New Orleans: The State of Our Union-Embrace our pain

The state of our union



Perhaps no American city has faced such an uncertain future as metro New Orleans faces at the beginning of this year. So as the nation prepares to hear the president's State of the Union address, it's time for us to do likewise. Unfortunately it’s hard to focus on the state of anything outside our own ongoing tribulation . . .

200,000 homes destroyed.

400,000 residents in exile across the country.

170 miles of levees to repair.

120 days until hurricane season.

70 percent of the city dark.

Entire neighborhoods scoured away.

Minimal medical care, for only the most serious patients

Majority of businesses closed; those that are open are on short hours or limited service.

No consensus plan, at any governmental level, to resolve problems.

And hate mail continues to roll in from around the country.

This is the state of the union in greater New Orleans today, exactly five months after the levees broke and drowned us.

Embrace our pain.

more at:

http://www.nola.com/weblogs/bourbon/index.ssf?/mtlogs/nola_bstdiaries/archives/2006_01_30.html#108854

in that part of the state come November.

despite all the pain and suffering, despite bush's FUCK YOU to New Orleans and his NO to the Baker Plan to help New Orleans, there will be hurricane evacuees in the gallery tonight. bush will look to them all compassionately and tell them all is well.

Unfortunately for bush, KATRINA CHANGED EVERYTHING - for the worse for him and his party.