Monday, February 12, 2007
New Orleans: the forgotten city?
The courageous run of the Saints notwithstanding, have New Orleans and the victims of Hurricane Katrina been completely forgotten by George Bush and the rest of us?
"The empty streets, deserted avenues and abandoned houses prompt a gnawing question, nearly 17 months after Hurricane Katrina: Is this what New Orleans has come to — a city half its old size?
Over and over, the city’s leaders reassure citizens that better days and, above all, more people are in the future. Their destiny will not merely be to reside in a smaller city with a few good restaurants and curious local customs, the citizens are told.
But some economists and demographers are beginning to wonder whether New Orleans will top out at about half its prestorm population of about 444,000, already in a steep decline from its peak of 627,525 in the 1960 Census. At the moment, the population is well below half, and future gains are likely to be small."
Click here to read more from "New Orleans of Future May Stay Half Its Old Size."
"White House officials told CNN that President Bush’s State of the Union will not contain a single mention of Hurricane Katrina or the ongoing Gulf Coast reconstruction effort."
Katrina Victims Outraged Over Bush Katrina Snub in SOTU address.
Vik on Bush's great SOTU shame.
Of course some people are more outraged by more "serious" race-related issues like the use of the term 'wigger'!
Labels: George Bush, Hurricane Katrina, Jay-Z, Minority Report, New Orleans, State of the Union
