I hit the roof when I read this...

[rucky]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/3759857.html

March 30, 2006, 3:30PM
New Orleans Recovery Could Take 25 Years


By LARA JAKES JORDAN Associated Press Writer
© 2006 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A full recovery in New Orleans could take 25 years as homeowners, businesses and tourists are coaxed back to the city devastated by Hurricane Katrina, the Bush administration's Gulf Coast recovery coordinator said Thursday.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Don Powell said that much of the city's rebirth will hinge on factors he said were "out of our control," including restoring housing, ensuring safety and encouraging robust investment by the private sector...

[PVK]

1. Read this article in The New Yorker.

http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/060227fa_fact2

New Orleans is a sinking landmass. In 100 years it won't exist.

[Roland99]

5. It's sinking and the water's rising.

[PVK]

7. Right. As the article makes clear.

NOLA is a lost cause.

Sorry. It just is.

[MissWaverly]

2. "out of control"

the epitaph of the neocons

[flobee1]

3. Just saw a news story

about abandon houses in WV

With all the homeless in this country, its shameful that there is one single house in this country, sitting there that belongs to no one, not being used!:shrug:

[gimama]

6. there are empty schools & gov'ment housing across the GulfCoast

closed & abandoned military bases,there's plenty of 'supply' to meet the growing 'demand'..& the properties sitting empty,deteriorating. Reminds me,on the Vets' Gulf march, WE saw a HUGE,BEAUTIFUL VETERANS HOME,in biloxi..particularly tough on Our Young Veterans,just returned from war,& needing scarce reSources..and on the Grey-haired Veterans, who have YEARS of ignored & neglected needs. Luckily,these Vets connected,& got some HEALING done. Now,HOW to share THAT,with Other Vets, Other Survivors,the PEOPLE of the GULF?

[MissWaverly]

10. What we have to do is to convince government

that it serves the people and not lobbyists, we can do what we need to do, if we are
not blindsided by greedy lobbyists who not only want theirs, but ours too.

[gimama]

4. I just returned from Vets' Gulf March,ended in NOLA..

sure would hate to see the carpet-baggers get away with this..
It's a Land-Grab scheme, they want the GulfCoast to be some disneyland type resort & 'managed' communities. Meanwhile,OUR NEIGHBORS are suffering. I've posted about it on other threads,written lots of letters about what WE saw..to msm,& DC.
Ck out: www.vetgulfmarch.org & www.bringthemHOMEnow.org
BAD,killing policies,from awful,ugly people,it IS WMD,used against AMERICANS,at HOME.

[GeorgeGist]

8. Not just NOLA...

it could take 25 years to fully recover from the Bush administration.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

9. it will take 25 years just to figure out how to recover

from the Bush Misadministration.