I Don't Know About You, But I Am Absolutly Shocked.

Looks like Democrats to me,
acts like Democrats you see,
He's on the make
the cash he'll take
Still just a Democrat to me.

You have only one thought pups stick to it.Two might screw your process up.

What's the big deal? Its all Bush's fault.

Yeah, khaki......however you want to say it. Originally Posted by Chica Chaser

Brfore Katrina NOLA was 67% black, 28% White and 5% split between Hisp and Asian. and basically still is.

Brfore Katrina NOLA was 67% black, 28% White and 5% split between Hisp and Asian. and basically still is. Originally Posted by acp5762

There are not many times in History when a City has the opportunity to start all over, almost from scratch. New Orleans had that chance.

New Orleans was able to ship out a large portion of the leeches and malcontents after Katrina, tear down those awful projects, and start over.

But, they didn't. While it is not quite as big of a shit hole as it was before Katrina, in short time, it will be.

2dogs, you're a fucking idiot. NOLA isn't gonna produce any republicans .. Too many khaki people, you know.

Save it for someone who gives a rats ass Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IqYTocWPNQ

Why would anyone be surprised by this?

Am I the Naive one for knowing this has gone on for years and not being surprised?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IqYTocWPNQ Originally Posted by IIFFOFRDB

LMAO!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IqYTocWPNQ Originally Posted by IIFFOFRDB

Sounds like the libtards on here!

LOL now we know what ASSUP looks like!

There are not many times in History when a City has the opportunity to start all over, almost from scratch. New Orleans had that chance.

New Orleans was able to ship out a large portion of the leeches and malcontents after Katrina, tear down those awful projects, and start over.

But, they didn't. While it is not quite as big of a shit hole as it was before Katrina, in short time, it will be. Originally Posted by Jackie S

Yeah, I know. Some of the neighborhoods that were badly damaged don't look any different. Lot of renovation still left. New Orleans is actually one of the wealthiest Cities of it's size in the United States with Mardi Gras, Professional Sports and the Tourist trade. But corrupt politicians keep it in the wrong hands.Until that changes it will have a high poverty level and corrupt government.

Its just business as usual in Louseyanna, especially in that Democrat hole in the ground.
Did he keep his cash in his freezer too?

What do you expect from a Democrat in NO.
Yep he gonna make it a chocolate city,; he shit all over it. Originally Posted by The2Dogs

Right after Katrina, Houston opened it's heart and gave sanctuary to thousands of Katrina refugees. We opened the Astrodome and used it as giant shelter. An estimated one hundred and fifty to two hundred thousand of the "refugees" resettled in Houston and never went back to New Orleans. Houston's violent crime rate immediately skyrocketed after Katrina, especially rape and murder. No good deed goes unpunished.

I've always thought that Katrina was like a giant enema for New Orleans. Unfortunately, Houston was used for a toilet.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...020500884.html

Every state and every big city has some level of corruption.

But what the fuck is it with New Orleans and Chicago specifically and Louisiana and Illinois generally?

Those two pairs for cities/states seem to be in a class by themselves. Originally Posted by ExNYer

Having lived in Chicago nearly fifty years, I'll tell you what their problem is in a nutshell: One party rule. There hasn't been a serious Republican challenger for mayor since Bernard Epton ran against Harold Washington in 1983, and the only reason Epton was a serious challenger was that half of the city's white population was terrified at the prospect of a black mayor. Before that, you have to go back to William Hale 'Big Bill' Thompson in 1931 to find a Republican Chicago mayor. Thompson is widely credited with the famous quote "It's Election Day in Chicago, vote early and often." He was also the handpicked favorite of one Alphonse Capone.
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When there's no balance in what is supposed to be a two party system, when one party becomes entrenched, it becomes too easy to justify taking advantage of little perks that you shouldn't be taking, because there's no one of consequence in the other party to call you out on it. Pretty soon those little perks escalate to bribes, payoffs, patronage jobs for family, friends, and neighbors, ghost payrolling, and worse. Where there is a strong two party presence, this type of thing is much harder to get away with.
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Now couple the fact of one party virtually ruling the city for eight decades with this: for forty three of fifty six years, 1955 to 2011, one FAMILY had the power. Richard J. Daley, aka 'Boss' and 'Hizzoner' ruled Chicago with an iron fist from his election to Mayor in 1955 until he died in office in 1976. It was Daley who held back the vote totals from Chicago in 1960 until he was certain that Illinois' electoral votes would put Jack Kennedy over the top in his campaign against Richard Nixon. There has long been speculation among serious followers of Illinois politics that Daley did more than just hold back the totals, but nothing in the way of definitive proof has ever surfaced.
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From old man Daley's death we fast forward thirteen years, and now his son Richard M. Daley is elected mayor; Richie, as he comes to be known, rules Chicago just as strongly as his father did, having learned at the feet of a master. The difference is that Richie did it behind the scenes, most likely due to the changing attitudes surrounding the raw use of power. But make no mistake, Richie Daley wielded the power he had, sometimes vindictively; he just did it with a smile.
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For those of you who are most familiar only with nationial politics, the study of the Daleys of Illinois reveals a family more powerful even than the Kennedys or Bushes, because they never strayed from their power base. They didn't overreach. And even though there was corruption galore, and even though they were in bed with the Mob (and likely still are), it was this one family rule and the resulting hierarchy of old cronies who'd been working together for years that gave Chicago one of it's more famous nicknames. Never mind The City of Big Shoulders, or The Windy City, or any of the other monikers you've heard. Because of one-party rule and more accurately because of one FAMILY rule, Chicago remains one of the few places in the country where a citizen can call his or her alderman about a problem and that problem will be addressed to the satisfaction of the citizen right now. Of course, there are two conditions. You have to be a registered Democrat. And you have to be seen at your polling place on Election Day, every Election Day. That's The City That Works. [/I][/I]

Having lived in Chicago nearly fifty years, I'll tell you what their problem is in a nutshell: One party rule. Originally Posted by Poet Laureate

How's the City of Austin doing these days on the Republican front?

Don't know many Republicans ...

.... who give a rat's ass about salamanders in Barton Creek.

They want a golf course.