It was an unfortunate goofball statement for him to make. All it has really done is make the city look just a little bit more ridiculous.

We went from a situation where homeowners received absolutely no notice, and where the city believed they weren't entitled to notice, to a situation where the city must provide at least seven days' notice.

It's a great statement for the city with everything that's going on.

This is a message from the federal government about what they think about people who have been victimized by the hurricane. And it's a tragic message, but it's one that's being sent again, and again and again.

Thousands of families nationwide will be homeless today.

There are some homes that cannot be repaired, no one disputes that, but those folks still have the right to go to their homes and to remove anything they would like to keep.