Everyone hates Atlanta

Some more coverage on the drought as the Political Insider has an angry editorial from The Valdosta Times. In it, it blasts Atlanta, and by default, North Georgia for poorly managing their water.

To some extent, actually to a great extent, they're right. Water is a common resource and Atlanta, in particular, has mismanaged its water through sprawl, poor growth policies and a lack of a sound conservation policy. Still, there's a certain ridiculousness to the editorial that seems to suggest the mismanagement of water is the primary cause for our woes, and not the drought which has crippled the entire region.