Landrieu threatens to block appointments over levees

[KingFlorez]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/04/landrieu.appointments/

Landrieu threatens to block appointments over levees

Tuesday, April 4, 2006; Posted: 5:35 p.m. EDT (21:35 GMT)



WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Frustrated by a lack of progress in rebuilding the state's levees, a Louisiana Democrat threatened Wednesday to block President Bush's appointments requiring Senate confirmation until "significant progress" is made toward restoring the flood protection damaged by Hurricane Katrina in August.

Saying coastal residents "cannot wait much longer," Sen. Mary Landrieu blamed the loss of 1,200 lives in her home state "to the loss of wetlands as a protection and a lack of levees that held."

She is demanding that the Bush administration develop a comprehensive levee, flood control and coastal restoration program, and dole out the funds to pay for it.

"For me, this used to be a major policy issue," she said. "Now, it's an issue of life and death." (Watch Landrieu outline her demand -- 1:46)

[aquart]

1. finally doing her job?

[saltpoint]

2. I hope Mary Landrieu can find her feet on this one. I do like the

idea that she's battling for her constituents, and her version of events here is LOADS more reliable than a certain administration in Washington I was thinking of.

[Swamp Rat]

5. We in New Orleans need SOMEONE to stand up for us in DC.

Our levees are still not fixed! :mad:

[saltpoint]

8. Hi, Swamp Rat. I hear you on the levees. That's why I'm pulling

for Mary Landrieu to be your rescuer. I sure prefer her to her Republican colleague in the Senate from Louisiana.

In fact we're all pulling for you down there. Bush will be out of office in a few years and a great city is going to still be around.

You hang in there.

[tanyev]

3. How can she do this?

I asked this on another thread and never got an answer. I'm not questioning the idea, I just don't understand how it would work. Can one senator hold up appointments all by themselves? Would she need support from a lot of other senators?

[BlooInBloo]

4. Any who believe her are suckers

She's Lucy and y'all are Charlie Brown. She'll leave ya hangin just like she did as one of the 'gang of 14'.

[Swamp Rat]

6. Then why don't YOU go to DC and demand our levees get fixed.

:mad:

[BlooInBloo]

7. You'd be better off counting on me than on her....

lol

EDIT: But aight - far be it for me to interrupt the lovefest - have fun!

[Swamp Rat]

9. So you think it is fucking funny?

So, our levees being broken and all the death and devastation is just a goddamn joke to you?

[BlooInBloo]

10. Nope. I think counting on HER is funny.

[Swamp Rat]

12. Same thing... So you DO think our misery is funny.

Just what I thought.

[BlooInBloo]

13. Whoa. That's a hardcore inference. Rock on & best of luck!

[Swamp Rat]

14. Well, what else am I to think?

Life is fucking hard down here. The U.S. government HAS ABANDONED US! We are seriously pissed... republicans, democrats, independents, libertairians, humans, animals. Even the goddamn cockroaches are pissed! I don't give my rat's ass if Snoopy said he was going to block Bush - I'd back him.



Geaux Mary!!! Block dat mutherfucker Bushler any way you can!!!

:kick:

[BlooInBloo]

15. A fair point - my apologies...

... you go into disasters with the representatives you have, not the representatives you WISH you had...

touche.

:)

[XemaSab]

11. She voted to drill ANWR

I just want some damn politicians who can see the big picture!

Drilling ANWR = More CO2 = Warmer Earth = Higher Sea Levels = More Flooding of Coastal Areas!

:banghead: