I think Jeffrey and Da Po' Boy might be onto something...and for whatever reason, I'm in just the sort of mood today to think that the only reason they haven't declared "Mission Accomplished" along the US Gulf Coast is because they don't even want to bother themselves with it.
Oh, and like Da Po' Boy, I also noticed Athenae's posts and reactions upon seeing the now year-and-a-half old devastation/destruction, and the determination of Gulf Coast citizens to preservere--and indeed, resurrect--despite not just government neglect, but government contempt. Oyster mentioned this the other day, too: the scope of damage and destruction must be seen to be believed--just looking at an image on television isn't enough.
And, you know, what's even more startling is that this country is BY FAR the richest nation ever to exist. In comparison, King Midas was a goddamned piker. The reconstruction and restoration of New Orleans--one of America's great cities--would by no means even approach a belt-tightening exercise. Hell, over time, it's an ivestment that would pay for itself and then some.
Unlike Iraq, for example.
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