I'm very sorry about the hurricane, about the government's failure to respond appropriately and quickly enough, and about the untold suffering going on along the Gulf Coast. You have my deepest sympathies over all that. You are in my thoughts despite what you think of me. I've been to New Orleans twice, and enjoyed it both times. Bourbon Street, the French Quarter...loved it. The food, delicious.

Here's to New Orleans and its rise like a phoenix.

We all wear a green carnation.