Georgia's Drought - God's Doing

The slapstick governor of drought-stricken Georgia has unveiled his new, state water strategy - prayer. From the Atlantic Journal Constitution:

Gov. Sonny Perdue wasn't the least bit discouraged Tuesday after his hourlong state Capitol prayer vigil for rain ended with the sun shining through what had been a somewhat cloudy morning.

"God can make it rain tomorrow, he can make it rain next week or next month," Perdue told reporters who asked him if a miracle was on the way.

More than 250 faithful Georgians joined Perdue outside the Capitol to ask for divine intervention to end the historic drought.

"We come here very reverently and respectfully to pray up a storm," Perdue told those in attendance.

Perdue said after the event that Georgians have not done "all we could do in conservation" and that the drought was an attempt by God to "get our attention."

"Hopefully we will be better conservators of the blessings God's given us as he gives us more [rain]," the governor said.

While he's waiting for divine intervention, Sonny might put his time to good use having a chat with folks like Chris Carlos. This guy has a 14,000 sq. ft. house - grand even by my standards - and found himself squirming in the public eye over his October water bill that showed he used 440,000 gallons for the month. That, apparently, is enough to fill the average swimming pool 58-times. Lest his fellow Atlantans show up at his gates with torches and pitchforks, Carlos hired a top PR firm to let folks know he'll try to do better next time.