Thursday, August 16, 2012

Savannah River Dredging Doomed

If you haven't heard, the Panama Canal expansion is scheduled to be completed in 2014. That is why the Savannah River is being deepened. The idea is that more shipping can come up the Savannah River, and both Georgia and South Carolina will benefit from this major river artery being used by large shipping traffic. Sounds great right? Jobs, commerce, stuff like that...

Not so fast, my friends. The environmentalist folks have challenged deepening the river - because they always challenge projects like this. Heaven forbid that we make the river more navigable for commercial shipping traffic, right? In any event, the Federal Court Judge has decided to appoint an "expert" to mediate. You're thinking that an expert in this matter might be someone who deals with commercial shipping, or river conservation, science, or something that has anything to do with this case, right?

Well you would be wrong. Federal Judge Gergel has appointed former Rep. John Spratt to mediate the case - a freaking democrat politician.

Great, I'm sure this will turn out well.

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