What in the name of God is going on with the LA state government? It took them FOUR whole days to figure out that they could use school busses for evacuation! Can any LA folks confirm my impression that gov Blanco would be better suited to be a WalMart greeter than a state governor? The woman is totally out of her league. Who was her Republican opponent and how could he/she ever lose to this empty suit?
she reminds me of a soccer mom who was promoted from parent teacher president to govenor, only to find out it's a really hard job.
that said, i'm not sure who could handle this well, i think we just got spoiled with guys like Rudy, and only now realize how good he was at his job.
"Can any LA folks confirm my impression that gov Blanco would be better suited to be a WalMart greeter than a state governor? The woman is totally out of her league. Who was her Republican opponent and how could he/she ever lose to this empty suit?"
Her opponent was an incredibly smart Republican called Bobby Jindal, who was a top executive in the HHS for President's Bush's first term. He was very popular and almost won the governorship, but lost because a) he is East Indian in origin b) (some say) he didn't respond quickly enough to Blanco's attacks on him during the campaign. He was very impressive, however, and was quickly put in a 'safe' district where he was handily elected to Congress as the LA Representative. I wonder if many in Louisiana now regret the day when Kathleen Blanco won the governorship over Bobby Jindal.
Something to see, isn't it?
:::Who was her Republican opponent and how could he/she ever lose to this empty suit?:::
Bobby Jindal, a genius, leader who HAD a plan for Louisiana. The truth is the precincts of NO are known for voter fraud. It was close race and unfortunately too many people coud not get past his being of East Indian heritage.