[WasDougsLamb]

I get the feeling that the locals understand this, but do not see a realistic way to remove the criminal element from their government. If this is the case, I wonder if there is a way by which they could simply bypass the local and state government and directly request the feds to take charge?



---You bring up a good point. I wish someone could take over like the Feds and put those people out of office.

[Sunnyflorida]

It is just not the criminal element it is the greed and stupid element also. Expecting any engineering marvel to not fail is redic. The only dike system that could succeed is one that is designed to fail. The dutch know how to do this. You need defense in depth.

[Sunnyflorida]

If people want to live in NOLA I have no problem with that. I just object to federal tax dollars paying for the privilege or the whining when there is a flood.