Maybe it's just me, but watching and reading the initial reports coming from Minneapolis was sort of a déjà vu-all-over-again thing: aging infrastructure, questionable designs, poor maintenence...gee, where have I heard THAT before?
Oh, yeah. The Federal Flood. Too bad the article cited above ignores our local glaring example of government malfeasance and criminal negligence. Well, as others (and yeah, me too) have noted of late, New Orleans really IS the proverbial canary in the coal mine. The next disaster could happen anywhere and affect anyone. Sure, the odds are individually small, but tell that to the folks in Minnesota who've lost friends or loved ones.
In the meantime, I hope everyone enjoys the burgeoning Islamic theocracy in Iraq, the flip side of this bitter coin. We've sure spent a lot of money over there, but I wouldn't call that much of an investment either.
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