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As many of you have probably read, we have a crisis in this country, with the poverty rate skyrocketing over the last 4 years of the Bush administration.

As many of you also probably know, most of the people remaining in New Orleans during the hurricane were unable to leave because they were impoverished and didn't have access to transportation, or have anywhere else to go, or simply couldn't afford to leave.

By declaring martial law and shooting looters on sight (presumably, the vast majority of whom are likely to be at or below the poverty level), the Bush administration could both solve the looting problem, and make a dent in that worrying poverty rate.

A little pressure on the Governor from the White House, and voila!