Thursday, May 24, 2007
News Forget protecting people, Augusta will save its fire hydrants
Posted by John F. Sugg on Thu, May 24, 2007 at 2:54 PM
Metro Spirit, the alternative newspaper in Augusta, pokes fun at the city commission there, which plans to spend $3.2 million and hire two full-time employees to protect the burg's fire hydrants, an apparent top priority of George Bush's Fatherland Security. The story is worth reading just to absorb the quote from Gen. Jack D. Ripper from Dr. Strangelove.
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