Can you hear me now?

If anyone would like to go to a fish fry tonight, there's going to be one in Mink, LA. You're probably asking yourself, " What's the occasion?" Well, I am proud to report that one of the last rurual communities in the United States is going to be getting landline phone service! I couldn't believe the news myself when I read it on Yahoo. I guess it's okay to spend several million on a parade and inauguration, but not to give someone the basic necessity of 911 service? I know no one is perfect, but common on, somethings are just common sense.

Would anyone like to give any insight on where the national budget disappears to or how things like this slip through the crack?!?