[pageonetoo]

If FEMA is not Constitutional (and I do NOT believe it is), how do we take them to court for squandering?

[Brilliant]

Let's not rebuild it until it's clear that another hurricane is not going to hit it.

[Serb5150]

I'd build it myself if it meant I'd get to see ABBA live.

[Old Seadog]

I once had to replace the windsheild on my car because I was in a sand storm out in the desert. Fortunatly I had insurance to help me replace it. I don't ever recall thinking that the government should replace it.

[Lazamataz]

I almost thought this was one of those misspelled troll posts.

But then I saw it was you. ;^)

[txroadkill]

Gov. Blanco also asked FEMA for an additional $100million because after watching ABC last night, she now believes that New Orleans may have been invaded by space aliens.

[bonfire]

I watched it too with the same impression. In 3 weeks the whole state is broke. Good thing we mere working folk plan a bit better.

[mmercier]

Come the end of hurricane season 2005 FEMA is going to need every available dump truck to deliver the cash to Blanko.

They will be living large in the big easy for decades off of this; with absolutely no incentive to rebuild the seawalls.

The place floods and you get two hundred billion, you prevent future flooding and you get no more.

Politics only rewards failure, those who prove effective at their stated mission are punished via lack of future funding.