Then emoting was a good way to tell people the Governor cared so he could continue ot pander to the petroleum industry.
It would be interesting to find out if emoting actually brings in donations to an election fund. Positive reinforcement for emoting.
It is unfortunate the USA citizens are not used to leadership that actually knows what its doing.
The Lousiana seafood really isn't marketable. It is just a fact of life. People won't buy it. All that should have been considered before the explosion of an unregulated rig 42 miiles from the Louisiana coastline.
Jindal requests $457 million for seafood safety program (click title to entry - thank you)
Written by Colleen Rush
Tuesday, 15 June 2010 11:01 New Orleans Food
...The amount of money Jindal is requesting is a drop in the bucket compared to the seafood industry’s estimated $2.3 billion impact on the state’s economy. It only takes a short trip South to get a sense of the massive, unaccounted for economic impact the still-going gusher will have on peripheral businesses once BP pulls out after the cleanup....
It is amazing to realize that seafood is $2.3 billion to the Louisiana economy and yet this disaster means absolutely nothing to Jindal and those elected, except, to ask for money to supplement their lack of insight and protection of their own citizens.
The President's reponse to this Louisiana disaster, that has caused the entire Gulf Coast and International waters into the Atlantic damage, has been nothing short of incredible and 'right on point.' Hind sight has never served this President. Except, for the 'emoting' issue there has been little to no back tracking to 'get it right.'
Governor Jindal sends group to argue moratorium
Gannett Capital Bureau • June 15, 2010
...Scott Angelle, who until his appointment as temporary lieutenant governor headed the state Department of Natural Resources, will lead the group in meeting with Salazar on Wednesday to discuss how the jobs of thousands of Louisiana residents are threatened but the halt in drilling...
http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20100615/UPDATES01/100615014
Temporary Lieutenant Governor?
Where was that legislated?
A Lieutenant Governor is supposed to be part of the State Constitution. There is a provision for this or not?
Because it seems to me that Jindal is increasing the size and the cost of his government to head a lobbying effort for the Petroleum Industry.
Not only that, but, an appointment to the powers equivalent to the Governor is nearly a perfect stranger to the Louisiana electorate.
A Lt. Governor has a lot of power within that state infrastructure and this is an appointment? For a person that is lobbying for the petroleum industry?
...In the face of the worst environmental disaster in American history lapping at Louisiana's fragile coastline, Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration has been working feverishly — trying to hire expensive, out-of-state lawyers to represent the state against BP in court.
Sources familiar with the administration's efforts say that Team Jindal at one point proposed hiring a pair of non-Louisiana law firms, one of which typically represents large corporate clients, to sue BP on behalf of the state. That, even though many of the nation's top environmental plaintiff lawyers live right here in Louisiana....
http://www.wwltv.com/news/DuBos-Jindal-looks-to-out-of-state-lawyers-to-fight-BP-96379134.html
This is for real? Jindal is spending Louisiana tax dollars to out of state attorneys for suing BP? Like what? And Jindal is screaming about money? Really?
What ever happened to "Buddy" the Louisiana Attorney General? Not able to carry out the priorities of the state?
Gov. Bobby Jindal on Gulf of Mexico oil spill: 'We are not winning this war'
Published: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 4:59 PM Updated: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 5:23 PM
Gwen Filosa, The Times-Picayune
...Nonetheless, during a news conference in Grand Isle Jindal detailed the area's oil-fighting - vacuum-topped barges, booms, oil skimmers, rock jetties, sandbags - and said, "Failure is not an option.''...
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2010/06/jindal_on_keeping_oil_off_mars.html
The fisheries and wetlands in Louisiana are virtually destroyed, Jindals states the efforts to curtail the damage are failing and yet he demands 'Drill here, drill now." THAT is a sane response? No.
The President has brought the best minds in the country to bring insight to policy and I really to beieve Jindal is seeking monies for his election strategies. He isn't accomplishing anything and those are his own words.
