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Saturday, July 19, 2008

Riverboat Falls Prey to Petty Politics

Democrat James Oberstar refuses to grant an exemption to the historic Delta Queen riverboat. Unlike two years ago when he did, back when the crew was unionized.

It’s a shame that petty politics threaten to ground this particular piece of history, denying folks a little taste of what their forefathers knew!

Hat tip John Lott
Cross Posted at Proof Positive

Comments

Good ole Minnesota… We can thank the socialist republic for him being elected to the house…


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goon on July 19, 2008 at 09:08 am
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Oberstar is quite possibly the worst Rep. in the House.  He doesn’t have the kooky reputation as someone like Kucinich.  He’s on the powerful Transportation Committee so he doles out a lot of favors… and he’s the prime sponsor of the Clean Water Restoration Act which would virtually end property rights as we know them. 

He’s a bad… very bad guy.  Dangerous.

brenarlo on July 19, 2008 at 09:56 am

I have to respectfully disagree; Dennis Kucinich is by far the worst congressman and Ron Paul is probaby right behind him.


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goon on July 19, 2008 at 10:21 am

The American Queen is docked here in Saint Louis today…

The riverboat will never die. In fact if I had the money I’d make modern art deco ones that glide like they’re on ice to New Orleans and back up…

golfmann on July 19, 2008 at 12:27 pm

Golfman, you hit it! Modern, high efficiency boiler and heat exchange systems could bring the classic riverboat back. The exterior can be anything you want, from Buck Rogers to Antebellum. Fuel system debate aside, steam is being vastly under utilized.


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2Hotel9 on July 19, 2008 at 03:46 pm
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