Bobby Jindal should disregard the Interior Department's position

joeydb · #1 06-24-2010, 07:16 AM

Governor Bobby Jindal should order the berm building to continue so he can protect the barrier islands from the encroaching oil, and ignore the position of the Department of the Interior.

He should say "Fine, see you guys in court. Meanwhile, we are building berms, period."

http://www.wdsu.com/news/23997498/detail.html

Danzig · #2 06-24-2010, 07:26 AM

'The department says one area where sand is being dredged is a sensitive section of the Chandeleur Islands',

sensitive how? and aren't the marshlands sensitive? which is the greater issue right now? it doesn't say in the article about any of that....

Patrick333 · #3 06-24-2010, 07:39 AM

I certainly hope they don't get any hurricanes before Washington gets on the ball with this. If they do, those folks in La are really going to suffer.

Nascar1966 · #4 06-24-2010, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Patrick333

I certainly hope they don't get any hurricanes before Washington gets on the ball with this. If they do, those folks in La are really going to suffer.

Washington gets on the ball. Your asking for a miracle to happen.

joeydb · #5 06-24-2010, 07:41 AM

This is just payback "Chicago Style" for taking the moratorium issue to court. This is a slapdown.

But regardless, I say call their bluff. What are they going to do? Arrest the governor for daring to defend his coastline? I'd love to see that one. The Feds would never have the guts to do that, as it would be political suicide, and the struggle between State's Rights versus Federalism would swing decidedly in favor of the states. The Democrats can't afford for that to happen.

See, the funny thing is after all that backroom bullying spills into the public, it gets very simple. Once you don't care how things will be "spun", you can do anything you want.

dylbert · #6 06-24-2010, 09:42 AM

Declare "states' rights" & see Feds in court.

In related issue, several (I believe 14) barges were required to return to port for Coast Guard safety inspections. I caught Gov Jindal's sound bite during last night's local newscast. Alledgedly, CG checked fire extinguishers & verified adequate number of life vests were on each vessel. While away, thousands of gallons of crude oil further encroached on coastal marshes.

We in Louisiana need Fed dollars, then just get the hell out of the way. This mirrors FEMA problems after hurricanes.

dellinger63 · #7 06-24-2010, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by dylbert

In related issue, several (I believe 14) barges were required to return to port for Coast Guard safety inspections. I caught Gov Jindal's sound bite during last night's local newscast. Alledgedly, CG checked fire extinguishers & verified adequate number of life vests were on each vessel. While away, thousands of gallons of crude oil further encroached on coastal marshes.
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The Federal Government is so big and bureaucratic it can't get out of its own way. This latest move is equivalent to pulling an ambulance in for an emission test while transporting a patient to the Emergency Room. Obama and his bureaucrats just need to get out of the way. And whoever the Coast Guard official who ordered the barges to port needs to be fired yesterday.

Danzig · #8 06-24-2010, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by dellinger63

The Federal Government is so big and bureaucratic it can't get out of its own way. This latest move is equivalent to pulling an ambulance in for an emission test while transporting a patient to the Emergency Room. Obama and his bureaucrats just need to get out of the way. And whoever the Coast Guard official who ordered the barges to port needs to be fired yesterday.

no doubt someone in a position of authoritah ordered the CG to 'inspect'.

Danzig · #9 06-26-2010, 04:29 AM

from Slate:

Are Gulf Coast Governors Dragging Their Feet?

Gulf Coast governors have been quick to criticize the government for lagging in its response to the oil spill, but a CBS investigative report(link to cbs below) suggests that local politicians may not be doing much better. In Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, and, most notably, Louisiana, governors have taken their time deploying National Guard troops—even after blaming the administration for dragging their feet. "It's clear the resources needed to protect our coast are still not here," Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal sniped not so long ago, but according to CBS, Jindal has only deployed 1,053 of the 6,000 troops that were sent down to the coast. To be fair, the same is true of other Gulf governors, and as of this week, Alabama has only mobilized 432 out of 3,000 troops, Florida has sent out 97 out of 2,500, and Mississippi has deployed 58 out of 6,000. In total, Obama has authorized sending 17,500 troops down to the Gulf, all on BP's dime. Most of them are still waiting for action. Jindal says that the delay is the result of bureaucratic red tape, but Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen calls that claim bogus. "There is nothing standing in the governor's way from utilizing more National Guard troops," Allen told CBS.

......bobby jindal is a republican. i sure hope he isn't delaying for political points, giving his party ammo against the sitting president. that would be appalling. what are the political persuasions of the govs of the other states mentioned?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/...n6615414.shtml

Riot · #10 06-26-2010, 07:29 PM

Jindal has supposedly been doing very well for Louisiana in all of this, from what I've read.

Governor Haley Barbour (R) of Mississippi is being thought of by some as 2012 Presidential material.

Barbour's most recent famous quote (it came after, "Those are just normal tar balls on our beaches"), is about the BP escrow account to pay for the people they've hurt:

"It bothers me to talk about causing an escrow to be made, uh, which will, which makes it less likely that they'll make the income that they need to pay us."

Uh. Okay.