[Jmouse007]

And the sad thing is this; the President expects you and me to pay for it. It is OUR fault these people refused to leave, so we must pay.

By the way, Ophelia is going to lightly hit our area; (we are all going to die) I think I will go to the coast so that I can get hit and claim that I "could not escape in time." Do you think if I complain and cry and throw a hissy-fit that I will be able to call President Bush and get millions of dollars to "rebuild my life"... No, I did not think so.

[Republic]

I don't think you feel shame. So I will feel it for you.

I am truly glad that you are not in my family, and almost equally glad that you are not a neighbor.

Ever hear of a barn raising?

You would never qualify for the team.

[Skywarner]

I think we all tend to forget that New Orleans wasn't the only area impacted - or basically destroyed - by Hurricane Katrina. The area of devestation impacted three states with "fallout" impacting over a dozen more (i.e., TX, FL). The area is approximately the size of Great Britain.

That being said, yes MANY of those left in this area after the storm could have gotten out but choose not to for whatever reason. But, MANY also stayed behind because they simply couldn't leave - the elderly, the sick, some first-responders, and yes, dare I say it, the poor. And, in New Orleans, we all know that the mayor's ineptitude prevented the evacuation of tens of thousands who could have otherwise been transported out on those now infamous school buses.

[Miss Marple]

You really just want to bash Bush, don't you? I thought you had misunderstood what the President said, but obviously you simply want to rant.

I sometimes wonder how you types can bear to get through the day.