Re: Arrest King Daley!

> And what does that have to do with the argument that the locals are
> somehow responsible for the fact that the Federal government did not
> reinforce the levee system which it owns?

Well, George, if I was living in a city that was below sea level, surrounded
by water, I'd do one of two things:

1. Organize the political will to get the levees reinforced.
2. Leave.

I guess it's a Darwin thing.

You seem to regard the Federal Government as a monolithic, unresponsive
structure located far, far away from N.O. N.O. had representatives and
senators in Congress to get the job done, just like every other part of the
country. Hell, MY representatives managed to get Congress to appropriate
money (like, $100 million!) to build a friggin' RAIN FOREST in Iowa -- image
that?

If *that* is possible, ANYTHING is possible.

All politics are local. Louisiana state reps failed, N.O. local government
failed, and ultimately the residents of N.O. failed to express the political
will to fix their own problem -- with catastrophic results.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


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