Mayor Nagin should be impeached and charge with negligent manslaughter for not responding

Charlie

vs.

Capable, elected officials with a well- run evacuation of responsible, self-reliant citizens who have a sense of right and wrong

you are indeed profond.

i assume you are not counting delay and frist.

Where is the affirmative action outrage? There should be a quota with bus colors. Just another thinly veiled view of racism in the world of mass transit.

(Now Lefties.... count the number of Code Words used in the above post. It should keep you away from posting your drivvle for a couple minutes).

They DID have the benefit of watching N.O. screw it up first... kinda like watching game film of the team you play next.

But I am notoriously cynical.

You have a smart, concise, well reasoned post.

You forgot to add half truths and a conspiracy theory.

Next time, be more careful.

Rick, "Dr." Frist is a reprehensible liar who is a doctor in name only and is probably in the back pocket of big business (pharmaceuticals in particular).

I know next to nothing about Tom DeLay except that he has a reputation for speaking his mind to your face vs. most of the back-stabbing cowards in Congress. I respect that.

And as much as I'd like to, I can't blame Dubya for the failings of Blanco & Nagin. Two nincompoops elected by the worst of what America has to offer.

I hope that they NEVER rebuild that festering cesspool of immorality again.

"I hope that they NEVER rebuild that festering cesspool of immorality again. "

You can't be talking about New Orleans??? If so, you have either never been there, or have only been there during Mardi Gras. I love the city and it's culture.

Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)

Before ANYBODY returns there, any citizen that want to rebuild there should sign a waiver....

"I, ____________ am fully responsible for myself and will not hold the state or federal governments responsible for any problems I ever have when it comes to flooding. I know full well that I am moving into a place that is BELOW SEA LEVEL next to a MAJOR BODY OF WATER in an area PRONE TO HURRICANES.

The American Tax payers, FEMA nor any other organization has any responsibility for my dumbass decision. With rights come responsibility. I am taking responsibility for my actions.

_____________________

Signature

These form would be printed in every language, dialect of language, have a braile version, would be on audio tape, and be translated into ebonics- so nobody gets disenfranchised.

Insanity comes from making the same decision repeatedly while expecting a different outcome.

Homebrew, if you want REAL culture, visit Europe, Japan, China, etc. not Bourbon Street. (c;

On a more serious note, after the 17th Street levee gave way, the city of New Orleans had 5 uninterrupted days of roving gangs of rapists, shooters, and looters until the 82nd Airborne came to the rescue.

This fair city WAS perceived as a veritable adult Disneyland. No, I've never been there but my wife and many of our friends/relatives have. My understanding after discussing with them and doing cursory reading is that most of the city is very different from the jaunts frequented by the bottled- water tourist.

The Big Easy was lawless, corrupt and has 53.1 murders per 100,000 residents (compared to 7.3 in NYC), over 80% illegitimacy rate, 1 in 3 black inhabitants are ex- cons, robberies are 3x the national average, AND South American drug runners consider this a welcome port for their poison.

All Katrina did was tear off the thin veneer of a romanticized American icon to expose a rotting third- world seaport that should be best remembered for "letting the good times roll"... even if it was only a fantasy conjured up by visitors passing through.

Charlie

My point was that perception was 10% reality in NO's case- not that it wasn't fun for tourists.

(wrong thread)

As in "oh baby, I luve you"??