bruce-church (https://bruce-church.myopenid.com/) has left a new comment on your post "Lutheran Bunko Squad To the Rescue. Saving the Wor...":
More insanity in the US. Everyone is sick of the federal govt bailing out people who build and buy homes in flood-prone areas, and areas behind levies and berms, which everyone knows are vulnerable to failure (the rodents make them into swiss cheese). Even New Orleans cement flood walls failed probably due to burrowing animals wanting a path to the other side. Why is the federal govt bailing out "beach front communities" after Sandy when everyone knew the risks before owning or renting there?! The foolishness of living just feet above sea level right next to the ocean w/o any flood walls!
Now people who bought homes behind levees with "100-year flood protection" are resisting more stringent rebuilding conditions put in place by FEMA after Hurricane Katrine, and want rebuilding waivers, AND they also don't want flood insurance hikes. They hope Congress will pass The Fire Damaged Home Rebuilding Act of 2012" to keep the insanity going, and also bankrupt the US one flood and hurricane at a time:
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/01/24/video-fema-wont-let-us-rebuild-our-home/
http://matsui.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3368&Itemid=400148
...to rebuild without elevation requirements, flood insurance rate hikes.
