Bobby Jindal wants more big government money for Louisiana

[ProSense]

Bobby Jindal wants more big government money for Louisiana

Bobby Jindal wants more big government money for Louisiana

by Laura Clawson

Hurricane Isaac is keeping Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal away from the Republican National Convention, but a hurricane will not be enough to keep him from being partisan in the news. Jindal is assailing the Obama administration for supposedly not giving Louisiana enough federal aid.

But the usual FEMA pre-disaster protocol has been activated. The Obama administration has approved Jindal’s request for a disaster declaration. The administration’s actions thus far have earned plaudits from the state’s two senators — including Sen. David Vitter (R-LA). And moreover, the steps the administration has taken are broadly similar to the Bush administration’s initial response to Hurricane Gustav in 2008, which Jindal did not publicly criticize.

Like any good Republican governor, Jindal has a long record of hypocrisy on federal funding, taking the "big government bad, now give me government money" approach. And when it comes to disasters, he's had problems with fishy stories and dubious deployments. And now that there is massive flooding and untold damage from Hurricane Isaac, keep a close eye out for a gap between Jindal's stories and the facts. He's already looking to turn natural disaster into partisan advantage; he's not going to stop.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/28/1125169/-Bobby-Jindal-wants-more-big-government-money-for-Louisiana

[BumRushDaShow]

1. K&R for calling out the hypocrite

And everyone in the Gulf still able to post here, stay safe!

[RagAss]

2. Bootstraps - MOTHERFUCKER !!!!!

[Lint Head]

3. When this is over he wants to complain that Obama didn't do enough. Just watch.

It'll happen. Jindal is a fucking snake.

[edhopper]

4. See that levee?

Who built that?

[Thinkingabout]

5. Make note the Dem president responded much faster to rep gov than rep pres to Dem governor

Jindal is not qualified to be governor of Louisiana and he flubbed his chance to dhow his presidential skills already. He will be whining, it's the repub way.

[PatriotPaul]

6. Voters' memories are so short.

As a Calfornia tourist who was stuck in the Superdome I know that voters' memories are so short. It is incredibly important WHO our national leader is as to how we respond to disasters, whether natural or unnatural. Many past Presidents (both Republicans & Democrats) have responded powerfully and immediately to earthquakes, mass murders, tornadoes, firestorms, etc.

Days after Katrina, Pres. Bush said, "No one could have foreseen the breach of the levees." Six months after Katrina videos and transcripts were uncovered that showed him being warned by experts days in advance that the levee breaches were quite probable and that the hurricane would be horrific. He simply said that "everything was taken care of".

When you have a political party that places the welfare of the rich over the poor and middle class and invading other countries under false pretenses as a higher priority than responding to an immediate crisis in our own country Bush's lack of response was no surprise.

Paul Harris
Author, "Diary From the Dome, Reflections on Fear and Privilege During Katrina".