The movie star Brad Pitt is involved in building housing in New Orleans to replace those lost in hurricane Katrina. Powerline reports that he had a meeting with Nancy Pelosi to discuss the project. In their discussion they talk about the utility costs of the houses being $10 per month. Apparently neither one of them has a clue as to what utilities actually cost.

This whole Katrina thing has me mystified. For one thing, why rebuild houses in a place that is 15 to 20 feet below sea level in a hurricane prone location? Hurricane Ike last year wiped out Bolivar Peninsula in Texas; almost all structures were just swept away. No one seems to be concerned about rebuilding the towns on Bolivar, I suppose because almost all of the people who lived there were white. It is pretty much assumed that white people can take care of themselves.