“This City” by Steve Earle http://tinyurl.com/wontdrown Six years ago this week, the Mississippi Gulf Coast was hit by Hurricane Katrina. We can’t ever forget how the city of New Orleans was devastated. “This city won’t wash away This city won’t ever drown Blood in the water and hell to pay Sky tear open and pain rain down. Doesn’t…
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“Power gridlock gave LI a jolt”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, September 4, 2011 Living off the grid isn’t so juicy, after all. A few hours or even a day without electricity? That falls into the tolerable zone. The kids like playing with candles. The iPhone can still be powered in the car. But somewhere around…
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“Aren’t we better off getting into the (U.N.) arena and debating, being a full partner—not being some cheapskate that won’t pay its bills?” – Ellis Henican Ellis Henican on ‘Freedom Watch’ reacts to House Republicans introducing legislation that would allow the US to withold some of its 22% contribution to the UN operating budget – favoring instead…
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“The impact of the Katrina recovery on the economy of New Orleans and the Gulf coast may have some lessons in it for us as we deal with the smaller—but comparable—Irene.” – Ellis Henican President Obama may find that the damage left by Irene provides the need for an economic stimulus package that both Democrats…
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Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, August 27, 2011 Ten hard-earned lessons from Katrina, recalled just in time for Irene: 1. The hurricane categories go all the way to 5, but don’t let the scale fool you. 3’s can be awfully vicious too. When Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, it was clocked as a 3. Enough…
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“One of the lessons of Katrina, where government–Republicans and Democrats–failed us at all levels, was that what really rebuilt the area was individuals – college kids, church groups.” Ellis Henican – Long Island Newsday Columnist and New Orleans native. With Long Island bracing for what President Obama called an historic storm, Stuart Varney suggested…
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“Obama is definitely beatable – but I’m not sure any of the people that are in there now are going to beat him.” – Ellis Henican Ellis appeared with Tracy Byrnes on the “Willis Report” to explain why he thinks that the Republicans most likely to do well during the primary process—candidates that are extremists or appeal to…
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“Here’s my prediction: You run a Tea Party candidate -who gets creamed by Obama – and in 2016 the Republicans are going to be looking for someone like this.” – Ellis Henican After recent comments made by Jon Huntsman, some Republicans are asking if the candidate can be trusted. Has Huntsman set his sights…
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