just a quick note about the tarps. Many people I know here in the disaster area can't understand "why" it is the Feds responsibility to tarps peoples roofs. It isn't proper in a free society. I wanted to say the tarp is made of material that doesn't last long. Another feel good act by supposedly well intended bureaucrats that is for the most part useless. The Shaw group got the mother load of contracts and it is headed by the ex head of the demo party in Louisiana (and he is a friend of Blanco's husband). The demo party is the major reason this state is so screwed up. I pray it changes.