And I'll drink a health to my Creole girl and the lakes of Pontchartrain
This reminds me why I do not watch the news. (I do not own a television.) The levee has broken; Lake Pontchartrain is draining into New Orleans; someone just committed suicide in the Superdome; and it should no longer surprise me that any time Bush opens his mouth, I cannot wait for the next election, but what he says about this disaster is exactly as reassuring and useful as soggy Kleenex. You had to come back early from vacation? At least you have a home to come back to. See how blandly you can discuss devastation when your ranch has been scraped off the earth by a hurricane, mister. I cannot imagine what it is like to live in New Orleans or anywhere else along the Gulf Coast right now. And there's nothing pretty to say.
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I think the Shrub should open up his ranch and the kitchens in his personal possession...
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Your fantasy is more constructive than mine. I'll go with it.
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"...won't have power for six weeks..."
This assuming New Orleans gets resettled...
You can tell I never read the news either, can't you? Though in this case it's pure laziness...
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And I'm not a fan of our President, but it sounds like this is something everyone can agree was just an Act of God (I'm not talking theology; it's an official legal term - though I think not the one of choice in Europe). However Bush ought to have reacted, his ability to have a real effect on the situation, for good or ill, has been pretty limited.
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By the way I ordered your story collection through Project Pulp and look forward to reading it. Glad to see you've a novel coming out too. Best to you.
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