Sometimes when a friend or loved one is doing something stupid and self-destructive, the only loving thing to do is give them a dope-slap and say, "Stop it, stupid!" (Or something to that effect.) After that you say, "Here's where you can get help." That's what an intervention is all about.
I propose that we practice some tough love on New Orleans. Okay, here goes:
New Orleans, it's incredibly stupid to live below sea level on the Gulf Coast. Stop it! Now's your chance. Take the money and run. Move fifty miles to the north, or better yet, move 100 miles to the east. If everyone in New Orleans move 100 miles to the east, it will double the a