It is easy to say, but for one living on the outskirts of New Orleans I can tell you this. The ones who screamed the loudest, looted the most, and destroyed the superdome will continue to elect corrupt individuals who promise them pie in the sky and a chicken in every pot. It continues to happen. Maybe someday they will learn but at this moment it doesn't seem likely for a long while. Hope I'm wrong.
We had a local female politician caught with her hand in the till and her constituents were chanting "You go girl!" as they hauled her off to jail. Since they probably don't pay any taxes, I guess that explains their attitude. Otherwise, perhaps they'd see they're being robbed.