[Arizona Carolyn]

Well... not totally. She chose a bad time to bring it up -- guess she is taking a page from Hillary's book (remember outside Clinton's hospital and her comment -- at least we have health insurance -- unlike most Americans... but there is a definite problem in that area and unless it's addressed our refineries and chemical plants in the area are in jeopardy due to receeding shoreline.

The silt from the Mississippi used to build the offshore islands and protected the mainland during hurricanes. The series of dams and levies up-and-down the Miss has changed that; including building the ground around New Orleans -- which has not always been below the level of the Mississippi and Ponchatrain...

[Palladin]

Thanks for explaining that. It's something us inlanders don't know much about.