but our big challenge which is hamper iing recovery is the oil drilling moratorium. it's an economic disaster here and completely unjustified. you know the president's own panel of experts did not recommend that. >> eric: talking about economics, we had trace gallagher a moment ago. i was down in new orleans recently. you can get the beignet at cafe dumond, the restaurants are pack and bourbon street is full. is it completely back? there is sadness still ongoing, not only on this day, on the anniversary, but somehow in general? >> we're not completely back, but we're getting there and better than ever. strength, reform, not just the physical upgrade. it's political reform, too, in a lot of different areas. we're getting there better than ever. but we have further to go. but economically, the dark cloud, the major threat is this moratorium.