"In short, you simply like New Orleans and want it rebuilt, and want to take money out of the pockets of everyone else to do it. "
No, but the simple fact is, the money will be spent on something, if it is not spent on this pork project, will be spent on another pork project.
If the money is not spent here, it will be spent in some other way. We once had a line item veto, but the Supreme Court overruled it, so for the near future, we're stuck with a pork barrel government that spends our money like it will never run out, so if theyre going to do it, at least spend money on something that has more national implications.
And I never said I liked New Orleans, as it was before the storm it was polluted, crime-ridden, somewhat trashy and somewhat arrogant. Only recently did they begin to publically acknowledge that they didn't start Mardi Gras. This being said, cesspool as it may have been, it was important to our nations economy, and our physche, and it, more than anything else, has helped define the identity of the central Gulf Coast. New Orleans is to the Gulf Coast what Los Angeles is to the West Coast, what Atlanta is to much of the South, etc etc.
And I believe on a cost-benefit analysis, the benefits of rebuilding outweigh the costs. You disagree with me, this is America, you are entitled to disagree, and I'll respect you for it. I'm just laying out my opinion on it.
A liberal dump?