[wita]

What surprises me is that no one has brought up nawlins. They have been under water for years. Not a problem, until you add in a hurricane. Despite the past destruction, they are still willing to pay the price. Are Jazz and Mardi Gras that important?

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

Reality -- which is always anathema to the left -- is that many coastal cities throughout history have ended up in the drink.

Perhaps they should take the lesson King Canute gave to his court about not trying to command Mother Nature.

[Wonder Warthog]

"Despite the past destruction, they are still willing to pay the price. Are Jazz and Mardi Gras that important?"

No...it is the Port of New Orleans that is "that important", since the exports for probably half the United States (and especially agricultural products) passes through it. Cheaper to build taller levees than to replace the entire port infrastructure.