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Tuesday, October 07, 2008


not shocking—electronic carp barrier to Great Lakes is grounded

Despite the fact that it was completed more than 2 years ago, the $9 million electric barrier in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal designed to prevent invasive Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes is still not, uh, electrified. That’s because the feds remain unsure if the electrified water is safe for the barge operators who make their living pushing coal, sand and gravel along the rail-straight waterway

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Well, the great lakes has suffered through sea lampreys, zebra mussels and now asian carp?  It’s a wonder that there are any domestic species left in the lakes.


One of the most important talents for success in politics is the ability to make utter nonsense sound not only plausible but inspiring. Barack Obama has that talent. We will be lucky if we escape the catastrophes into which other countries have been led by leaders with that same charismatic talent.
-Thomas Sowell

docdave on October 7, 2008 at 06:55 pm

the feds remain unsure if the electrified water is safe

Those feds are genius!



Companies shouldn’t go to bed with the government because the government has herpes.  You can try your whole life but you’ll never get away from that one night.

dougee on October 7, 2008 at 08:04 pm
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