Posted on 04/06/2006 3:35:01 PM PDT by John Semmens
Starved for cash, the New Orleans school district is hoping to sell its flooded school buses on eBay. Mayor Ray Nagin admitted that the buses are unsalvageable, but could have nostalgic value.
"These were the buses that could've been used to evacuate stranded people, but weren't," said Nagin. "That gives them historic significance. Buyers ought to be willing to pay for that."
Funds raised by the sale will be dedicated to the mayor's "city chocolatization" program.
(Excerpt) Read more at azconservative.org ...
It sounds insane, but hey, if people will buy a piece of pizza someone thinks resembles the Virgin Mary, why not?
Are they brown or yellow like the mayor?
The INS can buy them to carry out the rigorous enforcement planned for in the Senates Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007!
Fixed it for you Ray...
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.