Remember the old Fram oil filter commercial, with the auto mechanic who says "You can pay me now, or pay me later?" The premise was, spend a couple of bucks now on preventive maintenance or pay thousands down the road in repairs.
I really wonder what that "now or later" difference will be in the aftermath of Katrina. Beyond the inestimable value of lives lost and destroyed, what will the final dollar value be? Look at the "pay me now" figure of flood prevention, levee maintenance and effective emergency management as compared to what will be the eventual staggering "pay me later" figure of cleaning up this nightmare.
To this administration, an ounce of prevention is a pound of missed opportunity or....penny wise, Bush foolish!
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