Again

What is in the news?

“AFP - Nigeria struggled to contain Africa's first known outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, as officials warned it is spreading rapidly through flocks in the north of the country.”

I had this odd thought yesterday…do you think our government would tell us if the virus had reached North America? (It will) Or would it be discovered that the news was being covered up? I’m betting that the plan of “cover up” has been discussed. Not necessarily implemented, but certainly talked about.

“Globe and Mail -The last part of the 20th century is considered by many scientists to be the warmest period since modern record-keeping began around the 1850s, but new research indicates the era is even more remarkable.”

Well, there is a “Duh” bit of news.

Reuters - Congressional investigators have learned a federal official's eyewitness account of the New Orleans flooding reached the Homeland Security Department the night before the Bush administration has said it learned of the disaster, the New York Times said on Thursday.

And that’s one more “Duh”…

Oh, by the way…they found the 10,000 trailers that FEMA lost. They were sitting in Hope, Arkansas. The name “Hope” is appropriate for the situation. We hope we can give you some shelter. We hope we can find our trailers. We hope no one notices that we lost them. OK, they weren’t lost after all. It seems that government, local and federal can’t agree on how to use them, so they sit. Thousands of them. Purchased at $$$ apiece. It would be interesting to go to the airport in Hope in about a year from now and count the trailers. I have a feeling that the number will be same as it is today. But hey! There could be another hurricane!