Too much being spent on the WAR ON TERROR!! Gov should spend money on there own people & cities!!!!!!

Every city in the US is a disaster waiting to happen. We as a people are very generous and caring and want to see every person helped who needs it. Yet somehow our wishes and concerns seem to be transformed into something else by our government's handling of evey disaster. There simply is no excuse for any of the mishandling of victum's of this Hurricane.
We are becoming what we have termed a "third world country"
We are like Samson of Bible fame, filled with power yet too imature and self indulged to properly know how to use it.
Judgement is here. We as a people must humble ourselves and ask for forgiveness. Maybe yet God will postpone our fate.

Wow, Linda Addison is truly one of the needy in this nation. And, like most of the other truly needy people, her condition has been tainted by those who do NOT need. The Welfare Divas in this country have sucked all resources, physical and emotional, dry. Leaving people like Ms. Addison without much option.

Time for welfare reform, Katrina has taught us at least that much, no?

The answer to Ms. Lynne's question - No.

The lack of response and aid to the victims of this terrible natural disaster has nothing to do with the welfare program or its so called divas. But it does seem to have a great deal to do with the government on every level that appears to be either inept or in some cases actually harmful, e.g. the FEMA trailers that have been shown to contain noxious levels of formaldehyde. We must do better and we can with the right leadership.

I know Ms. Addison is legally disabled, but couldn't she get a simple minimum wage job (example, a cashier at a dealership, a store greeter?) that would greatly improve her lifestyle and give her independence?

It's not about the War on Terror. Welfare Divas are not sucking our resources dry. And no, the world is not about to end. Linda's story is, however, a powerful reminder that meeting people's needs is more about personal relationships than resources. With all its resources, no government agency can do what millions of mobilized people can do; people who are organized by private charitable groups that are infinitely better suited to take care of good folks like Linda than an impersonal government bureaucracy. If the President called upon all such groups and the American people to pull together, while the government gets out of the way, this crisis would end by Christmas. The government has "800" numbers, sterile trailers, and promised money that never comes. Individual caring Americans have hands and hearts and, together, the few billion dollars yet needed to get these needs met.

This is a sad state of affairs our government has truly left people in need down

I wonder how much government help the casinos got. hmm
Where are our priorities?

I GUESS ALL THE MONEY THAT WAS DONATED TO THE RED CROSS, THE UNITED WAY, AND ALL THE MONIES DONATED FROM TAINERS THAT MONEY WENT TO HELP BUSINESSESS AND THE WORKING POOR BARELY SAW A DIME. THAT IS WHY I WOULD RATHER GIVE IT TO THEM PERSONALLY, SHAME ON THESE NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

WE can't save everybody. We can't give all of our money to the thousands who are needy. It just can't be done.
Immigration, the poor, the homeless has always been with us throughout history. WE couldn't do anything about it then and there is nothing we can really do about it now.
I don't see how we can ever change things. No use in asking GOD to do anything, his answer in the past is to start over. Sorry to say this, but it's true.

I feel for her, yet I applaud her patience. At least she is not on TV saying that if FEMA doesn't help her soon, she is going to have to turn to a life of crime. I am going to pray for Ms. Addison and all others in her situation.

Maybe all the rich and famous people who dashed to Katrina where-ever there was a camera splashing out millions of dollars worth of goods should have a look at the little people and try to do something without making a big noise to help!!!

It took a complete disaster of a major city to unveal 'reality'. If your not a home-owner, 70% of the nation is, then you are lower than a citizen in most cases. You arn't 'contributing' to the system and you don't have a leg to stand on in most situations. Even most home-owners don't have much to work with post-Katrina due to insurance companies giving the "Chicken and the Egg" complaint, was it the flood water or the hurricane that damaged your home? Do you have both insurance policies?

We're a service based economy, producing and manufacturing little. Not many poeple who own a home work in restuarants, fast food, ect. They rent. And if you don't give them a place to stay.. your going to find that many of these jobs will not re-open since there are no workers to fill them.

I agree with Raz. So much money the government can spit our on new tanks, jets, attack helicopters and bombs, but they can´t built 1 bedroom aparments to place these people in. I mean they don´t need mansions liek the ones being built but at least a modest $200 a month rent would be fine. But, oh well, what can we do? This is the same government the people voted for, so we have to wait till the next president comes along and see what he does or thinks. Hope that he is not oil and money hungry!

I was in New Orleans 2 weeks ago volunteering for Habitat for Humanity in St. Bernard Parish. I saw the FEMA trailer parks and the FEMA trailers parked in front of every other house on the streets. It's truly sad that we live in a country that can send monies and supplies to other countries but can't take care of the people here. It's insane to me that anyone in the United States of America need worry about food or shelter when we don't think twice about building new malls, government buildings, gas stations, or upscale condos. There is no place for the have and have nots here anymore. If you got it, give some to people who need it. Written on the wall of the volunteer base camp Camp Hope was written "Live simply so others can simply live". Word.

I simply do not understand why the billionaires and millionaires of this great United States Of America, can't form their own organization that does not sift through the government, federal or state, and see to it that their funds help people like Linda Addison who is absolutely destitute.

If I had that kind of bankroll, I couldn't enjoy, with a clear consicous, a big screen plazma TV, iphone, or big luxury cars, and the residence that holds all this, when a large financial gift wouldn't hardly be noticed on my monthly bank statement.

My wife and I help as we can on our meager fixed income now that we are retired. But I lay awake at nights thinking what could be done for all the vitims of Katrina and other situations if everyone, espcially those who are blessed with so much would do more. And like I mentioned, don't let it go through the government.

I am not sure where FEMA's role should end. I thought they came in for the initial disaster and helped until people found other resources. I did not think they took on the role of caretaker forever for the people. I would think 2 years would be enough time for people to find other places to live or soruces of aid. I will assure you if my house burns down, is swept away or blown away, I will be finding my own place to live. If an apartment is destroyed, the Red Cross helps out for the moment but then people must find other homes. I agree this is a terrible plight for the people, but where does our role end?

America has lost her conscience. All the Wall St. and Washington fat cats and their friends chase the almighty dollar and their personal wealth and conveni-enience. None of them give a damn about this great country, the USA, the dire condition we are in, or the ever-accelerating pace at which we are becoming a third-world disaster. God help us and bless this great country.

