Discussion: State Of Emergency Declared In Missouri As Floods Force Evacuations

The hard core Republican farmers won’t be hurt by this flooding, they may need another tornado in Southwestern Missouri.

but it’s spring, as I understand it, quite a few had just put in a crop?

Seems too early for spring planting along the Missouri, but could be.

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I just remember hearing a man on NPR last night lamenting his lost crop that he had just put in

Missouri has done a very bad job of managing its water. Terrible. They want another handout. Every year. More handouts. They need to do like Finland or we cut off their aid. You know Finland. Great country. In Finlandthey don’t have floods. No floods! Missouri–floods and handouts. Finland–no floods, buckets and sponges. That’s how they do it and the country looks terrific.

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And I just saw something on the news this morning about all the folks whose homes were destroyed by Matthew that still don’t have a house or place to live.