Two Years After Katrina

I copied and pasted some quotes from news articles to my notes today. It's been two years since Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast and I found it interesting, what has come to pass since this Cat 3 hurricane hit.
First, I will share the "fair and balanced" view of FOXNews:
BILOXI, Miss. — About 100 people prayed and sang Wednesday on the neatly manicured Biloxi town green, standing in the shadow of a Hurricane Katrina monument to remember the monster storm that left a wide swath of destruction along Mississippi's coastline two years ago.
Mayor A.J. Holloway said he is grateful for how far his city has come and proud of its people.
"God has been good to Biloxi and its people of the Mississippi Gulf Coast," Holloway said. "We have a new outlook on life and a new appreciation for what's really important in life. It's not your car or your clothes or your possessions. It's being alive and knowing the importance of family and friends and knowing that we all have a higher power."

"We ring the bells for a city that is in recovery, that is struggling, that is performing miracles on a daily basis," New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said

Perhaps Mr. Nagin could gain some insight to recover and a positive perspective from the Mayor of Biloxi.

Next, I will share a quote or two from CNN:
Protesters, remembering the government's slow response in the storm's immediate aftermath, planned to march from the Lower 9th Ward to Congo Square to spread their message that the government has also failed to help people return.
"People are angry and they want to send a message to politicians that they want them to do more and do it faster," said the Rev. Marshall Truehill, a Baptist pastor and community activist. "Nobody's going to be partying."
In New Orleans, a candlelight vigil was planned in Jackson Square at dusk Wednesday, right around the time the French Quarter last year started getting tipsy with street parties and residents choosing to remember the anniversary in their own unique way.

I think it was "their own unique way" that kind of disuaded me. First, we had the snow making machine in the deep south. The first step in a succession of many for poor management of federal funding. Then of course, there's the fact that two years later there is still a huge outcry of needing help, yet both Februarys since Katrina have managed to host a bustling MardiGras and Fat Tuesday extravaganza. I can't afford to not bother to be productive or throw away a ton money to celebrate, so why should I finance those that consider this manner of recovery, "their own unique way." This is America, finance your "own unique way!"

And last, but certainly not least is AP:
But Gina Martin, who is still living in Houston after Katrina destroyed her New Orleans home, was unconvinced. "Bush was down here again making more promises he isn't going to keep. The government has failed all of us. It's got to stop," she said.
Martin was among an estimated 1,000 people taking part in a protest march that started in the Lower 9th Ward. It was a uniquely New Orleans-style protest: There were signs accusing the Bush administration of murder and angry chants about the failure of government. But marchers also danced in the street accompanied by two brass bands.
In Gulfport, Miss., Gov. Haley Barbour urged people to see the positive. About 13,000 of his state's families are still living in FEMA trailers, but that's down from a peak of 48,000, and he expects they could all be out of the temporary housing in a year.

President Bush said 80% of the promised funds have been delivered, so . . . perhaps it is time to stop whining and demanding and realize, New Orleans; every day people have crisis situations and horrendous events, that don't get federal funding, and don't make the national news, and they have to rebuild their lives and simply do it!
Another thing I noticed, which is why I sent money to Biloxi rather than New Orleans, in the first place. Biloxi was willing to "help themselves" and have given G~D the glory. Just another point I couldn't help but notice, here, 2 years after Katrina. New Orleans has received a ton of federal funding, and they still say they are far from recover.
It would seem that those that rolled up their sleeves and got busy, have rebuilt and those that are still waiting to be rescued by their government, are still waiting and disappointed.
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of G~d. New Testament