This hole in the ground

[The Great Quail]

> On a tour of the decimated Ninth Ward, Nagin tells Pitts the city has
> removed most of the debris from public property and it's mainly
> private land that's still affected ­ areas that can't be cleaned
> without the owners' permission. But when Pitts points to flood-damaged
> cars in the street and a house washed partially into the street, the
> mayor shoots back. "That's alright. You guys in New York can't get a
> hole in the ground fixed and it's five years later. So let's be fair."

As far as I've noticed here in New York -- where I work adjacent to Ground
Zero -- most New Yorkers agree with him.

--Quail