California could have a 9pt earthquake tomorrow, the Mississippi could flood, hurricanes could hit like in 04 and 05, disasters happen. The US bounces back better than ANY other nation. Hurricane Mitch hit Honduras back in 1998 and the estitmate is that it will take 40+ years to recover...40 years! Sure people in the US may be living in FEMA trailers yet they have electricity,clean water, federal relief. It could be worse.

I have never been more moved! I can't even offer help, but there seems that in America, something could be done, not just to assist her but to REALLY HELP HER, and others.

I agree with Deborah, if it wasnt for all of the people who abuse our welfare system and put a drain on those of us that work hard and pay our taxes, things would be better. I hope as Deborah has pointed out that Katrina has taught us that we really need to have welfare reform in this country not higher taxes.

This lady is in dire need of help but there are thousands of people ALREADY homeless who need Help more help... think about them first.

What a disgrace for America!!! Billions and billions poured into other countries to "help people"....and still two years later our own American victims are getting nothing; worse, they are being discarded as not important!!!

This is one result of a growing reliance upon a national "global" government to provide for the individual. The money, and thus the power, needs to reside with the states where decisions can be made on a more local level.

I wisth they would stop using the word "refugee". This word is very demeaning and derogoatory to the victims in this disaster. Refugee= a person seeking refuge in a foreign country out of fear of political persecution or the prospect of such persecution in his home country, i.e., a person seeking a political asylum

Welfare reform has nothing to do with the victims of Katrina and it is intellectually dishonest to link the two. Our national priorities need to be examined. We are fighting a war with a country that had no WMD and no link to Al Quada. We need to look inward, make good choices and push natural disasters to the front page of our government's agenda. We need to elect leaders who are honest and not driven by ego and power. We someone to tell the truth, not "spin" us.

How can Bush justify and request more billions for additional funding for the war in Iraq, which does not appear to be accomplishing any goal, when there are our own like Linda and many more that desperately need assistance?????. I very much agree with the previous comment from Steven that there is no excuse for all of the mishandling and bureaucratic nonsense.

There's no question that Linda and many others are very needy. Katrina was not the cause of her plight, it only brought it into the open. I really object to the portrayal that her situation is somehow the government's fault. It's not. There's no question that Linda and many, many others deserve some help to get back to stability from our rich and caring nation. But the government is not at fault, and probably is not the best equipped to help her.

Why is Bush spending more money on Iraq? Why doesn't he use that money to rebuild the Gulf area? Is anybody paying attention to how ridiculous this administration is?

This is the wealthiest country on the face of the earth and you mean 2 years afterwards, there are still people in dire need? What does that say about our government and our country?

yes, the government should have helped more with this disaster. and they probably would have helped more if we didn't have most of our troops deployed in Iraq at the time. the government can't regulate which way the wind blows. but they can and have kept insurgents out of our country for the past six years. people need to take responsibilty for where they choose to live and stop blaming our government for their Katrina problems.

In the news today "Bush seeks $50 Billion more for Iraq". How much would it cost to help those displaced by Katrina? I doubt it would cost $50 Billion!! Shame on our government and shame on us for putting them in office!!!
Footnote to Mike Stuckey - Please, please, please stop calling these American citizens refugees!! It made me sick to hear it two years ago and it still sickens me!!

Your story on Linda Addison is truly heartbraking. Fighting big government is an unhill battle and we all know it. I am wondering why people like Linda are not moving to other states that can provide Hud housing?
I think what happened to New Orleans is an example of what will happen in the further. When the Big One hits California or the terrorist hit the United States or the continuing weather extremes revage cities, who will help then. Even though the money is assigned it never reaches the people who need the help. To much red tape in the Welfare dept and Government.
We need to sit up and take notice and get prepared for what could happen. My prayers continue to go out to the people in New Orleans.

Linda is the exception not the rule. Most of the people in the FEMA trailers able bodies. They can get jobs. There are good jobs everywhere in New Orleans for people who want to work. They were paying rent before, now they are staying for free. They have on incentive to leave. Start charging them rent for the trailers and see how they empty out fast.

People like Linda Addison are truly the people who should be helped. It's unbelievable to think of how slow our government works. Again, we should all be thankful we get any help from our government. It is hard to look at the news at night and realize there are still people who are living in trailers, and even more people now who could barely support themselves before the storm, now homeless, really have no affordable place to live.

It is a shame what this poor lady is going through just to survive. If this was one of the Washingto DC polliticians they would not be having this problem, if this country would take care of the people in this country first and if there was any money left over, then it would be appropiate to send the billons of dollars out of the country to help and aid other countries.

Why do the FEMA parks have to close? Why can't they just give them to these people, especially if they cannot obtain affordable housing or otherwise qualify for other help. The parks should not close at least until affordable housing becomes available again, even if it is years away. The cost of these parks and the trailer are chump change to the taxpayers anyway.

Linda is only one out of thousands of victims who have been traumatized and is in a predicament, in which our government needs to do more to help Linda and the other victims of hurricane Katrina. The funding has to come from somewhere. These people need help NOW not LATER.

Dawn Jade

every state in the country is in hard times will the men behind the war are filling there pocket with money I just wish I could find out how much mare money BUSH and his pals are making on this war every man that comes back from this war is money in there pockets that's why they want it to go on this is my opinion

Big E. You are so heartless!! As long as we have people thinking the way you do, nothing will get better in this country and people will keep suffering. You are a disgrace!

While Bush is waiting on approval for 50 Billion dollars for Irag. Why don't we give that money to the survivors of Hurricane Katrina and not to a senseless WAR

Presedent Bush, is about to ask for another 50 Billion to the war in Iraq...Our Gov. needs to help its own first. If there is funding left, then do what we can to help others. Everything is out of order. How can any positve outcome be expected. At home or abroad.....E.

Predictions have been made that the victims of Katrina will be forgotten about in two years.Maybe truth does lie somewhere. Its just letting you know
that we need to think things more throughly and come to a conclusion that we need to help people that need it more than people that already have it.

This is a travesty. Our President (who I voted for)is asking for another 50 billion for the war in Iraq. Tell me, what other country in the world would spend money on another country before their own. We should take that money and hire people in the building industry (who need the work)to go down and just rebuild the area.

I am just blown away about this story.Linda Addison needs help now no more red tape.Linda I will pray for you. We need to take care of home.

my house burned down 2 months ago from lightning strike in bad storm. my husband and i and 5 pets lived in a hotel cramped with nothing for a while. i then was let go from my job just 3 weeks ago. i read the story and want to help this lady and others who are much worse off than me. i think these people are being ignored like garbage on the street. my prayers are with them all.noone should be treated so cruelly!!!!!

