Kerry and Bush respond to IAQ and Mold

[Guest guest]

Group,

I live and operate in the Washington DC area. I am right across the

street (I-395) from the Pentagon - literally. I can see it from my

rooftop.

While I'm surprised either of the two candidates for president could

make a statement with any clarity on the subject, I still see the

typical ideology of each party in what they said.

REPUBLICAN: Make it cheap for the building owners and insurance

companies while providing little funding for research in

environmental or medical areas. let's ignore the homes while telling

everyone we don't want big government intruding in our lives. You

won't see much in the way of regulation from them since regulations

cost money to enforce and cost building owners and insurance

companies to cover. Ebenezer Scrooge wants your votes.

DEMOCRAT: We fix everything by banning everything. We look busy

talking but, we never get anything done because our party is filled

with leftwing zealots who hug trees when there not protesting at the

World Bank (and causing economic ruin to small business owners).

Kerry seems to be caught in the anti-chemical movement and

forgot the subject was mold. Someone should tell him natural

chemicals like concentrated orange oil can become formaldehyde with

ozone oxidation. Let's clean with all natural products they say.

Joe Isuzu wants your votes.

BOTTOMLINE: LOL, elected officials will say whatever in a tight race

but, they almost never get anything done the following year when it

counts.

If they really wanted to do something they would have homes and

buildings independently inspected (special inspection) for moisture

related construction practices as a condition of a permit. contact

the International Code Council if you want real change. Most

structures are inspected for fire safety, structure and energy

efficiency issues. Nobody checks to see if windows and doors are

installed with flashing. Nobody checks to see if the HVAC systems

are correctly installed. Nobody keeps property insurance companies

in check - that limits contributions to both parties. The elected

officials can make rules and policy statements but, they never

address the homes where families are ruined.

(1) The home is the biggest investment made in the lifetime of the

average person where they raise families.

(2) New home sales are a major economic indicator.

(3) Homes receive the least inspection compared to builidng by

building code officials.

(4) Homes are far more complex to solve since their building

materials generally don't involve steel studs and concrete.

(5) It is hard to put Jr. through college if you lost your shirt in

a moldy home. Jr. can flip burgers and be a tax burden rather than a

taxpayer. What a life!

Neither of these presidential candidates is a economic genius if they

can't see the picture.

We should have listened to Ross Perot. I don't see either party

being in touch with the common person. They are blinded by their

past ideology. Ralph Nader is a political terrorist.

Regards,

Greg Weatherman

Aerobiological Solutions Inc.

Arlington VA 22202

gw@...

PS I see more than most inside the beltway - as they say.