Clean Up Strategies

The official hearings have begun in Texas, regarding the outrageous act of presumptuous authority taken by a certain county in Texas upon a yet unconfirmed phone call. All this trauma and they are still investigating the possibility of a hoax when the phone number is known. Now, on to the business at hand. According to a child welfare caseworker, the son of the leader was found to be just fine, not abused physically or sexually while living with his mother at the ranch. His mother, on the other hand, has now been told she will have to agree to psychological testing, find safe "living arrangements" and take parenting courses or she faces the termination of her parental rites . . . Why? She's not been found guilty of abuse or of allowing her son to be abused. If only she was some crack head in Chicago, every case worker in the state would be fighting to keep the family together.
I'm wondering how Texas is going to clean this up. I read that Texas is pushing the finances to do this, and frankly I find myself rooting for the people of the ranch.
I read some pretty startling news from Iraq. Seems we have a soldier that did a bit of target shooting at their holy book. Now he's been forced to write an apology, one US Commander begged forgiveness and another US official spoke a Muslim blessing and kissed a new holy book for a gift for them. Interesting tidbit, the people this pomp and circumstance are designed to appease are none other than the Saddam Hussein loyalists. And you know why they got all this formality? Because they didn't want Americans to stay if they didn't get it. The perfect invitation out of Iraq and we didn't take it. America actually groveled to stay and keep our money and troops in Iraq. And how does this finally get cleaned up? My guess is after the November elections, if the the Dems win the election, and keep their promise to bring home the troops, or realize there is no way out and have to start a draft. Either way, it's a lose / lose for the Dems. If McCain wins, I'm guessing we'll keep groveling to get to stay in Iraq.
My favorite headline, requiring clean up, is the tractor trailer load of spilled OREOs in Illinois. It's one of those messes that just really doesn't have a terrible outcome. The driver is all right, no other vehicle was involved, but two lanes are closed while they clean up the cookies. My thought on this one is simple and considering the price of groceries, it's a win/win for the afternoon. This a once in a lifetime opportunity for children to get to participate in civic duty and community pride. Block both ends of the lanes, park a big milk truck and bring kids from miles around to clean up the cookies!
He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in YHVH, happy is he. a Proverb of Holy Scripture