New Orleans - A failure of the White House?

Susan Sherrouse — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:06:40 -0400

I'm not sure how New Orleans is a failure of the White House.

Louisiana and the City of New Orleans were provided monies by the Congress for the US Army Corps of Engineers for the maintenance of the levee system. These monies were not spent on the levee system, and were redirected towards other programs once they entered the coffers of the State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans.

You have to live down in NO to understand they mentality of some of the people there. They look to the Federal Government to have the solution to all their problems. There is very little initiative taken by the government, because they all believe that it's the duty of the federal government to step in and tare care of them.

And please don't tell me there are no jobs there. There are so many jobs available there that are being filled by anyone wanting a job. Wages are good, as employers understand that because of the Hurricane, housing costs have gone up, and it's also hard to hire and retain good workers.

So, please, don't tell me that New Orleans is a failure of the White House. You only have to travel 65 miles to the east to see where that same catastrophe impacted, and the people there have not waited for the government to give them money. They have gotten jobs post-Katrina, worked on their homes, and gotten on with their lives.

New Orleans is not a failure of the White House. New Orleans is a failure of it's own corrupt governement.

Doonesbury

Sarah Colombo — Fri, 6 Jul 2007 00:09:13 -0400

Congress was a mistake right?

History has a way of catching up with a man

Mike Pride — Thu, 5 Jul 2007 17:03:58 -0400

Here’s a moment I’ll never forget:

It is the morning of April 9, 2003. I am in New Orleans, the intoxicating pre-Katrina New Orleans. I have had a long walk and a breakfast of beignets at Cafe du Monde. I am in the third row waiting for the day’s opening session of an editors’ convention. A large screen has been set up on each side of the podium. CNN is on.

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New Orleans - A failure of the White House?

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