Anyone wanna dis on Governor Blanco at this point?
Widge, I won't get into Katrina because 1) I think the worst thing that she did was manage her publicity poorly and not handle the spin better and 2) I'm from North LA so my opinion holds little weight with people whose homes were destroyed by the man-made disaster.
I don't think that there was one single Governor in this country that would have done a significantly better job had they been in her situation, but again I remind myself of my geographical proximity and how difficult it is for me to really place myself in someone else's shoes that still remain in dried mud along with many priceless items that cannot be replaced. I understand if people affected by the disaster would never want to vote for her (or very likely anyone who happened to have been Governor then). There are plenty of threads in which I posted my thoughts on that subject at
http://srarchives.com that aren't really worth repeating.
I fact, I have already said too much...
She has to pay back her boys at the Shaw Group.
She is gonna need more campaign contributions.
Joe
Quite possibly the lamest reason to not vote for someone since Dick Cheney "cashed in" his Haliburton options. Tell me: What politician that has run for office has not been bought and sold and/or helped his buddies when elected to political office?
I help my friends out all the time. If you know me, I'll try my best to hook you up with cheap airfare, waive fees when possible and look the other way when you want to check another piece of luggage or it weighs too much. If I don't know you, you're out of luck.
Why is that? Is it because I am crooked and self-serving or because I enjoy helping people when I can knowing that one day they might return the favor?
Get over yourself. I hope Shaw makes a ton of money because it puts cash back into Louisiana and creates more jobs building the actual buildings as well as filling them with workers after it's completed. You might have a point worth bringing up is Shaw was in the business of drowning puppies or creating mutant mosquitoes.
Every President, Governor, Senator, Representative, City Councilman, Police Juror, Clerk at Wal-Mart, guy at Jiffy Lube, etc. helps out his bud by tossing them a bone from time to time.