[As a result, Nagin himself has become part of the debate over how best to
rebuild the devastated Big Easy. Critics suggest the qualities that
endeared
him to Orleanians before Katrina, among them his political inexperience and
his
shoot-from-the-hip approach, make him the wrong man for the massive,
labyrinthine job ahead. But his supporters, especially members of the
business
community, say the reconstruction project offers Nagin, 49, a chance to
dramatically change not only New Orleans' skyline but also the more
larcenous
and dysfunctional side of its free wheeling culture.] I'm still high on
him, ... He's the right leader to bring the city back?especially when
you
consider that the corrupt old guard could try to exploit this disaster and
come
back into power.