Detroit and Locusts

Finally, Kwame Kilpatrick has pleaded guilty and (indirectly) resigned as mayor.  If you aren’t up on the massive clusterfuck story, check out Respectful Insolence’s summary.
It’s a sad thing for a great city.  From a story covering the fiasco:
“Detroit — which has struggled for decades with high crime, unemployment and a shrinking population — has been [...]