How very well reasoned. Irrefutable, really....
Having visited New Orleans over the Thanksgiving weekend, that was one of my greatest fears - that some of it would get into my DNA, or my respiratory system...
The place is an absolute PIT! The devastation must be seen to be believed - the TV reports can't begin to give a picture of the absolute wasteland that large portions of N.O. have become. Yes, Tulane is in one of the few remaining nice areas, but why would ANYone bother?
It's like saying the Green Zone is a nice area of Baghdad!
Driving around New Orleans at night, you're struck by how little of the city yet has electricity.
Friends who live in Fauberg Marigny ("Marigny neighborhood") are constantly dealing with power outages of several hours duration even now, and trash is piled 6 feet high along the sidewalks even in the "good" areas! Even in the supposedly "cleaned-up" downtown!
Meanwhile, back in Jamaica, Mayor Nagin is holding press conferences...