John Stossel blames pork for crowding out levee construction funds

John Stossel: Dammable pork:

"... Iowans don't need levees in Louisiana."

Well, Iowa farmers (and by extension a great many more farmers from the Plains, Midwest and south-central portions of the country) do need reliable navigation of the Mississippi and efficient functioning of the Port of New Orleans in order to export grain to the far corners of the world.

Other than that quibble, I highly recommend Stossel's column.