Wednesday, September 07, 2005

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I heard a suggestion for how New Orleans would be re-built. The historic, touristy part happened to be the least damaged. So that, and the valuable seaport, would be most of what remains of the new New Orleans--a "rump" city. The rest of the city would be located away from the flood zone, just like so many small towns on the upper Mississippi were after the 90s floods. 10:11:37 PM    comment []

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George Will: "Thoughtful conservatives—meaning those whose conservatism arises from reflections deeper than an aversion to high marginal tax rates—are conservative because they understand how thin and perishable is the crust of civilization, and hence how always near society's surface are the molten passions that must be checked by force when they cannot be tamed by socialization". and: "This is a liberal hour in that it illustrates the indispensability, and dignity, of the public sector. It also is a conservative hour, dramatizing the prudence of pessimism, and the fact that the first business of government, on which everything depends, is security." 10:03:29 PM    comment []