New Orleans is so physically vulnerable, and there have been attempts to mitigate that, but the vulnerability persists.

vulnerability-get you some.

I don't think we'd be asking this question if we were talking about Miami. We wouldn't be talking about this if it was San Francisco, and it's sitting on a fault line.

There's a strong perception in New Orleans that we don't leave. But it troubles me when I see reports of people who had no choice.... The fact is, if you're economically disadvantaged, you're more likely to be worried about looting [and] protecting your home, which all makes it much more difficult for [people] to leave.

All you have to do is look at New Orleans to see how vulnerable he's made our country.

Once people see you cry, it's like they own part of you. It's like you ripped a hole in yourself, and they saw through whatever armor you had on, got a good long view of all the screaming alien goop underneath.