A Finger in the Dike?

There have been many stories today on the successful ‘plugging’ of the largest breech in the Canal Street levee. While I commend the effort in achieving this level of shoring, I personally can’t see the mound of sandbags shown today as actually holding in the weight of the lake once water is pumped from the flooded areas of the city. I saw a Corps of Engineers spokesman asked that very same concern today on MSNBC and he responded by saying that, “We have to start somewhere.” All in all, the interview was not very confidence-instilling. Naturally, I’m sure there will be a tremendous energy applied to the structural integrity of the repairs in the levee before they are depended upon to hold back the full force of Lake Toxitrain. I do, however, worry that there may be a propensity to promote good news a bit early in an attempt to bolster the spirits of those devastated by the disaster. The last thing anyone in the area needs right now is a premature “Mission Accomplished”… Jage