Pop Quiz:
You are on a ship that gets hit by an iceberg. There is confusion, uncertainty and fear as the ship begins to take on water. Who do you want as the captain?
1) Someone who takes control of the situation and fights to save the ship and the lives aboard;
2) Someone who watches the ship sink and blames the loss on the rescuers not showing up with enough life jackets.
If you live in the City of New Orleans, unfortunately, you are stuck with Answer No. 2. To quote Mayor C. Ray directly: "It still important to point out that America still hasn't done right by us..."
With an attitude like that, and with all the local politicos currently involved in corruption scandals, why should America trust anyone down here with a dime? Leadership, or the lack thereof, makes all the difference here. And leadership means taking responsibility. But since the Mayor can not seem to do that, I hereby recommend this song as the new official anthem for the City of New Orleans.
A bit of advice: If Mayor C. Ray wants to know how to successfully run a large Louisiana city, he should call up this guy for some pointers. He's done a pretty darn good job for us, IMHO.
UPDATE: 1.1 million volunteers have been to New Orleans in the last two years to help with the recovery. (And those are just the ones that get reported.) One. Point. One. Million. I think America has done pretty damn good by us. And some people (see above) should be a whole lot more appreciative of that, don't you think? I know I am.
