[dr_who_2]

It hasn't changed the AP one bit.

[Arizona Carolyn]

Since when is it cheaper to live in PA than Virginia?

[2banana]

A woman scraping by on disability pay in northern Virginia puts her house on the market because of surging post-storm gas and food prices. Cheaper to live in Pennsylvania, she figures.

Yet she probably votes democrat and doesn't mind paying higher and higher taxes which make the amount extra she pays for gas/food look like peanuts...

[rdcorso]

The only thing the hurricane did here in Connecticut is force people to make better preparations in case of a disaster.It also angered a lot of people when they saw so many lowlifes in New Orleans taking advantage of the tragedy for criminal purposes instead of helping others.

[ladyinred]

I don't think it was the storm that changed people's ideas, it was the media spin that did. But the people don't realize they are being manipulated by CNN et al and most likely believe the storm is the culprit.

[metmom]

As the Gulf Coast braces for another monster storm, a new Associated Press-Ipsos poll shows Katrina prompted a rethinking of some signature issues in American life — changing the way we view race and our safety, how we spend our money, even where we live.


What a novel concept...reality influencing decisions we make.