As catastrophic an event as 9/11 was, it was at least geographically bounded, |
It was a more intense, focused and immediate response. But the widest-angle lens doesn’t begin to do justice to the scope of the situation with Katrina. |
James Lee Witt brings to the table a track record of success. He's got the franchise. He's got star power. |
We are going to rebuild New Orleans more or less where it is, so we start out with a lot of constraints on the process, ... It is time to put a lot of interesting ideas in the hopper, but it is certainly clear that pre-conceived ideological notions ... are going to prove lacking. |
You can never be sure exactly what collection of problems you’re going to face, ... That’s why you need your whole toolbox in front of you. |