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Let me tell you how I see it as a native New Orleanian and someone who lives in Jefferson parish.( Because of a family situation that- once resolved- will make me an EX Louisianian).

New Orleans- politiccally- is reaping what it sowed. It has worked hard to make itself thought of as the ‘party till you puke’ mecca, the world’s living outhouse. And so...that is how it is considered.
Who wants to keep rebuilding an outhouse for billions? You simply find another one to puke and party in.

Enter Katrina. Worldwide coverage of the city’s political- and especially- geographical un- tenableness. There WILL be other storms that will do worse. The place is old and decrepit in structures and infrastructure. It won’t take a Katrina to do massive damage in the future- just like it doesn’t take much to flatten a crippled 90 year old as opposed to a healthy 30
year old.
Still- the powers that be here EXPECT major business and investments to flock in! It’s stupid.
‘ Hey guys, lets take our Fortune 500 company and all our employees and move down to where ‘evacuation’ is the new name for vacation!’ Oh, yeah- they’re stampeding to do that!

Expecting the rest of the nation to CONTINUALLY keep fixing
what nature and politics destroys in N.O. is equally stupid- and useless. You don’t put good money into a losing
proposition. I wouldn’t- and I live here.
BOTTOM LINE- the Gulf of Mexico and it’s OIL and seafood can still be obtained without N.O. It will all be there long after the Gulf has swallowed S.E. Louisiana.

So here they sit with a conundrum. If they brag about what HAS been fixed and their grand plans for a future N.O., they can’t expect $$ from the Feds. If they show N.O. as over half of it still is- decimated- people rightfully get disgusted by the begging 4 YEARS later. Catch 22.

If there had been another hurricane this year the debate would be over. Even a minor one would have flooded some areas, and the PITIFUL 8inch wide government cement walls at the outfall canals( which were only repaired at the breaks, BTW, the rest remain as they have always been only more deteriorated) aren’t even trusted by the Corps to hold more than a few feet of water. Forget a 10-20 ft. storm surge) would NEVER hold up again for even a Cat 2 or 3.Add tp all this the fact that everything in the area is sinking more! Heavy rainstorms now flood some streets for the first time.
The rest of the nation knows all this- all the PR they can spin won’t change facts.

So here comes one more socialist Democrat and the incompetent local socialist Democrats expect him to make things all better( despite what national taxpayers feel about bailing out the N.O. Titanic in the middle of the ocean)?
Who knew politics could be so funny!?!

Let Hussein come and go. Means nothing to me. We’ll hardly notice the extra stink amid the local politicians and the mold and mildew.