I am surprised there isn't something in your character, or in your gut that tells you that starting your article with "No plan. No checklist, no timetable, no map, no plan. That is the story of urban disasters in the United States"  doesn't give you pause.  Wouldn't gloating over a catastrophic  disaster  happening to someone else  be something you wouldn't want to be seen doing in public much less get paid for it?

As much as you want Houston to be like New Orleans and Katrina, it's not.
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Anecdotes aside,  the only time I have ever read or watched anyone commenting on Katrina it is to point out how differently Harvey is being handled compared to Katrina.
There is almost no criticism of Trump regarding the hurricane.
I have yet to hear anyone complaining about whites getting life-saving preference over any other groups.

Why don't one of you article authors write an article for placement in a U.S. paper?  Because you need to keep Canadian sentiment insidious. That's why.