States Rights For The Unfair And Imbalanced

So I opened up the Washington Post website this morning and found two interesting and related stories. First, it appears that the federal relief programs for Gulf Coast states for Katrina recovery administered by Louisiana and Mississippi overwhelmingly favor wealthy victims over the poor or middle class. Second, the Attorney's General of the Gulf Coast states are complaining about Ken Feinberg for the way he's handling the $20 billion in BP funds for victims. Mr Feinberg has had the nerve to suggest that folks strongly consider taking the money in lieu of suing BP. He says they'd have to wait a long time, with no clear knowledge of what to expect and then share it with lawyers. Ya know what? He's right. So what do these two stories tell us? That the governments of these Southern states are even more screwed up then the federal government. In the first story, it would appear that the states prefer that only rich people remain. In the second, they seem to want lawyers to reap any rewards. not the folks who have lost out. Ya know what? If I were a rich lawyer (is there any other kind) I'd want to live in a Gulf Coast state.