Dredge the Rivers!

State Senator Tom Libous was interviewed about the need to dredge the rivers, presumably to avoid floods such as the one in September 2011.  First, Mr. Libous stated that he's not an expert on this kind of stuff.  And, he stated, even if he did know something about it, the rivers are under control of the Army Corps of Engineers, not state or local government.  But Mr. Libous, not having any credentials or authority, said we should dredge the rivers.

To me this whole interchange was mildly amusing, until I realized that thousands of ignorant people will take up the chant and potentially wind up spending my tax money to to do something that will have little, if any effect on the potential for flooding in the future.

Just exactly what was the point of that interview anyhow??