An AP-Ipsos poll shows that most Americans believe that low-lying areas of New Orleans should be simply abandoned. It is an interesting idea. Should good money be thrown after bad in rebuilding? Rep. Dennis Haster floated (poor choice of words) the same idea last week.

The problem is, there has to be a city there. It's one of the major links in the international chain of commerce. The very pressures that caused a city to be built there to begin with, will cause another to be built as well. The delta of a mayor river. Deep water ports. It can't just be abandoned.

The poll also showed that Americans blamed government for slow response, but spread that blame equally among all levels of government. Interestingly, Colin Powell echoed those same sentiments.

- posted by Base10 @ 11:10 AM