NOLA and the Bushies Explained

This is a very important post by Digby that really pulls together some threads on what is really going on in NOLA. It boils down to the fact that, with the utmost cynicism, the Bushies are letting NOLA die so that they can turn Louisiana into a Red state -- and it's happening. The Democratic Senator , Mary Landrieu, is expected to lose next year because one third of the blacks originally living in NOLA are not returning to the state. Just unbelievable. Nothing is more important than Republicans defeating Democrats. See if you agree after reading this.

Louisiana has been a swing state for some time, in which Democrats were dependent on the black majority in the state's largest city to win. It was not lost on Rove that all of those poor New Orleans African Americans --- and their children --- being dispersed throughout the nation could only be good for Republicans. As of now, only about 66% have returned, not enough to keep the state swinging (in more ways than one.) It looks very likely that the state will have a Republican Governor and two Republican Senators in 2008. Experts in the area estimate that the congressional delegation advantage for Republicans will be five to one by 2012. There is little doubt that the Katrina diaspora finally turned the state blood red.