Do you think the Federal Govt., State of Louisiana and hHomeland Security can handle another Hurricane?

Question

Yes tis I and not my son! He is still alive and well! Thanks be to GOD!

Answer 1

Cloeen;
Is that you? The question you posed sounds like you. Just kidding, I had to tease you!

If I was a New Orleans resident, I would have to depend only on myself to rebuild and not depend on the fruitloops in office (local and federal). A year ago I would not have said this, but after Katrina, I realized how dissillusioned I was by our govt. I pray everything goes well down there.

Answer 2

The federal government? the state? the mayor? what a bunch of losers.

As for Homeland Security - to quote your fearless leader, the Bush "Brownie, you're doing a heckuva job!" At least he got the "brownie" part right.

I feel for all the decent people in the United States who have always had faith in their government but who have discovered - whether they live in New Orleans or Alaska - that their government is not to be relied upon or trusted. While they were assuming that the government would speedily come to the rescue, the government was expending its energies on spying on its citizens' domestic communications. A year has passed and large numbers of citizens have come to the realization that no government will be doing anything for them - least of all what was promised. Insurance companies have been stingy and tardy with their payouts. Meanwhile there is so much inflationary pressure on the local trades that the reimbursements now cannot cover the cost of reconstruction.

Unfortunately New Orleans, like Venice, is one of those places that has come to the end of its natural life span. In other times, people would have moved and stayed away and the remaining population eventually would dwindle to extinction.

Nowadays, with so much invested - money, family and friend relationships, schooling etc - there is always the feeling that one should try to tough it out because eventually one would prevail, that one MUST prevail.

New Orleans has lost 38% of its population. A disproportionately large number of these people are professionals, business owners and whites. In the meantime gangs have reestablished themselves, the murder rate has gone back up, there are fewer services for the needy, the elderly, the sick, parentless children etc. A surprising number of households still do not have basic services. The mayor seems unable to make any decisions. FEMA only now is getting around to providing inadequate trailers to many of the locals, who have had to rent hotel rooms and have consequently had no money left over for most everything.

Does anyone really think that, if another storm - not even all that powerful - hit the area,

1) ANYONE would stay?

2) Government of all levels would be competent, compassionate, and forthcoming with any more resources?

It is too easy to forget about the city - what with elections coming up, the "necessary" war in Iraq, the stupidity in Afghanistan, back-to-school shopping and the fall collections. People will, when confronted with unpleasantries, usually try to evade them by focusing on ANYTHING other than the problem and its resolution.

Answer 3

Personally I don't think so because I was very disappointed on how they handled Hurricane Katrina. The Federal Govt. seems to care more about foreign country disasters then those in the United States. I really feel sorry for those people that lost their loved ones and all their personal possessions. Actually many are still homeless and without jobs.

Answer 4

Let's see...Nagin is still mayor and Blanco is still governor. Heaven help NO and Louisiana if another hurricane hits there because those two idiots will finish it off completely if they get hit again while they are in charge.

Answer 5

Hurricane Ernesto is on the way. I sure hope everyone's prepared this time.'

Answer 6

I honestly doubt it.