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Playing defense
The Times-Picayune ^ | Tuesday, October 18, 2005 | editorial

Posted on 10/18/2005 12:43:38 PM PDT by ncountylee

Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard is going to be frustrated -- and ineffective -- if he spends his time and energy trying to silence everyone who thinks it was a mistake to send drainage pump workers away before Hurricane Katrina struck.

East Jefferson Levee District President Patrick Bossetta is just one of those critics, but his comments have, in part, prompted Mr. Broussard to ask Gov. Kathleen Blanco to boot him off the board.

(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: aaronbroussard; jeffersonparish; kathleenblanco; la
Email: ABroussard@Jeffparish.net
1 posted on 10/18/2005 12:43:39 PM PDT by ncountylee
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To: ncountylee

Lawsuit filed against him/Jeff for failure to keep pumps manned.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1504537/posts


2 posted on 10/18/2005 12:47:00 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools.)
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To: ncountylee

O.K., now are the people demanding we recognize foreign detainees constitutional rights going to also demand we protect this persons religious rights as if our constitution applied to him?


3 posted on 10/18/2005 1:52:59 PM PDT by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: lepton

Sorry. skipped windows to wrong thread. :)


4 posted on 10/18/2005 1:56:40 PM PDT by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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