Sign of the Apocalypse

It must be a sign of the Apocalypse when Senator Scott Brown and Congressman Barney Frank are in agreement.♠  That said, the treatment of scallop fisherman Larry Yacubian seems to have brought the two together in thought, if not physically.

The gist of it is that NOAA—National Oceanigraphic and Atmospheric Administration—has bankrupted Mr Yacubian and in the process has been less than fair, including ignoring the direction of a Federal Judge.  I am thinking that Mr Yacubian may be a bit over the top in asserting that NOAA sees fisherman as a cash cow:

I feel that up and down America's coasts, fishermen are being pulled into NOAA's Asset Forfeiture Fund.  I was one of the first, and I want to hold that agency accountable to remedy the harm they did to me and my family and to save others from my fate.

On the other hand, with the US Coast Guard available to do its bidding, why does NOAA need 45,000 rounds of hollow point ammunition, or the guns to fire it, as reported on Drudge today?

Regards  —  Cliff

♠  Here is WashPost Columnist Dana Milban on the signs of the Apocalypse  No, wait, I think this is more like it.