The Hypocrisy Kills Me
Here's a few excerpts from the Portland Press herald from this past Sunday! Quote Press Herald: "Every time a steady rain falls on Maine, millions of gallons of untreated sewage and storm water overflow collection pipes and spill into streams and coastal waters. More than half of that pollution pours out of pipes scattered around the city of Portland. Overflows in the city last year totaled about 1.8 billion gallons - about 30 million gallons for every inch of rain. Portland was supposed to begin a three-phase, 15-year cleanup plan in 1993. But as of the end of 2006, two years before the original deadline, the city had eliminated just six of 33 targeted overflows, according to the state." My Comment: Portland is perhaps one of the most liberal cities in the US besides Berkley CA and a few others. Where is the outrage? Where is the action instead of the loud voices of these folks telling others how to live like what lighbulbs I should be using in my house? Quote Press Herald: "When we have (overflows), we're getting human waste, we're getting storm water and we're getting industrial effluent. It does have an effect on the ecosystem," said Joseph Payne, bay keeper for the nonprofit Friends of Casco Bay." "Why haven't they made progress when 36 other cities have?" said Sen. John Nutting, D-Leeds." More of my comments: That's a very good question coming from a liberal senator from one of the most liberal states in the country. The "so called" environmentally friendly Democrats have been in total power in the state of Maine for over 25 years and they are asking why nothing has been done? Hmmm do they really care about the environment? Aparantly not! It is a total scam and a bunch of feel good BS to help a particular party look as if they do something but they really do nothing. The same bay, the above article was referencing, is the one made an NDZ (No Discharge Zone) just last year while our Democratic state government decided to look the other way on 1.8 billion gallons of raw sewage! When will the feel good attacks on boaters and other small segment groups stop and real legislation be accomplished? The Dems and Repubs are NO different and it is no clearer than the hypocrisy witnessed here in Maine. We should be one of the cleanest states in the country if you base your facts on things like Repubs are anti-environment and the Dems are pro environment. Maine is also the state where the Green party was founded and we have many Greens in our state govt. These are folks who are way, way, way to the left of the left when it comes to governing, supposedly the environment and being anti-capatilist. One of them, a big wig, is from, of all places Portland! 1.8 billion gallons and liberal "environmentally friendly" Maine has done nothing except to go after a few boaters who already complied with the laws far better than our own state! With the highest taxes in the country you'd think Maine would have the funds to fix our sewer systems but there is usually NO real action and only a bunch of empty talk and attacks on the "low hanging fruit" or the "easy targets". They attack these small segments of the population like the evil boaters because it is easy and looks good in campaigns to make themselves look good and it's usually done in a class warfare style! After all boaters are rich we can all afford to rip our Lectrasan units out, which are cleaner than what the state dumps into the bay, because we are evil and "stole" our money from the "poor". Disclaimer: I am not a democrat or a republican and think both parties are full of hypocrite fat cats.
from NY don't have any such requirement for any boater education The state really isn't administering this , nor are they actively registering or monitoring this. What they are just saying is that if you get pulled over they want to see the operator of the boat has passed a Boater education class. I think thats fair. This is FAR different than licensing. Actually NJ has had licensing requirement for boating "non-tidal" waters for years! The crazy thing is there is no requirement whatsoever! No test to Pass. No Nothing. The state of NJ just takes and $5 or $10 extra and marks your driver's license. Now this is ridiculous and just a way for the State of NJ to get more money out of us. Which is ok , but everyone should understand a very important aspect. That this money is not earmarked for anything that has to do with water activities
