[Schwaeky]

its one of our cities, and a national treasure, to not rebuild it would be a stab in the back to the American spirit, and to the taxpayers/citizens that live in New Orleans.. My family left there for better opportunities elswhere, but we still call it home, and if the GOP chooses to abandon one of the few charming cities in this country to mother nature and leave its citizens hanging, I, as conservative as I am, will leave the GOP..

[inquest]

to not rebuild it would be a stab in the back to the American spirit

The American spirit isn't defined by begging the federal government for handouts. If the people of New Orleans want it rebuilt bad enough, it will get rebuilt.

[Pylot]

I am not anti rebuild.

I just don't think that I should have to pay for it.

Let the citizens of the area, and industry, and business, pay for the rebuilding.

[af_vet_rr]

its one of our cities, and a national treasure, to not rebuild it would be a stab in the back to the American spirit

The 1948 Hurricane

Hurricane Betsy. 1965

Hurricane Camille. 1969

Hurricane Georges. 1998

Hurricane Katrina. 2005.

What is the price in American lives and the suffering of American citizens, that it would take for you to change your mind?

This is an honest question. It's not a troll. It's not meant to be harassing.

You don't even have to give a number, a simple "a lot" or "a lot more" would suffice.

[af_vet_rr]

Admin, please delete my comment #253.

Schwaeky, I asked you a question that you can't possibly answer, and I apologize. No matter if you said it would take 5000 dead Americans or 50,000 dead Americans before you would reconsider your desire to see New Orleans rebuilt, you would come across as cold-hearted, selfish, etc., and somebody would flame you (not me, but I'm sure somebody would).

Again, my apologies.

I'm very passionate about this subject, because after the Camille cleanup, I really only had one conversation with my father about it. He broke down in tears talking about finding a mother and two of her children tied to her in a tree, several feet off of the ground, after their bodies had been there for several days. This was a man who flew dozens of combat missions in WWII, and who would tell me about various members of his crew who had been killed. I had never, ever, in my life, seen him cry until that moment. Even then, the only other time I've ever seen him cry was because of the death of my grandfather. It left a very lasting impression on me.

[noblejones]

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if the GOP chooses to abandon one of the few charming cities in this country to mother nature and leave its citizens hanging, I, as conservative as I am, will leave the GOP.
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Louisiana has been a democrat stronghold since 1803. What has the GOP got to do with New Orleans' greed and idiocy? Dirt levees? What child thought that up? Democrats did nothing to stave off disaster, but had plenty of cash for vote buying. And it's the GOP's fault?

B'bye, democrat.