The President is coming to New Orleans Thursday. When I worked in New Orleans, I dreaded the traffic snarl his motorcade produced. Now that I don't, I'd like him to take a full day and tour the city and hear from as many people as possible to get a full picture of the still ongoing recovery effort. A little selfish of me, I know. The situation in New Orleans is very complicated and a whirlwind half-day event doesn't do it justice. Fully restored and rebuilt homes in New Orleans are next to empty and blighted houses that have hardly been touched in the four years since Katrina passed through. He should be curious about why that is. I surely am. I wouldn't want an empty, blighted house in sight of my house. The President can be and should be a catalyst for getting the recovery moving again. City, State, and Federal agencies are still squabbling over just about everything. Money is a necessary component of the recovery but it's not the only one and I'm not even sure it's the highest on the list. Stay a little longer, Mr President.
Quote of the Day
Where we stand. From everything we've seen, the president is looking to get feedback from the population of the area on how things are going and where do we go from here.
Mike Rivault, University of New Orleans' chief marketing officer and the school's liaison with the White House
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "The Giants are #1 in the league in team defense.
The Giants are #2 in the league in team offense.
Eli Manning is the #2 rated passer in the league.
Steve Smith is the #1 WR by yardage in the league.
How much of this is a function of the schedule through 5 games?"
First Eli, now Obama. It's been a big week for N'awlins.
Well ... first, Obama and then, Eli, but it's a big week any way you slice it.