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Did I ask you to bail me out? I wouldn't take a red cent from you. You are an inhumane unsympathetic individual. One who hates Democrats so much has issues. I'm a Democrat, but totally support what our Republican congressman Bobby Jindal and our Senator (also Republican) David Vitter is doing for the cause, not to mention Democrat Senator Mary Landrieu. Don't look at it as black and white; there is grey area too. You forget that LA is a red state. May you forever be miserable and point fingers instead of taking an active lead in trying to do something for your fellow countrymen.

Go ahead and write your book. I can't understand how ppl can be so cruel. My house in Lakeview was submerged in 9 ft of water for over 2 weeks as was the entirety of Lakeview with different water levels of course. We trusted the Corps of Engineers to make sure the levees were safe and could hold back the Lake and the River.
I could write a book also on how it makes me feel to have ppl say such terrible things about my City. You just do not understand the absolute devastation we have suffered. I'm not sure this City will ever be the same. And you know what ... I pay taxes and high ones at that. I am a responsible law abiding citizen and living in Jefferson Parish until I can return to Orleans Parish. I will rebuild. It is going to cost me and I was just 8 years away from paying off my mortgage. In case you haven't noticed, we are doing things to make it safer. As a matter of fact, I am going to have to build a house that can withstand 150 mph winds. That's gonna cost me a heck of a lot more than I anticipated. I will also raise my house 12 feet as my home was over 50% damaged (53.91%).
We are good ppl down here. Please don't kick us while we're down. Mayor Nagin is not the jerk that he appears to be in these posts. He is a caring man. I just hope that we can rebuild and prosper and ppl can be happy for us.