From: John Cuccia 

On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:22:08 -0500, Monte Davis
 wrote:

>John Cuccia  wrote:
>
>>Nothing baffling about that, its simply the normal weather cycle,
>>which is impervious to influence by human activities.
>
>Sorry, of course you're right. We simply need to be realistic and
>adapt to the facts on the ground.
>
>Take Nawlins as an example. Reconstruction can be targeted using a
>weighted formula derived from sound science: say, 30% based on
>elevation above sea level, 30% based on subsurface conditions at the
>levees, 40% based on contributions to the RNC...

Which yields:  about 60% of all government recovery and reconstruction
money going to Mississippi.

(Not that I begrudge them a penny, without their GOP connections the region
might have been shut out).

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