What is the world coming to when I (occassionally) start to agree with LHL?

Snippets from the Lexington Herald Leader ...
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/editorial/15645547.htm

Posted on Sat, Sep. 30, 2006
Tracking in mud
Isaac should lead, not blame flood victims

In the days after a flash flood took two lives near the University of Kentucky, Mayor Teresa Isaac slung blame at almost anyone.

She even blamed the victims, rather than shoulder responsibility for leading the repair of Lexington's flood damage and solving the long-term problem.

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As Lexington residents mopped sewage out of their basements or fled apartments that lost electricity because of flooding, they deserved to hear something that sounds more like leadership, something like this:

"The needless loss of two promising lives will strengthen our resolve to deal with problems that have been many, many years in the making. These problems can't be fixed cheaply or overnight. Fixing old sewers will be disruptive and messy. But the problems can and will be fixed.

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"So the burden of paying must fall on the residents and property owners of Lexington. It won't be cheap. But we're already paying a high price. Just ask those whose property was damaged by this latest flood. The cost of inaction will be even higher. More lives could be lost.

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"And we will invite the Fayette County Neighborhood Council and the citizens who have brought a clean-water legal action against the city to join us at the negotiating table with the EPA. The neighborhoods and citizens know better than anyone where the problems are."

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You can see from my previous posts that I thought it was outrageous for Teresa Isaac to blame the victims.