tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post183257117917488274..comments2023-10-24T11:23:31.580-04:00Comments on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: RI Can't Find Stimulus MoneyWilliam A. Jacobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433685588536441422noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-18901123488719775972009-08-16T20:58:01.360-04:002009-08-16T20:58:01.360-04:00Only in Rhode Island?
When I lived in New Orleans...Only in Rhode Island?<br /><br />When I lived in New Orleans the local cable people used to air city council meetings and I well remember one. During discussion about demolishing a public pool in order to build a newer, larger one a lady got the floor.<br /><br />She took out her notebook and started intoning, like cracks of the flogger's whip:<br /><br />in 1992 you voted 3 million to fix the pool<br /><br />in 1995 you voted 21 million to build a new pool<br /><br />in 1997 you voted 13 million to fix the pool you hadn't built yet<br /><br />she was relentless. The list went on. She concluded by adding up all the numbers and asking,<br /><br />"And where, now, is all this money, and how much is there?"<br /><br />After some hurried whispering the treasurer was produced to answer the question.<br /><br />"We don't know EXACTLY where the money is, at the present and we're not sure about the total amount. But we know it's all there."Nolanimrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185001749663834953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-82073776300487188722009-08-15T13:24:21.377-04:002009-08-15T13:24:21.377-04:00Only in Rhode Island could they misplace stimulus ...Only in Rhode Island could they misplace stimulus money. I swear, the Keystone Cops are running this place. Is it any wonder we're in the shape we're in?One Ticked Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12421694059235567683noreply@blogger.com