[Willie Green]

Hastert is right--do NOT rebuild New Orleans as it is below sea level.

Hastert's a boob.
The levees will be repaired and the water will be pumped out.
There's obviously gonna be a LOT of cleanup, including the razing of condemned properties.
But there is also a LOT of valuable private property and infrastructure that can (and will) be salvaged and refurbished. It'll be expensive, but it will be done. So the number one objective for government should be to rebuild the levees so that they are MUCH more protective than what was there previously.

[olde north church]

"They" can rebuild NO whenever they want. As long as "they" is private industry and "they" don't take one penny of "my" tax dollars. Welfare, is welfare. Subsidies, are subsidies.

[Thud]

See my No. 872. There won't be rebuilding on that site without federal money.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1475135/posts?page=872#872

Though you are welcome to believe that Governor Blanco declaring that things will work out will make that magically true.

Try getting a home loan while asserting your right not to have to sign any documents whatever.