jindal picked a really bad time to speak out on this highly useful program. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/090323-mount-redoubt-alaska-volcano.html Alaska Volcano Erupts: Ash, Quakes--And More to Come After taunting Alaska for months, Redoubt Volcano—often called Mount Redoubt—roared into activity overnight with a series of eruptions that blew ash as high as 9.5 miles (15 kilometers) into the sky. The Redoubt Volcano eruption has already sparked earthquake swarms and mudflows, and more are expected—along with perhaps a new lava dome, according to Tina Neal, a volcanologist at the Alaska Volcano Observatory in Anchorage, which monitors the 10,200-foot (3,100-meter) volcano. The eruption could continue for days, weeks, or possibly months, Neal said.
Because some idiots like Jindal are going around saying programs such as the monitoring of these types of events are wasteful.
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/F-eBqthOvi0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/F-eBqthOvi0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> The line about "monitoring the eruption of spending" is what really makes it a classic because he didn't just mock an important service, he used it to make a bad pun.
