Hey, hey, whadda ya say? Let's bring back the WPA!

Why not bring back a new Works Progress Administration to rebuild the Gulf Coast and New Orleans? Probably because the idea makes too much sense to make it through Congress.

And because many Americans really, truly hate those who aren't prosperous and perfect in every way. (Which, of course, would include themselves. But they haven't gotten around to thinking things through that far.)

KGO television in San Francisco has the details here:

A group of San Jose State University students are trying to help New Orleans rebuild by reviving a 72-year-old work program. The students want to bring back the depression era Work Projects Administration - the WPA.

Thirty or so San Jose State University students, faculty and Katrina survivors are marching today to commemorate the second anniversary of the devastation hurricane Katrina caused to New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. CC Campbell is a Katrina survivor who last week visited her home town.

"It's virtually like it was after Katrina sans the water," hurricane Katrina survivor C.C Campbell said.

Campbell is here because the students have formed the Gulf Coast Civic Works Project. It's a form of the WPA created during the depression 72 years ago. The proposed project is now a national effort to try and create 100,000 jobs for gulf coast residents. CC Campbell thinks it'll help.

"Thats what the federal government did not compensate for is loss of jobs and loss of income. If I don't have a job why am I going home?" Campbell said.

Campbell says she will go home after she and her husband rebuild, she also was surprised at what President Bush said today.

"This town is better today than it was yesterday," President Bush said.

"That's mayhem and foolishness is what that is. That is pure hogwash," Campbell said.