[Natty Boh III]

This is a non sequiter. Again, my point is, any American whose reaction to the events in New Orleans is to write "Let this be a lesson to you and the people of your parish" is not worthy of being called an American. I don't care who cried on what program or who is to blame. The lesson for the people of that parish should be that when disaster strikes, Americans rally around the flag and look out for their neighbors -- even if they don't show the initiative that my2cents can show from the comfort of his computer chair while surrounded by the support of his family.

[sinkspur]

The lesson for the people of that parish should be that when disaster strikes, Americans rally around the flag and look out for their neighbors

That's the lesson now.

Once this city is drained, I hope some hard questions are asked about putting a million people in housing below sea level.