Yeah, I agree with Raz. I mean what's the chance that the terrorists will sneak in a light off a nuke in Los Angeles or New York anyways. Send the money they are spending in Iraq to fix our woes at home. Help fix a system that we as a people have raped, pillaged, and plunder for over 200 years. Why were doing that why don't we raise taxes to over 50% like all of the European Countries, and give more of our money to the government and our elected officials to spend. PLEASE..... People like Linda Addison are where they are at cause they rely on the government. Pack your bags and MOVE. If global warming is occurring, there stands a chance that Katrina will happen again, and better yet the ocean may rise what 50 feet which will cover most of Miss. and Louisiana. If global warming is occurring I suggest the billion people that live on the waterfront to start packing cause the government will be to busy trying to save there own rear-ends.

TAKE THE ADDTL 30 BILLION BUSH WANTS FOR IRAQ AND SPREAD IT OUT OVER THE POOR FOLKS FROM KATRINA AND THE FLOODS THAT ARE GOING ON ALL OVER OUR COUNTRY. HIRE SOMEONE WITH A LITTLE SMARTS THAT CAN CONTROL WHO GETS THE HELP AND NOT SOME JERK SITTING ON HIS/HER BACKSIDE IN SOME STATE THAT NEVER HAD A PROBLEM AND IS RIPPING OFF OUR GOVT AND THE FOLKS THAT NEED THE HELP...

I really feel for people like Ms. Addison. The US Government should assist her due to the disability. However, the US Government is not responsible for carrying the load for everyone affected by Katrina.
What happend to "individual responsibility". I have Homeowners insurance, Savings, and a Disaster plan.

People in this country need to step up and stop blaming the "gov't" for everything to include natural disasters and lack of support.

Responsibility should start with the individual; and what about the city, state responsibilty - they haven't done squat!!!! As for Mayor Nagan, he has done nothing but blame every level except for his own.

Life is about being responsible and preplanning. If you don't do that yourself, how can you blame the government!

I understand it has not been easy for many of the victims, but there is no reason they could not be on their feet after 2 years. Find a job, if you are disabled you get Social security, go get a new apartment somewhere else. I feel for the victims of Katrina but honestly if after 2 years u cant get yourself out of that situation the only ones to blame are the people. The city and state should be held more responsible for lack of development and help then the federal government. We all like to blame others, but in the end there are 1000's of places these people could have gone to start over.

At the age of 59, I'm sorry to say it has become embarassing to be an American. When we waste Billions of dollars in Iraq & our brave young peoples lives while 2 years after Katrina thousands are without hope. The past 7 yrs of Bush rule is the worst I have seen in my 59 years. Hopefully, in Jan 2009 we will have a new President that truly cares about the common people.

It's ridiculous that people in Iraq are getting our money and that our ignorant President Bush is requesting another 50 Billion for the Iraq war. Yet, in our own country poverty is rampant and victims of natural distaters in an ill-prepared city are left to fend for themselves with no guidance. As a former Hurricane Andrew survivor, I can tell you that it takes years for a city to get back to 'normal'. Yet, the situation in New Orleans seems to be exponentially worse given the weak economy and weak voice of the local and state governments. Good luck to this poor victim and others ... it's really sad that our government has left them behind and that President Bush speeches LIE about recovery!

This is the time for all those so called do-gooders from hollywood to take stock in what is really important. Let's build some low income housing and place these good people in proper homes. Then there is plenty of time to help those who really don't need it as bad and get your TV news time. Linda is a tribute to a true american, who just wants to make it on her own.

This juist goes to show no one is prepred for these storms. you live half a mile from a large river or the ocean, you need to know this can happen to you. despite any income, if you don't want this to happen to you, get away from the flood and hurricane prone areas, because as sad as this is,no goverment or charitable program will keep it from happening again. as we all know by now, it is not if it will happen again, but when.

I live on the Outer Banks, NC where we get our share of hurricanes.Several years back we got slammed by Dennis twice and Floyd immediately followed.My dear freinds lost everything in flooding.Other friends 2 hours inland got flooded, lost everything.They still haven't received FEMA aid (about 5 years later) and they have cleaned, and tried to rebuild on community support.They are not rich villages-all hard working fishing community. Up in Philly and around DC they flooded too.Funny how when I went to Philly things were fine like nothing ever happened.

My advice, lean to your own community and family for support. Make the effort to change & improve your life yourself. Don't ask for the government, they'll send the money to "the money" and leave you in mosquito infested water w/o shelter. I know, I've lived it.

This administration has no regard for the citizens of America who are living below the poverty level. While Bush is asking for blood money to support a war with no ending in a country that does not want our help,why not help our own! It has been 2 years & lets face it, New Orleans will never rebuild the areas where the most of the poor lived. They do not want them to come back & won't assist them unless it would have been done by now. If they could renovate the Superdome so football games can be played they could have rebuilt 1,000's of homes. Shame on the government & this administration for leaving Katrina victims hanging in the wind. Why is it we can always help other countries but not our own.......look how long it took just to get them food & water. Katrina survivors better look to the heavens not the government & help each other move forward.

What is truly sad is the welfare babies that spend their entire lives milking the system, having multiple babies out of wedlock and living for free when they are capable of working. This woman worked her whole life and didn't ask for handouts and now she is stuck. I truly will pray she gets assistance. This is the type of person that deserves it after a life of working.

After watching some of the abuse of the contractors and government overseers and government officials I find it just appalling not only for this victim but for the city as a whole. When are the tax paying citizens of this country going to stand up and say we have had enough of this bullshit and start making everyone from the top to the bottom accountable for the injustices that they put on our system and our people. With the billions of dollars already sent down there and people are in no better shape than the day of the storm is totally disgusting. Only the few that know how to rip the system off are building the mansions. The US government should be in there buying up the properties at fair market rate and keeping the land so that this will not ever happen again. They should be in there buidling low income and subsidized housing along with habitat for housing.
They should be giving contracts to low bidders of huge construction companies tax gains or incentives to go down and expediate building. These are all no brainers... in a country that is just so used to the abuses we just turn our heads and look the other way.
Enough is enough... After all, this should never of happened to begin with, not in this day in age...

