Mythsmasher

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Saturday, October 01, 2005

Post-Katrina Predictions

I expect that Mayor Nagin and the New Orleans city establishment will use the flood as a pretext to condemn vast areas and turn them over to politically-connected developers. I would call this the "Second Louisiana Purchase"

Meanwhile, President Bush proposed a federal reconstruction authority. Where exactly in the US Constitution is this authorized? Let's call this the "Third Louisiana Purchase."

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