We can rebuild it

This graphic (NY Times) is a bit hard to see here(click on it), but it is a telling portrait of American priorities in the reconstruction, or lack of, in New Orleans. Every metric of recovery shows that there has been little recovery.

• Functioning homes and businesses: down by half.
• Public school students: 80% down.
• Number of open hospitals: 25% of the pre-Katrina number.
• Restuarants and food stores: again 25% or less of pre-Katrina operations.

There is one activity that is thriving, though; even more so than before the hurricane:



















Is this a great country or what?