I totally agree with so much of things already said. We are suppose to be living in the best country, yet there are still so many people needing help. How many more millions of dollars is Bush planning to spend on the war. It's simply rediculous that he can spend so much money over there, instead of helping the victims yet suffering from Katrina. He is in New Orleans today. My opinion, BIG DEAL!!!! He has been there how many times now, but yet he does not seem to understand that there are so many people in our own country that need so much help getting their lives back together. I visited my son in New Orleans last year. A year after Katrina, and I still couldn't belive how much needs to be done. All the millions of dollars and manpower that is happening in the war should be used here in our own country.
Wake up Bush, and give New Orleans the help they need. I just can't believe how much still needs to be done. My prayers and thoughts are with all of you. My son works at Childrens Hospital, and thank God he was able to get out safely. But not before all the children were safe and sound getting out of there.

It is appalling that on Katrina's second anniversary our nation has neglected our own. Hearing these terrible stories without names and location, we would think this tragedy took place in a third world country where there is extreme poverty, lack of education, and resources to do better. Our country has the wherewithal to make things happen and we are quick to provide aid for impoverished countries. But when the tragedy strikes home and action requires more than sending aid, our government did not have a plan in place to save our own. It is indeed a very sad situation that two years later there still is not a plan to cover our citizens like Ms Addison. I can't help but wonder where Ms Addison and others in the same situation will be on Katrina's third anniversary.

In other words, you censor everything that is said so it confirms to your left wing agenda. This makes your objective irrelevant.

Notice who are the people who are still suffering as a result of Katrina. It's the folks who have low incomes. Why the government is not building back low income housing after 2 years? it's because they don't want those people there. I thought it was terrible to hold Mardi Gras and get tourists back into New Orleans when there are so many people who are still displaced. The people in our government are not out to help us. They are out to make money. Look at the FEMA trailers that were rushed through manufacture with too much formaldahyde and other chemicals in them that made people sick. Those people are still trying to deal with the government over that issue. Heck, there are people in Florida who are still living in FEMA trailers after the hurricanes that went through down there even before Katrina. Our government doesn't care about us unless we stop sending them our taxes.

I pray for all the victums,I dont know how that feels.God will bring all of us on our knees.Lord have mercey to all of us.We all are in turmoil!

Why are my tax dollars being spent to put these people back in harms way? If they want to build their homes in an under water level, crime ridden, inept government run city....let them do it with their own moeny.

I expect my tax dollars to help...not perpetuate misery.

To Big E, yes most of the people are able bodied, and yes they have jobs. They are not living in trailers out of choice. Most of them were tax paying citizens with mortgages/homes and had some level of insurance. Also most were living in areas deemed "non flood zones". These people are still paying on their flooded houses, paying for repairs for their homes, providing for a family and PAYING TAXES!. No one is "living it up" in a Fema trailer trust me. If they move to another state people like you judge them and discard them so they choose to live where they have grown up and where people do not judge them. Let's see how you would live if you had flood insurance, your house flooded and then the insurance company doesn't pay the claim and still pay the mortgage and provide for a family.

Are you serious, Deborah Lynne in DC? You think Linda Addison is in this position because of people on welfare? Really?!!?

Oh, you sad, sad woman. The fact of the matter is that there are MANY reasons Linda Addison is in this position today, one of the least important reasons being the so-called welfare divas. You opinion reeks of ignorance, arrogance and possible racism as well. Do you honestly believe that this endless war in Iraq - you know, the war that would "pay for itself" in the words of certain GOP geniuses -- is draining fewer financial resources than welfare recipients? And what about all the money spent on pork barrel projects that the GOP-controlled congress passed in the six years they knew there would be no veto possibility from their GOP President? And what about the tax cuts that President Bush gave to mostly the wealthiest people in the nation, in the deluded hopes that the money would trickle down to the peons? That money would have come in handy in the government's pockets rather than stashed in the bank accounts of millionaires collecting interest on it. (For the record: in the first year of those fantastic Bush tax cuts, I got laid off from my full-time job, worked THREE part-time jobs for two-thirds of the year, made about $2,000 over the "poverty line," -- and ended up owing the US government come tax time because I'm not stupid enough to have children out of wedlock. Yeah, the Bush tax cuts were a source of endless joy for people like me, Ms. Deborah Lynne.) And in the case of New Orleans citizens (I can't speak for Mississppi citizens), there is the never-ending city and state-wide corruption that, along with the Army Corps of Engineers's incompetence, allowed the levees to become time bombs that exploded two years ago today, thus throwing thousands of New Orleans citizens into the same basic situation in which Linda Addison finds herself.

Next time, Ms. Deborah Lynne, I would think very carefully before posting a message as absurd as yours. I, too, would love to believe that cutting off money to welfare divas would solve our financial problems. Reality, however, is not that simple, though some folks claiming to be a part of it apparently are.

BILLIONS GOING TO THE OCCUPATION IN IRAQ!!!!! TO THINK THAT LINDA ADDISON IS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN & ALL THAT MONEY COULD HAVE BEEN USED TO HELP OUR OWN PEOPLE, IS BEING SENT TO ANOTHER COUNTRY, WHERE MUCH OF IT HAS BEEN "LOST". I AM AN RN, AND WORKED AT THE OTIS AIR BASE, ASSISTING SEVERAL HUNDRED SURVIVORS OF KATRINA. I WILL NEVER FORGET THE LOOK ON THE MAJORITY OF THE SURVIVOR'S FACES, WHEN THEY FIRST ARRIVED ON THE BASE. TO THINK THAT 2 YEARS HAVE PASSED, AND AMERICANS, LIKE LINDA, WHO SURVIVED THE INITIAL TRAUMA OF KATRINA CONTINUE TO BE TRAUMATIZED. WE NEED TO START DEALING WITH THE FRAUD THAT IS THROUGHOUT OUR WELFARE SYSTEM, SO THAT WE CAN HELP THE PEOPLE WHO DESERVE THE ASSISTANCE, AND WE ALSO NEED TO STOP THROWING BILLIONS TO THE OCCUPATION OF IRAQ!!!

I have read all your responses. Only three touched on the right issue. At 70 years of age if anything happened to me I know my children would step in, that is called family. We help each other. Where is Linda's child? Even if it would mean sleeping on a sofa in the living room, where is her family. Goverment should not be expected to look out for someone forever. She is only 60 and is looking for someone to help her out. I feel for her, but I feel she and her family are only looking for someone else to resolve her issues. Move to a place that she can afford, and they are out there. Try Arkansas.

