,,,,,, including cities in ur state,,,,,,

[FLPanhandle]

8. 6.5 Million people?

Houston is huge. I've been through plenty of evacuations from large hurricanes with 3 days warnings from much smaller population density areas and it's a nightmare.

No city in Florida is up to the population levels of Houston. Miami, Tampa, Orlando are smaller sized and even they can't evacuate in a short period of time.

Sorry, you are wrong.

[DURHAM D]

9. Agree.

Wrong

Wrong

Wrong

[USALiberal]

10. You realize 6 million people need to find a place to live for 3 days or more? n/t

[Cryptoad]

11. I had rather be living in my car out of harms way than

living on my rooftop.

[USALiberal]

12. Nice try! n/t

[Phoenix61]

3. Sadly, the reality is when population density

is that high in areas prone to massive flooding, there really isn't a lot to be done. God forbid the zoning board refuses issuing building permits. Then everybody would be screaming about government telling them what they can do. We can't have it both ways. We build where we want and expect the government to bail out asses out.

[TexasBushwhacker]

6. And don't even talk about raising taxes

The country flood control district has a long list of projects they want to do. The only thing holding them back is funding.

[Cryptoad]

13. Especailly dont talk about

cutting the tax cuts for the Rich.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

4. Why is that unbelievable?! Nazi Rethugs ALWAYS succeed in finding a way to fuck things up.

[GulfCoast66]

14. The GOP is not responsible for every bad thing.

You think Manhatten could evacuate quickly? 6.5 million people just do not pick up and move. And where would they go. And when do they start? Any time a tropical storm is within 3 days? Hell, many cities would be evacuated 2-3 times a year. If they started on Wednesday those interstate would be full of families in traffic jams when they flooded. In Rita over 100 died many as a result of trying to evacuate.

Houston is a Democratic control city. If politicians are at fault do they get a pass?

Have a nice evening.