Well Here We Are, a Year Later,

and no one seems to have learned anything from Hurricane Katrina. The Army Corps of Engineers says that the New Orleans levees are back to pre-Katrina levels (able to withstand a category 3 hurricane). Ray 'Chocolate' Nagin is still in power... Huh? How did that happen? Definitely one of those 'get what you deserve' sort of things, agreed?

People are still moaning and pissing about the Federal Government's response to Katrina- why aren't there more blank checks from Congress?

Several newspeople today still spoke of Katrina's "wrath," as if the storm had the capacity to think! Don't forget the global warming, etc, etc, ad nauseum.

The bottom line- New Orleans is no better prepared for a category 3+ storm than it was a year ago. The only difference is that there are now fewer residents to get caught up in the floods if it happens again. As I said in previous posts, no one took the time to consider any bold new ideas for New Orleans. So New Orleans remains a very susceptible town to hurricanes, not to mention any terrorists who have designs on the levees. I hope that the people who have the desire to recover and relocate can get it done before this tragedy inevitably repeats itself.