Binge Spenders Pray For Relief

So it's come to this in the LOTB?

If all the brightest minds in Harrisburg’s government can’t solve the city’s financial problems, maybe God can.

That seems to be the thinking in Pennsylvania’s capital city, where Mayor Linda Thompson and a host of other religious leaders are about to embark on a three-day fast and prayer campaign to cure the city’s daunting money woes.

It takes a few paragraphs, but the article eventually touches on Harrisburg's real problem:

In short, irresponsible public spending combined with crippling fixed costs and an inability to grow have sent Harrisburg’s leaders to their knees in search of spiritual guidance—and perhaps a little extra generosity from the collection plate. (emphasis added)

Yeah, and if I had a dime for every time I woke up with a killer hangover in college and said, "God if you let me live through this, I'll never drink again!" I could probably patch that hole in Harrisburg's budget. But once I felt a little better, I'd just put the dime towards a suitcase of Milwaukee's Best.

I imagine pretty much the same thing will happen here.

posted by Andy at 12:26 PM

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