People often complain that spending money on the war is just like the US going to an ammo store and filling up its shopping cart. The vast majority of defense spending directly benefits the US economy. There are thousands of defense contractors that employ tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of working class Americans. We decide to pull all that funding and those people lose their jobs. What happens to those families when they are faced with dire situations similar to Ms. Addison? I make the Monday I do everyday not just to support my comfy lifestyle but to ensure that if some catastrophe did strike my life, I would be able to recover and provide for my family.

Home rental rates were already being pushed up prior to Katrina due to the growth of the gambling industry along the coast, and housing always spikes up after a weather catastrophe because suddenly there are fewer houses available with workers pouring in to further increase demand. It's not the government's responsibility to restore her economic situation. She was already being helped by a rent subsidy and early retirement payments by Social Security which is essentially what disability paments are. It's incumbent on her to move to where her money will go further. Taxpayers have no responsibility to throw money at her until she reaches middle class status.

While my heart goes out to Linda and others like her I feel that they must accept responsibility for their own situation. I know of too many instances where the money that was given to help right after the storm was used for everything from breast implants to rims for cars. I know of others that thought it was the end of the world because they were denied funds from the Road Home program, after receiving flood insurance and settled with their home owners insurance for thousands and thousands of dollars.
My in-laws, retired and on a fixed income, refurbished their home on the very limited funds they received from their insurance company and their savings. As I said, some need to stop waiting for someone else to fix their situation and start helping themselves.
One last question: Where is her son or daughter? Why aren't they helping?

Also even though there are plenty of jobs, the prices for everything from milk to rent has sky rocketed here. I make 80K a year and barely scraping buy with a family of 5. I was lucky enough to not have owned a house during the storm, but even renters are paying double and triple what they were paying before the storm.

I see the air in DC affects all its residents, not just government "representatives" and pundits.

Linda's income is certainly low enough to qualify for food stamps - which is a welfare program. She probably has Medicaid as well - which is also a welfare program. I bet she also receives help from the Low-Income Heating/Energy Assistance Program - which is another welfare program. (And if she's not receiving help from those programs, she should be.)

There are a whole lot of "truly needy" people in this country who are receiving an assortment of welfare benefits. Not just the elderly and disabled, but those trying to raise children on incomes below the poverty level.

Everyone listen very carefully. It is not the job of the government to house feed and cloth the general public. And those of you that keep saying we need to stop sending money to the our US Armed Forces over seas are nuts. You are saying that linda gets to live but our young men and women should die because they choose to fight for linda's freedom. Linda's case is bad and not one that anybody would wish on a humanbeing, but if we handed out money to all people who had stories like linda's we would have a broke Govt. and a ton more pissed of people then we have now. People must do for themselves and if they can't then it is the job of their friends and family and church to help them, NOT the Government. The GOVT. is doing its job by providing freedom how we us the freedom is up to us as individuals!!

BUSH IS ASKING HOW MUCH MORE FOR THE WAR IN IRAQ?? HOW MANY MILLIONS??? WHAT ABOUT THESE PEOPLE IN NEW ORLEANS THE GOV GIVES THEM POISIONOUS TRAILERS TO LIVE IN AND THEN TAKES THEM AWAY AND LEAVES THEM HOMELESS??? EITHER WAY THEY HAVE LOST ? I BET ALOT THINK THE WAY LINDA DOES WHEN SHE SAID SOMETIMES SHE THINKS SHE SHOULD OF STAYED FOR THE STORM AND IT WOULD BE OVER NOW .AND THAT IS SO SAD! BUT HOW TRUE. .OH AND HOW NICE IT WAS BUSH FINALLY GOT AROUND TO VISIT NEW ORLEANS MARKING THE ANNIVARSARY I BET HE DIDN'T GET ALOT OF APPLAUSE.SHAME ON HIM FOR NOT COMING SOONER AND MORE OFTEN.AND NEW ORLEANS IS NOT THE ONLY DISASTER AREA . IT GOES THROUGH OUT THE WHOLE US WITH MAJOR FLOODING-TORNADOES-RAVAGING FIRES-EARTH QUAKES ETC...IF THIS CONT. AND ALL THE HELP THE GOVT. GIVES GOD HELP US ALL

How many billions of our tax dollars spent on the military??? Funny how no one seems to mind about the hundred's of billions spent on buying weapons of mass destruction, but yet, do mind about helping people in need. I think Americans have their priorities wrong and if nothing changes, this country will become a 3rd world country. And for those who think this country is the greatest country in the world, think again. IT IS NOT!! Not when you have so many american struggeling.

Media please stop refering to the Katrina "victims" as refugees it is demeaning and dehumanizing. These are Americans for God's sake!!!!

I lived in Ocean Springs, MS when Katrina hit. We stayed! My house was destroyed,everything lost. FEMA "helped" me- then after the insurance settled FEMA required that I repay them! Some HELP right! I wasn't able to afford another home in Ocean Springs, the cost of the house I could afford but the INSURANCE PREMIUM was $3000.00 a year on a modest house. That didn't include flood insurance. I guess I was one of the "lucky ones" considering the stories from friends. It's just a SAD, SICK situation that our "Government" can spend millons on helping other countries while we "AMERICANS" struggle just to keep our heads above water!

Why is it that our Goverment can pay an Iraqian thousands of US dollars(per family) to rebuild their homes after a fire fight. Yet back at home it leaves Americans to fend for themsleves

Politicians are a bunch of lying phonies, everybody blames everybody else, especially our President. People in New Orleans need to get mad. Make a scene in the media because that's the only ways things get sddressed-"The squeaky wheel gets the grease!"-Good Luck

Big E. You are wrong!! Many people who have lost everything now suffer from depression and ptsd. If people cannot fonction mentally, they cannot help themselves.

THE GOVT. CANNOT HELP THE PEOPLE IN TEMPORARY NEED BECAUSE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY USES THE ALL ASSISTANCE MONEY TO PAY OFF THE UNDERCLASS TO VOTE FOR THEM. THE UNDERCLASS WORKS FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. THEIR JOB IS TO VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS. WHEN A DISASTER HAPPENS THERE IS NO RESERVE OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE. THIS IS SOLID LIBERALISM IN ACTION BROUGHT TO YOU BY GENEROUS LIBERAL DEMOCRATS. DEMOS, THANK YOU FOR SUBVERTING ALL THE GOOD INTENTIONED HELP PROGRAMS OF THE GOVT.

