Water, again...

"This wonderful lake which supplies so much of the southwest with water and recreation is almost a thing of the past. And the irony? It does not have to be like this. Not at all." 

I hate to keep bringing this point up, but the issue never seems to go away. After a brief reprieve in the West Coast drought, the hot and dry weather is back. And whether you think this is a man made political drought, a climate caused drought, or just a periodic drought, it continues to be a big problem.

Lake Meade in Nevada is one of the crown jewels of places to visit in these United States. Or should I say it once was. It is now at its lowest level is has been at since the Hoover Dam was built in 1935. This wonderful lake which supplies so much of the southwest with water and recreation is almost a thing of the past. And the irony? It does not have to be like this. Not at all.

In California, right next door to Nevada, Governor Moonbeam (aka, the Village Idiot) is more concerned about building bird killing windmills and trains to nowhere than to face reality. His state, with over 800 miles of coastline, is prime territory for the manufacture of fresh and/or potable water. And according to President "Gloom and Doom", because of "Man Made "Global Warming", our oceans are going to rise and flood out the coast line. Hint: There ain't going to be any shortage of ocean water that can be manufactured for domestic use.

Not only could California manufacture enough water to meet the needs of its citizens as well as the agribusiness in the San Joaquin Valley, it can also make some money be selling this water (as a commodity) to other states. And if we really want the desert southwest to continue to grow, and be immune for cyclical droughts, we need to get water to them from sources other than the sky or in the ground.

One of these days we will learn. Even though Mother Earth is covered by over 70% water, precious little of it is fresh (and a fraction of that is potable). And we have the technology to do something about it. I don't give a rat's butt if our weather (or climate) is affected by sunspots, driving my truck, or whatever. The point is simply this - we can do something about our water. We have had the "know how" for sometime now, and our technology just keeps on getting better.

So to my friends in California - I am sorry you have a burned out old hippie as a Governor. We have one also, only not quite as bad as yours. Next time, vote someone in who can read the stitching on a fastball. Not one who always gets caught looking on the third strike.