There is no joy in Mudville

So, let’s keep this upbeat for now.

Trina, whom you may know from the 12 post-K days of Xmas, is appearing as the female lead in Cabaret (scroll down to the black bustier and cleavage), which opens tonight. Go on out and give her a big who dat.

You can see your New Orleans Hornets at the Arena, where they will graciously appear for 3 games in March. Of course, all the good seats are taken. Maybe Byron Scott will still hear you when you scream FYYFF at the top of your lungs to him for his remarks about wanting to abandon New Orleans.

So much for upbeat.

Maybe, at least, after the Hornets and Saints abandon us, we can get the Brass back.

The anger, while it’s here, does an excellent job of keeping the disillusionment away.

I don’t feel that much anger any more, but the disillusionment is flowing freely.

One internet forum that I used to frequently visit was a cigar smokers’ forum. The typical reader was a little to the right of Mussolini. I just can’t stomach the drivel I read there any more from non-New Orleanians who a) think they have all this shit figured out, b) think we deserve it for living below sea level, and most ludicrously c) think that even if the levees had been built properly, who knows if they would have worked.

It’s called Civil Engineering. Tulane used to have a program in it.

So, not to be too fatalistic, but the bad guys won.

Scott Cowen, he of the board of directors for Jo-Ann fabrics, Rubbermaid, American Greetings (buy Hallmark!) and Forest City Enterprises, he who pulls down a cool half mil a year from Tulane, not to mention his other gigs, he of the Hamptons, has won. Lusher will be whatever he wants it to be. Tulane will be whatever he wants it to be. To hell with Engineering, to hell with the legacy of Newcomb. Long live the Enron of Education.

W has just given us a big Fuck You. No Baker bill, which actually would have screwed many homeowners into selling out to opportunistic developers. Instead, he’s using the “wait and see” approach. Wait and see how long I can screw these people so they have to declare bankruptcy. Then wait and see how long it will take my cronies to scoop it up to develop some smarmy Houston suburb looking POS, with beige vinyl siding as far as the eye can see.

A friend who had to live in Baton Rouge summed it up for me: "It's like Metairie, without all the charm". That's W's vision for NOLA. Oh, and honkies only, SVP.

The longer it takes for something to be done, the more people (like Katrenema) are going to be screwed out of their homes. We can’t have a plan, W, if you’re not going to do what you promised you would. Nobody will give us insurance if you don’t rebuild the levees, fuckface. Raymond says this much better without all the expletives.

When W makes Blanco look genuinely organized and competent, well, something's wrong.

Oyster has all about how W is not only opposed to the Baker bill, but also to releasing any Katrina documents. These would show that the White House knew that the levees would probably fail. As much a smoking gun as “Osama Bin Laden determined to strike in US”. I can’t believe Condi said that with a straight face. And people want to draft this person to run for President?

Same as it ever was…same as it ever was…

Schroeder is even nastier, and Michael is right on target. Humid Haney saves you from having to watch the State of the Union address.

BTW, since W thinks we don't have a plan, Schroeder does:

So we don't need a handout. We'll just take the offer you made before you invaded Iraq. We'll pay our own way. Just give us the $5-8 billion in annual off-shore revenues, 100 percent of which, to date, you've been spending in Washington. Then we'll keep all of the federal taxes we pay, we'll tax the Midwest for their exports and imports, and we'll tax the seafood the rest of the nation consumes.

We'll build Category 5 storm protection. We'll restore the coasts. We'll help everyone return and rebuild their homes. And we'll make New Orleans the city of the 21st Century that will be even more then envy of the rest of the country than it was before Hurricane Katrina.

Wow. I'm with him.

Well, is there any good news?

Zulu makes a hell of a proclamation, and they need riders this year, so have the experience of a lifetime if you can.

The theme for Krewe du Vieux this year is “C’est Levee”. My subkrewe’s theme is “Buy us back Chirac”. With many of the subkrewes having downer themes (way too much blue tarp material), we’re going to be happily praising the French, and begging them to buy us back. It may be our only hope. Croissant throws for all my friends.

Me, I’ll be the mime.

Yes, Virginia, the mime.

You certainly won't be able to miss me.

Comments

[saintseester]

Now I am depressed. I had just written in my blog about how strong and resilient New Orleaneans are (in part due to what I read on all these wonderful sites), and to hear you express such dissillusionment... I don't know what to say. Keep at it, don't give up. Keep pressing for answers and fulfilled promises. I'll continue to do what little I can by badgering my elected representatives for more action.

[humidhaney]

My krewe's theme is "No Place Like Home."

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Check my blog for a hilarious animated short on how to become a republican. It truly says it all. Red State Robots.

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Lets pull away from the nation, become our own republic. Then we can take care of our own problems. Been preaching that for a while.

[Tim]

...and you may find yourself living in FEMA trailer...

Cheer up, man. Cowen's turn will come.

Peace,
Tim

[Aaron]

I read the newsletter for the C'est Levee theme - that is DAMN funny. "Spermes declares mandatory ejaculation; Cuntraflow in Effect" had me dying.

[Taj]

All those members of the ASCE, who got pbuilb monieswho designed, or inspected the failedstructures in New Orleans, have any noticedtheir names are kept in the dark by all theother ASCE engineers who did the so calledinvestigation on New Orleans.If that keeps up, the soul of theprofession, will not be safed even ifDr Seed writes 42 books.No wonder some want true full sunshine.Not in name only, but in reality.