CBS: Jindal holds up deployment of National Guard to fight spill

[skipos]

Wasn't Jindal a DU hero for awhile? I vaguely remember some "Jindal is going to save the gulf" thread with a bunch of recs, but I don't remember why everyone was so pumped on him.

From dailykos.com

You know how Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal likes to blame the Federal government for the damage caused by BP's oil spill, arguing that he could have kept all the oil at bay if President Obama had only given him the resources he needed to fight it?

Well, last night CBS News tore Jindal's argument to shreds, pointing out that while President Obama has authorized up to 6,000 National Guard troops to fight the spill, Jindal has only activated 1,053 of them -- leaving more than 80% sitting idle, doing nothing to protect the state.

It's must-see-tv (text version here):

When CBS confronted Jindal about leaving so many guardsmen idle while oil is washing ashore, Jindal -- naturally -- blamed the Federal government, saying that he had requested deployment for the full 6,000, but that his request had been denied because "the Coast Guard and BP had to authorize individual tasks."

It turns out Jindal's response was a lie.

But Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the national incident commander in charge of the government's response to the spill, said Jindal is just flat wrong.

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http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/6/25/879265/-CBS:-Jindal-holds-up-deployment-of-National-Guard-to-fight-spill

[skipos]

1. sorry. dupe. nt

[LiberalFighter]

2. Who will be running against the jerk?

[librechik]

3. hmmph--the hero worship lasted about 8 hours

Some weasels just can't help ripping off their masks and revealing who they really are. Jindal is one of the worst.