It’s Nice to See Politicians Who Know What Their Priorities Are

Congress is on vacation, to start the circus of the height of campaign season.  New Orleans is watching a cousin of Katrina’s headed its way….and the NFIP is set to expire in a month.

You know, if politicians focused on doing good, rather than perpetuating their hold on power, perhaps congresscritters might have approval ratings higher than the single-digits.

Seen in a Reuters news story:

Insurance industry lobbyists worked this week at the Democratic convention to keep the U.S. government’s troubled flood insurance program from getting swept away by election-year politics.

Congress never got around to finishing work on renewing and reforming the 40-year-old program, which insures millions of U.S. homeowners in flood-prone areas.

Now, with the conventions under way and politicians hot on the campaign trail, the program is set to expire on Sept. 30, unless lawmakers can refocus and quickly work out their differences next month