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Posted on 09/07/2005 8:42:52 AM PDT by milwguy
Paul Simpson, a political blogger who lives in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie, La., said he and other locals are puzzled by the governor's refusal to let the federal government temporarily command the state's National Guard. "I thought it was as standard as sunshine in California that the governor would tell the president, 'You have the Guard.' I thought that was a given," Mr. Simpson said. "She absolutely has no clue." Critics have long derided Mrs. Blanco for her tendency to call for studies and special commissions to find solutions for the state's biggest problems. In 2003, the Shreveport Times, in endorsing her Republican opponent for governor, Bobby Jindal, called Mrs. Blanco "indecisive" and "unprepared" for the rigors of the job.
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Calling for commission to study also removes the responsibility from the governor to the commission.
In other words, she can't make decisions, does not want the responsibility and is totally unsuited for a governor during a crisis.
If I was a Congressman of a state and the New Orleans disaster plan was as dismal as we've seen, I'd be yelling bloody murder. Long before a hurricane arrived.
Instead, when Jindal was asked what blame local and state authorities bore for this, he insisted it wasn't their fault.
So IMO he's part of the problem here.
And this goes for male leaders too. The display put on by the President of Jefferson Parish was just as despicable as Blanco's performance. Crying in public is simply unacceptable.
"I'd horse whip you, if I had a horse!" -Groucho
Blaming the feds as well.
None of this is any of their fault, apparently.
I'm not saying he isn't part of the problem. Hell, I don't even know who he is. But a congressman has little to no power and/or authority with regards to this situation.
If there's anything worse than a hysterical woman it's a hysterical man, like that Aaron Broussard on "Meet the Press". I wanted to punch him in the face so bad...
He may have done a better job than Blanco, but what he seems to be doing now is running for Governor again instead of supporting the efforts of the government that he's already sworn an oath to. He and Vitter both need to stop whining.
I guess she's waiting for a study to be completed, then will assign the decision making to a committee. She should have an answer by next year.
She's crying herself to sleep.
I disagree. He probably worked long and hard to get a couple pet earmarks in the recent highway bill, instead of trying to get federal funds for disaster planning.
Unless I hear he was extremely vocal about the lack of planning in NOLA (and his district includes part of the metro area), IMO he didn't show any leadership in trying to prevent this problem from happening. A Congressman can play a lot of hardball with local and state governments and use the bully pulpit to shame them into acting.
After which, they should be removed from office and forced to do volunteer work for the Red Cross, Salvation Army and ASPCA, spending at least 6 months with each agency.
It would never happen, but I liked the thought. They must realize how unfit for public service they are and how many people have died as a result of their acts and omissions. In the event that they are, in fact, as clueless as they seem, many months of public service dealing with those affected might make them understand.
Shame. Shame. Shame.
Here's all the information she needed:
1 - a major hurricane is coming.
2 - you didn't prepare adequately.
3 - So hand it over to the feds.
Instead, she has tried to cover up her own incompetence at the cost of human lives.
Liberal males and liberal females. They fall apart in disasters. But at least, they cry alot. That looks good to the Oprah crowd.
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