[USAFJeeper]

Normally I would ignore this, but... As a resident of New Orleans who left after the hurricane...

The Dome was damaged as a result of the hurricane. The Saints bring millions of dollars to city. Thousands of people are employed as a result of the team and the dome.

Now just call me a liberal or some other such nonsense and get on with your bashing, but at least look at all teh facts.

[mom4kittys]

I'd much rather the superdome renovation than the new stadium greedy little Benson wanted.

[DaveTesla]

* Two larger (41% bigger) video boards (27 by 48 feet) in the end zones, with high definition quality.

* Four LED ribbon boards, or video halo boards (3 feet, 6 inches by 193 feet).

* Four color scoreboards (8 feet by 44 feet) replace a black-and-white system. Located in four corners in the 400 level.

Concessions

* All 38 concession stands and three kitchens modernized with stainless steel. . . .

Stadium seats

* 8,000 club-level seats and 4,000 box suite seats replaced with leatherette seats.

Future renovations (September 2006-August 2007)

* Four club lounges, each 19,000 square feet (in design) in each of the four corners.

* 137 suites remodeled and refurbished.

Some how I don't think this was storm repairs

[Myrddin]

The Dome was damaged as a result of the hurricane. The Saints bring millions of dollars to city. Thousands of people are employed as a result of the team and the dome.

All the beneficiaries of that revenue are in the city of New Orleans. The money to fix the facility came out of the pockets from people all over the United States who will never get any return on the money improperly diverted to the use of professional football players, team owners and people in New Orleans.

[nralife]

"Normally I would ignore this, but... As a resident of New Orleans who left after the hurricane...

The Dome was damaged as a result of the hurricane. The Saints bring millions of dollars to city. Thousands of people are employed as a result of the team and the dome.

Now just call me a liberal or some other such nonsense and get on with your bashing, but at least look at all the facts."

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No bashing from me. As you pointed out, New Orleans needs the Saints and the Dome. This investment (and I hate Liberal speak) will reap big dividends.

[Elyse]

The Dome was damaged as a result of the hurricane.

This might be a stupid question, but didn't the city have any insurance on the Dome?

[jeremiah]

Doesn't ANY one have insurance in hurricane country?

[endthematrix]

I live in Crook County of Chicago fame. We had a $475 million Millennium Park and a $600 million Soldier Field renovation...and no Hurricane.

[Shimmer128]

Ok you liberal (you told me to say that) Why should we have to pay for this???
We aren't all complaining that it was paid, but why in the WORLD should America pay for this, for the citizens of NO???

You are, you know. Unconsciously, subconsciously, you are a lib, at least in this case.

[steve-b]

The Saints bring millions of dollars to city. Thousands of people are employed as a result of the team and the dome.

This is a variation of the "broken window fallacy". Spending money on the Superdome looks like an economic stimulus... until you consider that, if the money weren't spent on the Superdome, it wouldn't vanish from the face of the earth but rather would be spent on something else.