What if "a trustee [non-government-related, please] donated his/her expertise" by heading up a fund for Katrina victims? What if every male and female, eighteen years and older, provided 5.00 to this fund? This minute offering would make some significant difference, I just know it would. Let's take care of our own US residents first and foremost.

I feel Linda's pain but in a different situation. I am a single mom of two who just moved in SC five yrs. ago (esp. from the horrifying memories of the towers), two jobs, in college, and just moved to a new home from a neighborhood with crime and prostitution that was a regular sight (this old neighborhood is now in process of reconstruction).

Since my move in SC, my income was slowly going down. I was a certified cook to first cook with income over 24gs'in NY and the first year in SC; my income is now in the range 8g to 10 with no health insurance (including my kids not having health insurance).

In the next few months, I will pitch in to help Linda and few others (despite of what I am going through and the new move to a new location). It is also ironic that she couldn't go through 'Habitat Housing..' herself; in my case, with my time I had no time to build a home for my family and/or to help build for others. Within time, I was blessed with Section 8 (there is a story behind that one), and a home that I can really say 'Home SWEET Home'. My family and I had moved so much that we are finally calling this home our home and proud of it.

Linda, I hope you will read all the comments including mine. Keep your head up and smile because the good things will come for those who wait. Much luv!

The current government and its President, Congress, Bureaucracies and Courts will go down as the worst in American History. Killing Terrorist (the newest boggie man bought to you from the folks in DC to keep us all afraid), rebuilding other nations, letting China continue to unfairly trade and treating our poor & middle class legal citizens as if they don't exist calls for instant regime change (Sound Familar)? WE have become the nation under the dollar and Paris Hilton gossip. DARK DAYS are coming unless we can put the government on notice that these things will no longer be tolerated. The government has truly succeeded in suppling morphine for the masses. Wake up American or we will all be living in a trailor park with an electric fence around it!

I am apalled by the gross mishandling of human dignity in this country. We've left our own struggling, wounded children to fend for themselves in an increasingly hostile, unforgiving environment while we spend the majority of our strength, time and funds on empowering the neighbor kids. Our unconditional gratitude and trust have been taken advantage of - is it any wonder that our faith and support are severely waning?

We all need to think about where to start, because this could happen for a lot of reasons, to anyone anywhere in this country. What IS the best approach when everything is suddenly just gone? Finding your own place to live, and getting a job (even the minimum wage one that Kaleb asked about) are impossible because of the chicken-and-egg situation. There is very little of anything there - the houses and apartments that exist, are very expensive so minimum wage (or even higher paying) jobs aren't enough. And those jobs may not be there anyway. How does someone with nothing, especially older, go to a new city and start over? How does the devastated city rebuild? This is MASSIVE, not just a part of town. I suspect there have only been two times since the first pilgrims landed and were saved by the Indians, that our nation has faced homelessness and poverty on this scale - throughout the devastated South after the Civil War, and during the Great Depression. The New Deal is what helped stop the Depression. The South really never recovered, as a region, from the War - and THOSE wounds are what leave us legacies of institutionalized racism and mistrust of the federal government (not helped at all by the federal response to Katrina and the levee failures). Between the costs of the war in Iraq ($10 billion per month), dilapidated US infrastructure everywhere (bridge collapse), natural disasters (fires and mudslides in West, floods in Midwest) where DO we start as a nation?

Billions of dollars are wasted annually on two wars we can never win: the war on drugs and the war on terror. There will always be drugs and there will always be people that don't agree with our way of life. The gov't should just admit it is wasting our tax dollars and put those wars to rest so we can improve everyone's quality of life here in the States.

It seems as though the priorities have been to get the Mega Casinos up and running in Waveland and other parts of the gulf. After all, they're just so very good for the community. Yes, I understand they are providing jobs for the locals; most at minimum wage I'm sure. The major corporations and Casinos tend to bring in their own upper management and profits flow up not down. The casinos also bring business back to the region. However, I'm not sure that an economy based on gambling is totally healthy. The bulk of the profit does not remain in the community. A good deal of their profits come from local pockets who cannot afford to lose, but the enticement and hope of winning is just too big. At least the reservation casinos are making money for the tribe. Once again, the Have's get back on their feet a whole lot faster than the Have Nots. My family has always believed in working hard for our keep, paying our own way, depending on yourself. Unfortunately, many of the people devastated by Katrina have been prohibited in taking care of themselves by the ineptness of the emergency response. At every turn they seem to be stopped in the effort to reestablish themselves; whether from red tape, inability to clear the debris, building permits being unavailable, untenable sanitation conditions, etc.. I don't ever remember such chaos in response to a natural disaster as we've had in the last few years. I'm 55 years old, over the course of the years my family has been burned out, flooded out, and faced many medical disasters as well. We understand how hard it is to come back. These people are being blocked from accomplishing this. Maybe a little common sense will return to our world. Lets get our priorities right people! We have to take care of our own and this country is in need of some serious attention. I believe we can turn it around with a little clear thinking. Yes, terrorism is a very serious threat and has to be addressed, but it is not the only serious threat we face. If our house of cards collapses (like our bridges and infrastructure) the rest of the country may start resembling the Gulf Coast. We are not immune from disaster of long term or permanent consequences. We had better find some common ground and pull together. PLEASE, don't let Politics destroy our lives. For instance, everyone seems to blame the other party for our problems. It is such an easy out for them. Both parties bear a great deal of blame for our chaos. Sometimes, I think we should start from scratch and toss them all out. Maybe we can break the constitution out of mothballs, you know, the original one that hasn't been "interpreted" to death. I KNOW that we are still capable of thinking for ourselves. Don't let the "pitch" do us in. Propaganda seems to have become an art form in our country. Ms. Addison could use some real help and accurate information. Is it that so difficult to do? Maybe if we simplify things, and get back to the basics from the ground up. Not Welfare, but working together in getting us back on a positive, productive course. The people need to take charge of their lives again. The supposed "Government of the people" doesn't seem to have much concern for "the people". I'm beginning to feel like the proverbial mushroom.

