[Knitting A Conundrum]

Then I will start lobbying that no taxpayer dollars should fight wildfires out west which cost us taxpayers between 100-500 + mil a year, just for the cost of fighting them, much less the cost of rehabilitating the place after the fire. in 40 years (the distance between the two hurricanes that were severe) it has cost more to keep the West unburned, I suspect than taking care of one of the most important ports in the country.

After all, it burns every year. So what if Denver, Phoenix, San Diego, LA, and other western cities have problems with it. They shouldn't live where fires can happen.

That's the same logic. And it costs you as a taxpayer a bundle to keep those woodlands out west.

[DouglasKC]

I'm sorry, but they just had a maudlin report about the convention center. The reporter reports that a Blackhawk helicopter touched down and dropped off a large amount of bottled water. MRE's also dropped off. The reporter than intoned "But it is literally a drop in the bucket" and finishes off sadly...back to you Rita.

Rita (full of energy), head bouncing: What a sad story.

And then to the next topic. Weirdly funny.