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08-09-05, 06:19 PM | #36 | |||
yea, it's me.
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It's obvious there were failures in New Orleans - not only Mayor Nagin and Governor Blanco. Both of these politicians should have nightmares about their decisions for years to come. But the buck doesn't stop there at the local level, it never really does does it?
We can go back to this: Budget Cuts Quote:
We can also take another infamous hurricane in Galveston, Tx (105 years ago today i believe). An island yes, but also well below sea level. 105 years ago Quote:
They weren't even close to being as technologically empowered as today's generation is. But they learned something. The lesson they learned went unnoticed by the powers-that-be. National Geographic, Oct. 2004 ed Purely a fictional description of disaster but quite chilling when read in hindsight. Louisiana Coastal Area - Hearing - 7.15.05 But the answer was no. All the funding in the world can't help New Orleans now but perhaps it will give food for thought for the next president. and last but not least (a few pages down from the same National Geographic Article) Quote:
So you see, there's so many more to blame here than just a mayor and a governor. It goes so much deeper than that. Perhaps after the bodies are counted and buried, the displaced have found some sense of normalcy wherever they decide to call home and way before the city of New Orleans begins to plan for it's future, the blaming will stop and something will be done before the next hurricane strikes. |
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