[sam_paine]

Though Hurricanes Gustav, Ike and Paloma all struck the island last year, only seven Cubans were killed, in part because authorities use soldiers to close highways and enforce evacuations.

Strikes me as a pretty stark indicator of how right Machiavelli was.

A free and independent people with common sense don't need a nanny state forcing their action.

The huge disaster in Katrina may be proof that the majority of people there are not capable of governing themselves.

If you suddenly awake in a strange place surrounded by idiots, first check to see if you've been checked into a mental institution.

I don't recognize this country, and it is being overrun by the fools.

[GnuHere]

“If you suddenly awake in a strange place surrounded by idiots, first check to see if you’ve been checked into a mental institution.”

That cracked me up - but having been advised, I will do that on a daily basis.

[Bitsy]

and it is being overrun by the fools.

Nagin has been spouting goofy stuff ever since Katrina - I think he may have cracked then. But this latest stuff may be because he is trying to snuggle up to the Bambi administration for some cushy job after his mayorship is up - Moriel did it, why not Nagin. Both losers and users. The funny thing is that Nagin was running New Orleans Cox Cable in before he was Mayor - he had to have had a brain at some point.