Ah, hyperbole . . .

[alohamike]

This from today's New York Times article about the class-actions and other multi-district litigation festering in the aftermath of the oil spill:

"''This case is about lax regulation,'' said Earthjustice attorney David Guest. ''It is actually easier to get a permit for an offshore oil drilling rig than for a hot dog stand.''

Comments

Not hyperbolic

[krblack]

It's freaking impossible to get a permit for a hot dog stand in New York.

Okay, maybe the hot dog stand doesn't require capital investment measured in hundreds of millions and the involvement of any PhDs, but I would not be surprised to discover that the success rate for qualified applicants is significantly worse on the hot dog side of the ledger.