Is an attack now more likely, after Foley and Woodward?

[NOLADEM]

After the pedophilia and coverup, after the Woodward book, after all of the other scandals, are they gonna have to resort to an attack to save their midterms?

Would it work?

:popcorn:

[Duer 157099]

1. I bet they'll try n/t

[whistle]

2. An attack has always been more likely

[MadMaddie]

3. I think it is likely but I don't think it work.....

[Dammit Ann]

4. i wouldn't be a bit surprised.

i used to live in new orleans, how are ya'll doing down there?

THE DAMMIT CHRONICLES

[NOLADEM]

11. Thanks for asking

We are doing ok.

Depends on who you ask really. If you are one of the folks who came back quickly, got something worked out with your insurance, and got started on the rebuild before the deadline to raise your house (cost-ineffective to say the very least), then you are likely done by now, in your house, and working a lot. Wages are way, way up. Opportunity everywhere to work as much as you could possibly want, and the pay can be very good.

The crime is back. 110+ murders since April in a city of 250,000 during the day and half that at night (many commute from their evacuated location - Baton Rouge, Miss, etc). So, that sucks.

But, the attitude in the city is very, very positive. Heard on the radio today that 670+ of the approxiamately 800 restaurants are already opened, and I can tell you many, many more are under construction and will be back soon.

The Quarter is great, since there was almost no damage and very little water in the Quarter, and the Marigny is back strong as well.

The Bywater is in rough shape. Much was destroyed, but much remains. Anything east of the Bywater all the way to the Mississippi/Alabama line several miles inland is 100% destroyed, every tree, every building, everything but some roads.

Same goes for Lakeview. Completely destroyed. Many homes can salvage the studs, the foundation, but nothing else. All of the trees but palms have died. The grass is five feet tall, and racoons, gators and rats are as common as on our hunting land in North Louisiana.

Utilities are back. Police force is about 75% from my understanding. The courthouse has re-opened, but there are no public defenders really, so many folks arrested just prior to Katrina for minor offenses remain in jail awaiting even a bond hearing, many for offenses that would never have earned them this much time. A very real tragedy for these people. Many of them have homes that have been rotting for 14 months now, their belongings long since looted.

Sorry if this was more info than you wanted. Just got on a roll.

Come down and see us. The weather is beautiful, and everything that makes New Orleans great is open and ready to see. (except for City Park, Camilia's Grill, Mr. B's Bistro, City Perk, the Gondolas, West End Marina, ok, I'm stopping now, depressing to see the work to go).

[Dammit Ann]

14. not too much info!

i scrounge for all i can find. i was there briefly in July, did the quarter and the devastation tour, spent some dough. i miss the city every day. ya'll are in my thoughts and i plan another visit in Jan.

[Bluzmann57]

5. No

If you are suggesting that bushco is planning an attack, it will backfire. Us Joe Six Packs aren't as stupid as some think.

[colonel odis]

6. if i were iranian, i'd really be pissed at mark foley right now.

thanks to his shenanigans, my country's about to be bombed back to the stone age.

[NOLADEM]

12. Post of the Day

[Iwasthere]

7. THEY ARE DESPERATE NOW!

!

[Stinky The Clown]

8. No attack .... for two very good reasons

(I assume you mean an attack on Iran)

First, we have no military ground force in reserve.

Second, the country simply won't tolerate it right now. They **already** see the issue with gas prices as pure politics. They're opposed to the Iraq debacle. There's no upside for the Repubs with an Iran attack right now.

**IF** it comes - and I don't think it will - it will be after the midterms, not before.

[roamer65]

9. Raisinbrain is going to hijack this country...

and fly it straight into Iran. Expect the Iranian maelstrom to start very soon.

[AlinPA]

10. The r's are worried, it might be the time for them to do it. Grab yer

bullhorns, boys we're gonna go up in the polls and win us 'nother 'lection, praise Gawduh.

[LaPera]

13. "Foley and Woodward" and apparently Colin Powell's new book-How many books

will it take before the sheep say maybe their is something to this corrupt Bush & republican crime family?

[truthisfreedom]

15. if you mean a mihop, remember that anything that happens makes it clear

that they are not keeping us safe.