What asituation?! Linda Addision is just one of many that our government has turn their back on. I want to know just where did all the money go that was to help these people. So many states and their local government have had to pick up the tab for these people who have lost everything. I know first hand. I am just one of those who opened their door to those who needed a place to stay until they could get a place of their own. I watched and listen to these men and women as they went about trying to get help from FEMA AND THE GOVERNMENT. I heard their cries of despair and thier prayers of thanks for letting them survive, I also listen to them as talked about What am I going to do, How am I, where do I even start.They talked about thier loved ones,friends, neighbors and coworker who are scattered all over. I want to know what is going to happen to those who are like Linda. Is our government going to turn their back on them or what? I want to thank all the people who step up to the plate to rescue anadhelp all those who were affected by the hurricaine. You know who you all are. THANK YOU!!!!!!

why can't USA take care of our own people and help the nation be better. Instead of thinking of other countries problems. We the people should come First in our nations wealth. If everyone just took time in need and send. Why should our people suffer. Yes, USA stands for freedom. But why, is there so much saddess and people live and make there homes. But when it all taken away. and older people can't just start over. Think of all jobs. Who accepts me as I am 60plus and disabled. We all need think hard before making judgement on those who are in need. Our people make the USA in all 52states. May God Help this nation in need.

if you live in a city built under sea level that is next to the sea, you ought to be prepared to get wet, the government didnt cause this disaster, and we the TAXPAYERS shouldnt pay to rebuild the same city in the same location, when the economy where I lived dropped I moved to where I could make enough money to continue my life style. stop blaming the government for all that is wrong in life and get out there and make a change in your own life if you dont like it.

This is really pitful that I have to see comments of pure selfishness in the United States.If Katrina hit your door, your money and you had no one then you would stop critizing the welfare system and other humanitarian aid systems for helping people whom you call your fellow American.This country has no right to say "One Nation Under God". Because you are not acting like it. You are using false accusations of calling people lazy in a dire situation. Yes, no one government can mend everything but they should try.
As they say if your body is sick how will you help a friend. America has been sick for a long time.We need to help our own people then we can help others as much as we can. No one can give 100 percent because as humans we make mistakes but we can try to give as much as we can.

Please, Instead of destroying other countries, try to build your own, invest the money that goes to war in rebuilding your land. There is no other place like home.

I am so disgusted with Bush, now after he has done nothing for the American people who are really in need, he has the nerve to say that the people devastated by Katrina are doing well? Where in hell is he looking at ? But then he wants over 50 million dollars more for Iraq ? What country are you the president of ?
I can't wait till they impeach him. This country has NEVER been so bad and all other countries laugh at us.

It seems to me our government need to be more responsible. After all, we put them there to lead THIS nation, not others. This is a travesty, and it's not just New Orleans, but an extension of a problem that is nationwide. Time for a change. Enough said.

I applaud those who have spoken out about relying on family and providing assistance to those around you as well as those who do not point a finger at the war. As for those who continue to believe that the war is the reason we have so many financial issues here at home, you have to open your eyes! Our country was in debt long before this war came about and would have continued being so even if the war had never had happened. With that said, the war happened and many want to blame the people and the money involved in it for the problems we have here. Why!? I know this war has been lengthy and costly but do you honestly believe the war started our troubles!? Please! we have been in trouble as a nation for along time. Debt, poverty, low income, and high crime rates have been around far longer than I can remember. War didn't bring them about and war did not bring about Katrina. Natural disasters devastate communities every year. Noone thought Katrina would bring about as much damage and destruction as it did and noone can predict something like that. Nor can anyone accurately predict the amount of time, money, and personnel that's needed to recover from any situation especially a disaster situation. No, too often the reality of a situation only arises after the fact, after the problem has arisen. Yes, more could and can be done for Katrina victims but everyone has to realize that we should not be blaming everyone else or other situations like we have been. The problems we face as a nation have been around for a long time but unfortunately were thrown at us and at Katrina victims quickly and in mass numbers. Reform must happen, assistance must be provided quickly, and change must continue. WHat has to stop is the constant blame game. We learn as children that blaming others doesn't work and is unacceptable so how is it that now as adults we continue to blame others. The war has put pressure on our nation, but do you not realize that if war funding was not provided that we would be putting the lives of VOLUNTEER soliders in jeopardy (physcially, mentally, and financially). While we sit comfortably behind our computers it's easy to say "Stop" but to those who fight that money provides more than just "New Tanks". Judge how you like but do not think that those men and women over there take any amount of money or time for granted. They need everything they can get their hands on and as much support as possible. If you don't think so, then try sleeping on the dirty ground for months on in or wearing the same clothes day in and day out for one or two months straight. Or better yet, try imagining walking around thinking that behind any corner could be someone who wants to kill you and wondering if you equipment will keep you safe.

People please give me a break. The gov. nor Pres. Bush caused Hurricane Katrina. And it's not their fault people haven't planned for the future. The gov. does help, but should they have to totally take care of every person who hasn't done well in life?

I hope President Bush has read these comments. The people are speaking...and I ask, President Bush, CAN YOU HEAR US NOW?

I can appreciate her plight and I am truly saddenned by our government and its actions. Many people are not able to bounce back anymore from such a catastrophy as the loss of home, loved ones, employment, ect. I would say not one more dime to this war until we have taken care of our people here on the home front first.

What makes me sick is how so much is blamed on the government. The government IS us. It represents you and me! If you have a complaint, look at yourself and what you have done about it. If you have done nothing, you are part of the problem you are complaining about. As for Linda, she needs charity... from everyone who has the means to help. Where are the charities (Red Cross) I donated to? What are they doing to help? Why can't Habitat for Humanity help her? She's too poor? Wow! Too poor for charity... that's incredible. How about a group home or apartment? 3-4 roommates ought to afford the costs of a home.

As ususal, the people that need help the most do not receive it. Meanwhile, there are people who don't need any assistance ripping off the government; and on top of that, the government is pushing millions of dollars to the contractors and other businesses that are supposed to be rebuilding NO, and those guys are getting rich! What is wrong with this picture? I could go on and on, but who cares? Who listens? Pathetic.

MSNBC LIES! MSNBC states "We will only approve comments that...are not attacking the comments of others", yet many here attack other's comments. MY original comments were not posted because I attacked the democratic party which was voted into office throughout New Orleans for generations. Which knew about the Levees yet did NOTHING about it. Stop blaming what BUSH didn't do AFTER Katrina. What did the Democratic Politicians do BEFORE Katrina about the Levees? Nothing! What are they doing about the 9th Ward compared to the French Qtr? Nothing! Why should Bush do anything for folks who will never vote for him when the folks we vote for do nothing for us?

here we sit in what was once the only country people were literally dying to get into, watching people wait to recover from Katrina, while Indonesia which suffered the horrendous effects of a tsunami have already recovered. How come they can get it done there and we can't get it done here?

