Creative Destruction

The NY Times has noticed that Houston may benefit from the destruction of New Orleans. I'm personally a bit surprised by how prominant Houston had been. I figured Baton Rouge to be the cheif beneficiary. I'm a little resentful of the tone of the article, though, as it seems to suggest that Houston has been a vulture at the gate. Rather, the Bayou City has been going far above and beyond the call of duty in helping New Orleanians. Is there an ulterior motive? Not really seeing as how the ones taken in are, to be frank, the ones it's probably least excited about keeping. As far as the scramble, I'd be upset with Houston officials if they weren't taking a longer view of things. The same goes for Oklahoma City and the Hornets. and, of course, the Saints and San Antonio. But then I expect New Orleans to become a shadow of its former self even when rebuilt. I can understand someone with different ideas to take some offense. ||9/7-am| Another post on the matter.

posted at 4:08:42 PM on 9/6/2005 by RAW - Category: General

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