The “Me” city’s “Me” mayor disappointed
Ray Nagin, most selfish and laziest mayor of the most selfish and laziest city in the country is disappointed that none of the presidential candidates are discussing how they can give more money to a city that sucked hundreds of billions of dollars from our national treasury to rebuild. (Washington Times link)
New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin said yesterday that the presidential candidates have not seriously addressed the remaining economic and human needs of his city, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005.
“I think they are, I won’t say afraid, but a little hesitant to tackle the issues” that still confront the city “and the lack of preparedness to deal with future natural disasters,” Mr. Nagin told editors and reporters at The Washington Times.
“The candidates are a little hesitant about fully embracing our dilemma. I would like to hear more about what they would do to bring about the full recovery of our infrastructure, which is in deplorable shape,” he said.
Or maybe the candidates realize that most of the country is tired of hearing the whining and racist rhetoric that pours out of New Orleans.
“My gut tells me we’ll have a New Orleans somewhat similar racially to what we had before. But we’re adding a lot of Hispanics. That’s going to change the demographics of New Orleans for the long term,” he said. “Too many of our citizens are not coming back.”
First of all, what does the racial makeup have to do with anything? Secondly, if Mayor Nagin didn’t have such a lucrative job that pays him whether he does what he’s supposed to do or not, I’m sure, if he had a lick of common sense he wouldn’t come back to a city that was below sea level and filled with people who’d rather die than get out of their Lazy-Boy when the federal government warned them to get out.
The reason the city is filling with Latins is because the Latins are the ones who are coming into the city to rebuild it, while the former residents are sitting in luxury hotel rooms waiting for the work to finish.
I remember in SIXTH GRADE music class, we watched a documentary on New Orleans which described the geography of the city and I remember when I was in the SIXTH GRADE wondering why anyone would live in a place that was so close to disaster every moment. I’m still wondering.
It’s the single most glaring example of government funding people’s bad choices.
“Our best opportunities are with the Democratic-controlled Congress right now. That is who we have been talking with to see if we can get some things in these upcoming appropriations bill to fill the gap,” he said.
“There’s lots of talk, but the actions have not caught up with the talk,” he said of Washington’s response to his city’s needs. “We’ll probably have to await the next administration.”
The Republican Congress handed out hundreds of billions of dollars, and that’s not enough. A congress worth it’s salt would ask for an accounting of every penny that’s been poured into New Orleans up until this point and not a penny more should be disbursed until that accounting is complete.
Oh, and the guy who sat out the hurricane, the broken levee and avoided the Super Dome from his hotel room in Baton Rouge should be tossed in prison.
