Comments on: Update from Iowa http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/06/14/update-from-iowa/ Politics and Iowa Football fan Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:47:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Political Football http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/06/14/update-from-iowa/comment-page-1/#comment-8955 Political Football Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:30:46 +0000 http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/06/14/update-from-iowa/#comment-8955 Some numbers from the Iowa floods: • Deaths from flooding: 3 • Evacuees: Roughly 36,000 Iowans in 11 counties, including 25,000 in Cedar Rapids. • Acres of soybeans lost: 2 million • Acres of corn lost: 1.3 million • Tillable acres of farmland under water: 16 percent of the state's 25 million acres Some numbers from the Iowa floods:
• Deaths from flooding: 3
• Evacuees: Roughly 36,000 Iowans in 11 counties, including 25,000 in Cedar Rapids.
• Acres of soybeans lost: 2 million
• Acres of corn lost: 1.3 million
• Tillable acres of farmland under water: 16 percent of the state’s 25 million acres

]]> By: Political Football http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/06/14/update-from-iowa/comment-page-1/#comment-8951 Political Football Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:16:58 +0000 http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/06/14/update-from-iowa/#comment-8951 I'll try to find some text of pressers where Gregory has been just obnoxious to the President. thanks for your comments. Flood Update - looks like we'll be water locked for the better part of this week or more. Just can't get anywhere. Today the Pastor told us a story about a wedding she was supposed to attend and ended up officiating on Saturday because the Pastor who was supposed to officiate couldn't get there. After Church this AM I went to REP HDQs to replenish the Miller-Meeks stuff there and checked out the Mississippi... River Drive is under water for 5 blocks, the more shallow part of town. it's creeping up the hill to 2nd street. I think it got there in 1993. No word on crest of the Mississippi here, but most of the rivers aren't scheduled to crest for a few days yet. As I noted the Cedar is what is locking us in now. Normally sandbars you can walk across, I don't even consider the Cedar a river most years... it's going to crest at 33 feet deep - a raging waterway... pretty awesome in comparison. And I'm just getting some feedback on the hail damage from yesterday on the corn. Not good. More later. I’ll try to find some text of pressers where Gregory has been just obnoxious to the President.

thanks for your comments.

Flood Update – looks like we’ll be water locked for the better part of this week or more. Just can’t get anywhere. Today the Pastor told us a story about a wedding she was supposed to attend and ended up officiating on Saturday because the Pastor who was supposed to officiate couldn’t get there.

After Church this AM I went to REP HDQs to replenish the Miller-Meeks stuff there and checked out the Mississippi… River Drive is under water for 5 blocks, the more shallow part of town. it’s creeping up the hill to 2nd street. I think it got there in 1993.

No word on crest of the Mississippi here, but most of the rivers aren’t scheduled to crest for a few days yet.

As I noted the Cedar is what is locking us in now. Normally sandbars you can walk across, I don’t even consider the Cedar a river most years… it’s going to crest at 33 feet deep – a raging waterway… pretty awesome in comparison.

And I’m just getting some feedback on the hail damage from yesterday on the corn. Not good.

More later.

]]> By: Libra Girl http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/06/14/update-from-iowa/comment-page-1/#comment-8949 Libra Girl Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:24:48 +0000 http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/06/14/update-from-iowa/#comment-8949 Hi there~ Nice to see you back on here and a space to post a reply. We are thinking of all you out there in our heartland and I mean heartland - because it has become apparent more so over the past week or so that you have incredible will and hearts. Yes, it is sad that Pres. Bush is on his farewell tour with nary a press bashing -- he simply doesn't rate anymore. Classy guy - he mentioned Russert. And yes, it was shocking and quite sad to lose Tim Russert especially as I have grown up with him here in NY and remember him from his days working for Moynihan and Cuomo. I concur most about your take on Olbermann -- I can't abide him but am surprised by your take on David Gregory. I actually thought he might be a candidate. I also think Andrea Mitchell is quite even handed and fair minded. And hey, if Katie Couric can head up CBS Evening News why not Andrea Mitchell? You, like Mr. Russert, are what is right with American Politics. Hi there~

Nice to see you back on here and a space to post a reply.

We are thinking of all you out there in our heartland and I mean heartland – because it has become apparent more so over the past week or so that you have incredible will and hearts.

Yes, it is sad that Pres. Bush is on his farewell tour with nary a press bashing — he simply doesn’t rate anymore. Classy guy – he mentioned Russert. And yes, it was shocking and quite sad to lose Tim Russert especially as I have grown up with him here in NY and remember him from his days working for Moynihan and Cuomo. I concur most about your take on Olbermann — I can’t abide him but am surprised by your take on David Gregory. I actually thought he might be a candidate. I also think Andrea Mitchell is quite even handed and fair minded. And hey, if Katie Couric can head up CBS Evening News why not Andrea Mitchell?

You, like Mr. Russert, are what is right with American Politics.

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