Reply #1: This was a very disturbing article [View All]

[Wright Patman]

on a number of levels. It made me think of Don Henley's song on The Eagles' Hotel California release called "The Last Resort."

Some rich men came and raped the land,
Nobody caught ’em
Put up a bunch of ugly boxes, and jesus,
People bought ’em
And they called it paradise
The place to be
They watched the hazy sun, sinking in the sea

The only difference is that you can't "rape" a desert and you can't see the sea from Surprise, Ariz.

I've been commenting on this article here:

http://longleaf.blogspot.com/2005/03/soul-of-new-exurb.html