They turned on the power last week in parts of New Orleans. They used it to light Jackson Square with a garish light, as a backdrop for a televised speech by George W. Bush. Many observers thought it looked like something from Disneyland.
Bush promised to “do what it takes” to rebuild the areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina:
Throughout the area hit by the hurricane, we will do what it takes. We will stay as long as it takes to help citizens rebuild their communities and their lives. And all who question the future of the Crescent City need to know: There is no way to imagine America without New Orleans, and this great city will rise again.
The next day, he ruled out taxes to pay for the reconstruction.
The New Orleans of the future, he promised, would be better than the city that was destroyed:
When communities are rebuilt, they must be even better and stronger than before the storm.
Better how? Well, one vision of Neo Orleans calls for “fewer poor people.” And maybe we could replace all those jazz musicians with animatronic musical bears from Disneyland.
A couple hours after Bush finished his speech, electrical power to the city was shut off again. That’s show biz.
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