It's going to take more than a levee to save New Orleans.

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#2 by stubbyfinger Sun, June 11, 2006 5:09 PM It's going to take more than a levee to save New Orleans.

Perhaps, but that's beside the point. The Administration said that the job would be done by June 1st and it was done. Some folks just can't take good news I guess, especially when it comes to Bush's administration.

But Col will not read anyone elses posts. It's like poking the guy who won't look at you with a stick.

#6 by Adventure-Dude Sun, June 11, 2006 5:57 PM But Col will not read anyone elses posts. It's like poking the guy who won't look at you with a stick.

I couldn't give a red rat's ass what that kook does or doesn't do. This is about the fact that the so-called press failed to report this. It shows their blatant disregard for anything that doesn't help further their politics and how much they think exactly like our resident parrot.

Stubbyfingers.. or should I say "StubbyGene... great, MasonM points out the incompetence of the press and you twist it to fit your own myopic view.

So I take it from your short but pointless responses that you believe the press should praise the Government for actually doing what they say they’re going to do.

So I take it from your short but pointless responses that you believe the press should praise the Government for actually doing what they say they’re going to do.

I'll take a stab at a serious reponse ...

What you don't remember (or are deliberately choosing to forget) is, actually, several things. The first - the US Army Corps of Engineers was lambasted last year (in the media and here at JU) for their "failure" to upgrade and maintain the levee's in New Orleans and surrounding parishes. With me so far? Good.

Additional criticism and/or skepticism came about when the CoE said that they were going to repair the levees to the same level they were before (Not hard, a couple sandbags, a little cement ... and the corrupt people of Nawlin's would've gotten what they've paid for ... ) Anywho, the BIG news is - despite setbacks and problems and negativism aimed at them, the CoE has completed the repairs on the levees - to the standard they were at before OR BETTER. See, they improved on the sections of the levees that they were repairing.

Now, for all the grief the CoE got when the levees originally failed (and the grief they've gotten since), you would think the media would've done the "Wow, gee, that's something we didn't expect to see happen." Did they? Nope. Other than minimal mention in small papers, and nothing that I caught on TV news programs, nothing's been said about it. Since it's not a failure to crow over ... nothing gets said.

So, yes, the CoE did what they said they were going to do - overcome major obstacles (not the least of which is rebuilding a bad idea in a terrible location in a city that's below sea level anyways) and criticism to perform a minor miracle.

If this is a sign of anything - it's a sign of the ingenuity that US Army Corps of Engineers has become famous for. It's a sign of the American "Can Do!" attitude at work. Honestly, due to the technical and political hurdles that had to be overcome, I didn't expect them to be finished with the repairs until sometime in early August. I'm proud of the engineers (military and civilian) that make up the CoE for the job they did.

Now, let's see the citizins of New Orleans step up and show themselves worthy of that kind of effort and devotion.

#14 by stubbyfinger Mon, June 12, 2006 00:36 AM So I take it from your short but pointless responses that you believe the press should praise the Government for actually doing what they say they’re going to do.

As drmiler pointed out.

Chaos Manager gave a very good response here, using more time than I cared to give to an obviously obtuse (intentional or otherwise) comment.

As for my own response; If you don't see how completion of such a major project, on time, is news and should be reported as such you're never going to "get it" so I didn't and don't care to waste my time explaining it further.

I guess I’m just obtuse.

It would seem so as you yet again completely missed the point.

From a Louisiana resident, any project completed on time here is certainly newsworthy. For a project to complete on time several things are required.

1. All politicians must sit on their hands so to suppress the desire to stick them out in a demanding way.
2. Out of state workers must be called in because most of the able bodies here take a good note from the politicians. If you stand there with your hand out long enough and do nothing else, eventually someone will put some cash in it.
3. Local governments must stand back and not get their Brother-in-Law the latest contract for waste removal or any other corruptible task. Removing grass clippings for a living does not qualify you to remove construction debris.

This is a big deal. I think it deserves a little press time in the media. Especially since they were the ones that kept saying it can't be done. The only way for the MSM to save face is to pretend nothing really happened. (Big Surprise! )

I know the CoE did a big thing but frankly the levees in NO are nothing more than a polished turd. I hope the citizens of NO learned a good lesson. Evacuate, evacuate with enough supplies to sustain you and your brood for a couple of days at least. And, the local government doesn’t really care if you make it out unless you have a cash bribe.

It would seem so as you yet again completely missed the point. The point that you think the MSM should acknowledge a job well done by the CoE and other successes of the administreation. Yea I get it I just don’t agree with it.

YOU STILL MISSED IT!!! There was NO point! It was SARCASM!

#15 by drmiler Mon, June 12, 2006 01:50 AM So I take it from your short but pointless responses that you believe the press should praise the Government for actually doing what they say they’re going to do. So I take it you don't seem to know sarcasm when you read it? This article is basically a slam at the left/. #18 by MasonM Mon, June 12, 2006 09:09 AM So I take it from your short but pointless responses that you believe the press should praise the Government for actually doing what they say they’re going to do. As drmiler pointed out.