Sen. Shelby gets sneaky, underhanded over water

[donsu]

http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/

Back in October, the Army Corps of Engineers said that it would work on rewriting the manuals that guide how water is shared throughout the ACT (Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa) river basin. Given the current situation, that seems like a very good idea.

However, Senator Shelby is doing his best to prevent that. To quote from the article on 11Alive:

Georgia lawmakers are blasting Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama for slipping language into a massive end-of-year spending bill, blocking the federal government from updating the manuals that guide water-sharing in the region.

I realize that he wants to keep more water in his state, but this is a bit overboard. Given that the governors are at least trying to work together, this seems really short-sighted. To quote Senator Saxby Chambliss, it’s “mind boggling”.
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Shelby is a mean one

[tularetom]

1. Chambliss ain't much better

I feel bad for his constituents who are suffering through this shortage but don't forget he's the one who got elected by dissing the patriotism of a man who left three limbs in Vietnam.

[stevedeshazer]

2. Water wars

They'll eclipse the oil wars. Big time.