The question is what I wanted to do with the new life God has given me. This is the mission I want to take on.

I was treated with a miracle drug, just like Lance Armstrong.

You probably have to have redundant levee systems with canals in between them, like the Dutch have, to make sure that incoming water is channeled off to areas where you deal with it rather than have it drown you.

The question is what I wanted to do with the new life God has given me. This is the mission I want to take on.

I think the industry finally gets it. They've lost the connection with the American public, and they've got to rebuild the trust with the American public.

Invite the best and brightest to compete for a grand prize to come up with designs, including new zoning, building codes and so forth, for New Orleans that could make it safe from water, and let the state and city pick the plan that works best for Louisiana.

And if citizens of New Orleans who are really contemplating coming back heard that we're really intent upon making the place secure again - regardless of whether the levees held or not - then I think a rebuilding process would really take shape.