[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 23]
[House]
[Page 31400]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               GOVERNOR PERDUE OF GEORGIA PRAYS FOR RAIN

  (Mr. BLUMENAUER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. This morning, the Washington Times has a story about 
the Governor of Georgia, Sonny Perdue, praying for rain. The Governor 
said, and I quote, ``It's time to appeal to Him who can and will make a 
difference.''
  I find that ironic, coming from the Governor of the State of Georgia, 
a State that has no realistic plan about how it's going to use its 
water resources, has no understanding of what the demands are for the 
work that they have in place right now.
  The good Lord might say, Sonny, why did you have a huge artificial 
snow mountain so people can ski in Georgia in the middle of the summer 
in the middle of a drought?
  ``I believe in miracles,'' one minister said. Perhaps that would be 
one solution.
  But maybe it's time for people to respect and carefully use what God 
has given them. The good Lord does help those who help themselves.

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