Abandoned, Lied to, and Unsure How It All Came to This, the People of New Orleans Are a Metaphor for the American Electorate

I am duty-bound to report the talk of the New Orleans warehouse district last night: there was rejoicing (well, there would have been without the curfew, but the few people I saw on the streets were excited) when the power came back on for blocks on end....The motorcade route through the district was partially lit no more than 30 minutes before POTUS drove through. And yet last night, no more than an hour after the President departed, the lights went out. The entire area was plunged into total darkness again, to audible groans. It's enough to make some of the folks here who witnessed it... jump to certain conclusions."

Well, don't hold us in suspense, Brian. What conclusions did they jump to?!

I'm just kidding. I know.

I jumped to one myself. Admittedly, it's not one of the ones he was referring to, but it's valid nonetheless: The people who are shocked by this are, either, truly desperate or totally naive.