more from www.gop.gov/bill/112/1/hr1309 "Under both current law and this legislation, the NFIP may borrow an additional $3 billion from the Treasury." "CBO also estimates that the changes made by H.R. 1309 would increase net income to the NFIP by $4.2 billion over the 2012-2021 period." "H.R. 1309 would impose intergovernmental and private-sector MANDATES, as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA), on public and private mortgage lenders." Why do I get the feeling that this Republican-controlled Congress will be adept at redistributing wealth from the bottom-up? Why wasn't this program ABOLISHED?

more from www.gop.gov/bill/112/1/hr1309 "Under both current law and this legislation, the NFIP may borrow an additional $3 billion from the Treasury." "CBO also estimates that the changes made by H.R. 1309 would increase net income to the NFIP by $4.2 billion over the 2012-2021 period." "H.R. 1309 would impose intergovernmental and private-sector MANDATES, as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA), on public and private mortgage lenders." Why do I get the feeling that this Republican-controlled Congress will be adept at redistributing wealth from the bottom-up? Why wasn't this program ABOLISHED?

The National Flood Insurance Program(NFIP) is administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA). The 2005 hurricane season resulted in claims which the program’s annual premium income could not cover. To pay claims, the NFIP borrowed from the U.S. Treasury. Prior to 2005, the NFIP’s borrowing authority had been limited by statute to $1.5 billion. Congress made up for the shortfall by increasing the program’s borrowing authority three times between September 2005 and January 2007 (from $1.5 billion to $20.8 billion). The NFIP currently owes $17.775 billion to the U.S. Treasury. http://www.gop.gov/bill/112/1/hr1309 Thank you Republican-controlled Congress from January, 1995 through January, 2007.

The National Flood Insurance Program(NFIP) is administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA). The 2005 hurricane season resulted in claims which the program’s annual premium income could not cover. To pay claims, the NFIP borrowed from the U.S. Treasury. Prior to 2005, the NFIP’s borrowing authority had been limited by statute to $1.5 billion. Congress made up for the shortfall by increasing the program’s borrowing authority three times between September 2005 and January 2007 (from $1.5 billion to $20.8 billion). The NFIP currently owes $17.775 billion to the U.S. Treasury. http://www.gop.gov/bill/112/1/hr1309 Thank you Republican-controlled Congress from January, 1995 through January, 2007.

This Republican-controlled Congress overwhelmingly passed "H.R. 1309: Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011" on July 12, 2011. It's purpose: "To extend the authorization of the national flood insurance program, to achieve reforms to improve the financial integrity and stability of the program, and to increase the role of private markets in the management of flood insurance risk, and for other purposes." Why does the government subsidize millionaires buying insurance for their large homes on beachfront property? Most of this money goes to two states; Florida and Texas. When I was a kid, most beachfront dwellings were cottages. Now, thanks to taxpayer financed insurance, wealthy people build mansions.

This Republican-controlled Congress overwhelmingly passed "H.R. 1309: Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011" on July 12, 2011. It's purpose: "To extend the authorization of the national flood insurance program, to achieve reforms to improve the financial integrity and stability of the program, and to increase the role of private markets in the management of flood insurance risk, and for other purposes." Why does the government subsidize millionaires buying insurance for their large homes on beachfront property? Most of this money goes to two states; Florida and Texas. When I was a kid, most beachfront dwellings were cottages. Now, thanks to taxpayer financed insurance, wealthy people build mansions.

Yes, many members of the Republican Party like to talk about births and birth certificates. Many members of the Republican Party also say, "No legal US birth certificate should be enough to void the election of 2008." I say, please stop pestering us about 'Hussein's' birth certificate! The fact is, President Hussein has played many games with his birth certificate in order to keep the 'moron-brigade' distracted. I heard many here got promotions in said brigade. Keep up the good work!

Republicans say this of their stumbling in Iraq; "First we would be done and would have already quit spending money in Iraq if ya'll peace lovers would have allowed us to simply kill people and break their things." Nice, so it wasn't your Republican party running the show in Iraq, but the leeberals. These Republicans want America to forget that George W. Bush was president from January, 2001 through January, 2009! These Republicans are CLUELESS about General Petraeus's technique for running an effective counterinsurgency. Perhaps they know more than him, and again, maybe they do not.

The Republicans said the Iraq War would pay for itself, and be cheap. Had we had an additional wartime gas tax the past eight years of ONE DOLLAR MORE to pay for our Republican social engineering project in Iraq; I doubt John McCain could have flippantly said we may be in Iraq for 100 years. It's the Republican Party who is full of self absorbed poltroons as they increased domestic spending by two and half times that of 'Bubba' Clinton, in a time of Islamic-Fascism mind you, paid for with tax cuts, and now, believe it or not, they are organizing Tea Parties. Let's start paying for the War in Iraq with an additional wartime gas tax, starting today!

Republicans like to push the line that 'liberals' forced the military to 'keep the gloves on' when fighting an insurgency during the Bush 'Reign of Error.' General Petraeus's technique of effective counterinsurgency is to keep the gloves on. For example, take the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. If there are 50,000 Germans on Sicily and we inflict 20,000 German casualties then that means there are 30,000 Germans left to fight. When fighting an insurgency this is not the case. Much of it depends on what 'motivates' civilians to become an insurgent. This is the core of Petraeus's' technique. Say you are fighting 5,000 insurgents and you kill 3,000. How many are left? Maybe 2000, maybe 10,000, or maybe 0.