Hurricane!

A political take on Hurricane Katrina recovery.

For example, every day, thousands of Americans are independently lifting themselves out of poverty by landing well-paying jobs and by establishing their own successful small businesses. Numerous children from troubled backgrounds who have been written off are learning skills and adopting codes of conduct that will result in their growing up to be productive, stable, and law-abiding members of society. A great many individuals -- spanning teenagers to “old folks” -- are overcoming addiction to alcohol and illegal drugs and going on to live “clean lives”. And a countless number of people who were profoundly affected by such recent natural disasters as hurricanes Katrina and Wilma are taking significant initiatives to rebuild and put their lives back together, and many have already gotten the job done.