We are finally getting back to normal, as the state Legislature convenes today, apparently prepared to enrich its own members and incur ruinous debts for the taxpayer. Gov. Kathleen Blanco's call for the Katrina session will remove any doubts in Washington that Louisiana does not deserve the money it is requesting for relief and cannot be trusted with a dime. Blanco, who came to office touting ethics, says it is perfectly fine for public officials to handle government reconstruction contracts on the side. "They are private citizens initially," Blanco said. But contractors who are just private citizens will be at...