[andyk]

Had half that sum been spent fortifying the levees of Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans would not be underwater today.

Pat, that's an unbelievable statement, even for you.

[Kozak]

Had half that sum been spent fortifying the levees of Lake Pontchartrain,

... every politician in Louisiana would own a mansion in the Bahama's and have a nice fat Swiss Bank account, and the city would still be underwater.