Halliburtonia

Louisiana to be re-named for Halliburton

Bechtel may have to settle for Mississippi


In an effort to bring domestic investment to storm-torn
Louisiana, Congress has sold the state to Halliburton,
the multi-national firm now in change of Iraq.

“We tried to sell it back to France,” said VP Cheney,
“but, in the end, this seemed a wiser course.”

Halliburton is considering a proposal from Disney
to reconstruct New Orleans as a vampire park.

Meanwhile, Bechtel, the construction firm that bilked
Massachusetts of $12 billion in cost over-runs on the
“Big Dig”, may be forced to settle for Mississippi.

In related news, Senator Lott (R-Miss.) has suggested
re-naming the Gulf of Mexico, “The Gulf of Bush,” in hope
of staving off annexation by Texas. President Fox of
Mexico has threatened to go to the World Court, although
insiders in Mexico City claim that Fox is relieved that
“Gulf of Homeland Security”, also floated in international
circles, has been nixed.