[Phantom Lord]

And genius Nagin wanted all the evacuated NO residents to return home. Talk about an incompetent idiot.

[Asfarastheeastisfromthewest...]

So what is the official word for those of us cubicle bound on a lunch break.... are the levees overtopping with storm surge or are they well and truly breached?

[ncountylee]

"We are praying that the hurricane dissipates or that it weakens," said Gov. Kathleen Blanco, who declared a state of emergency. "This state can barely stand what happened to it."

LA sure can't take more Blanco/Nagin blunders!

[ctdonath2]

"We're all adults. We really don't want to take people out by gunpoint. We hope they see the threat... and obey the law."

What, orders to kill anyone who doesn't evacuate? That's what "by gunpoint" means, Mr. Mayor: cooperate or die, and considering the last month's events, cooperate doesn't seem a smart option.

As for "obey the law", how about the legality of "evacuate at gunpoint"? Yes, Mr. Mayor, the threat is seen...

[Casekirchen]

ok, so NOW can we quit wasting money on rebuilding a city that is below sea level located in a swamp?

[Congressman Billybob]

I have an article written and posted which deals with the re=flooding of New Orleans. I thought it would be years, not weeks, before that happened. But it was to be expected. See below.

Congressman Billybob

Latest column: "The Hart-Miller Future of New Orleans"

[cwb]

I'm watching the levee break on Fox right now, and what I notice is how continuous and forceful the "waterfall" is as it pours into the town. I also notice how this could create the 25' crater that some seem to attribute to a detonation. Someone needs to video capture this and sent it to calypso.

[GopherIt]

Here's some snapshots from Port Arthur in 1915.