I think empathy for katrina victimes is unhelpful. Lots of people just "can't understand why they can't move on and pull themselves up". I don't understand either! But I don't have to have complete empathy to have some sympathy!! I don't understand why and how lots of people deal with their situations. I don't understand how our brave soldiers do what they do, how our successful Entrepreneurs do what they do, how cancer patients die with dignity. We can have admiration for people that we can't empathize with, why can't we have sympathy for people we can't empatize with.

Listen, WE DON'T NEED TO BE ABLE TO SEE OURSELVES IN THIER SITUATION. We just need to accept that OBVIOUSLY there is a huge problem with Katrina victims not being able to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and we as a country need to figure out what they need to succeed (NOT what we think WE would need if we were in their situation)

Hey Riz of New Orleans. Blame the GOP all you want. Here are a few facts. The folks of New Orleans for generations overwhelmingly voted for DEMOCRATS. These DEMS did NOTHING about the levees which everyone knew would not survive a major hurricane. Even with a Democratic Pres and a surplus in the 90s, all these DEMS did nothing and now you blame Bush? It you weren't so sad, you'd be funny!
Note to MSNBC -You've posted enough msgs on bashing Bush & Iraq...how about posting just one that actually puts the blame where it belongs...the DEMS!

Well, 1st I don't believe Linda A. is ABLE to read this. Second, I DO hope that as LA/MISSISSIPPI built new in-land casino they thought how workers would live. Yep! NEW laws were made for them to come out the water. Wow! Quick laws for gambling..not people.
New Orleans still have CORPSES in houses/debris(human/animals). Funny how the Psunami of the East has mostly rebuilt with USA, EUROPE & other aid $$ that helped. Hmmm...why can't we rebuild HERE as fast.
Hate to be a bummers but USA housing-forclosures, high gas/energy bills, prop taxes, employers closing/downsizing. Americans are on $$$$ drain in giving! Bush still asking for WAR $$$ that won't be paid in 4-generations. Oh and to the "GET A MIN. WAGE JOB COMMENT"...FYI..it would decrease her $$ with taxes withheld to around..$250/month (SSDI laws). Still can't rent a dog-house for that.
So to Linda's supporters..help her seek a church,YMCA, Nuns, 700-Club..whomever. Because the TRUTH is... churches, entertainers,private citizens, college/high school students HAVE been 80% of the rebuilders, not government. ACT NOW..January/WINTER IS COMING FAST! We're praying for common sense in Wash. DC. Hurry up-Nov 2008!!

Hey Amethyst, why would you move from a 24g job in NY? You moved to SC 5 years ago? The buildings came down 6 years ago. You were so scared that it took you a year to move? So now, because you're scared, we get to pay for your housing, when you are perfectly capable of getting a good paying job? Pull yourself together and get back to work!

What a crying shame and proof of how far humanity has fallen. Leona Helmsley leaves $12 million to her dog and the "pres" want's another $50 BILLION towards HIS "shock and awe" fiasco. Meanwhile we have an entire city waiting and waiting and waiting for much needed help:(

We use to be the richest nation, now we are not, too much money spent on war that is not accomplishing anything. Pleople like Linda Addison need help, it is time for our government to start taking better care of the people in this (once) great nation..

To those who have never dealt with "FEMA" or insurance companies after a disaster,who sit and wonder "when our responsibilites are supposed to end" my advice would be to see what happens to THEM when they have to. Go to the disaster areas, talk with the residents, SEE for yourselves. It might save you some heartache in the future. Expecting "the right thing" to be done by these people would be a serious mistake. I am a contractor, that has done disaster relief, dealt with and negotiated on behalf of clients for what was due them, and know for a FACT, how very poor any kind of response is. Insurance adjusters in a disaster situation are NOT your friends. They work FOR an insurance company, NOT for you. FEMA, is just a joke except in publicised cases, when it comes to rebuilding, or true help in rebuilding. If a person TRIES to help themselves first, goes to FEMA when they find out they can't, help will be a long time coming, if ever. As far as this poor lady going out and getting a "minimum wage job" did it ever occur to anyone, that those jobs, may have washed away? Drive down I-10 from New Orleans to Slidell. Look at the closed Wal-Marts, and national chain stores, malls, doctors offices, Apartment complexes sitting empty. Even someone of limited intuition and sight can figure out, that the return of the lowest of low paying jobs,and housing within range of them, will be delayed for more than a "while".

I understand that the people who went through Katrina have suffered in many ways and have had to completely rebuild their lives. But it is not the government's job to rebuild their lives for them. It is the government's job to provide a free country where every American can carve out their own life.

Every year there are thousands of people all over the U.S. who lose their homes, lose their jobs, lose their families, and are hit by disasters. If we all sit around waiting for the government to take us by the hand and make our lives better, we will be waiting for a long time indeed. Since that is not working, how about we take the initiative and do what we can to better our own lives and the lives of our family, friends and community members.

When someone is down, we as a community help them get back on their feet--but we don't carry them for the rest of their lives just because they have had a rough time of it and have had to start over.

If I lost my home today, I can guarantee you that the government would not provide me with free housing for the next two years and I wouldn't expect them to either. Life can be rough but it is life, not entitlement.

I feel so bad for this lady. I have alot of sympathy for all Katrina Survivors. I feel extreme about some aspects of the money spent, but that is because of what I have seen with my own eyes.

Living in Houston, I have seen alot of Katrina Survivors. I volunteered for over 2 months alot of time at the Dome and Reliant Stadium. I met alot of nice people.

But some people that I let into in my home, into my life to try and help them to find out exactly why they are in the situation they are.

I met a Single father and son. The son was 16, I took this child back in forth to school, let him stay in my home. When the father got his 27,000 from FEMA, he spent over 20 grand on crack cocaine. He is not the only one I seen do this.

I had to really dig deep and just stop helping. I know that isnt right because there are many that are not like that, but I couldnt risk it either.

So, while some people are very deserving of the help, you never know. I never thought that this person was like this either. They blame Katrina for the drug problem. Well, I dont get that either.