From the Miami Herald: Less than a month before the beginning of hurricane season a bipartisan group of Florida Representatives are echoing the call of GOP Florida Senator Mel Martinez for disgraced Louisiana Senator David Vitter to stop delaying the appointment of Craig Fugate as head of FEMA.
From Talking Points Memo: Behind all the ridicule, Kenneth the Page comparison’s and uproar over Governor’s natural disaster hypocrisy (hurricanes: real, volcanoes not so much) questions are now beginning to be raised over Jindal’s Katrina boat story. With the story’s co-star, the late Jefferson Parish Sheriff Harry Lee, not around to corroborate, will the Governor be able to prove that the story is, in fact, true?
From the Times Picayune: Obama’s regular mention of Katrina signals a welcome change in policy and priority from the top.
From the Advocate: Race against the clock to use remaining $1 billion in Katrina investment funds.
From the Times Picayune: Says landing Air Force One in New Orleans or Baton Rouge would have been a distraction.
From the Times-Picayune: But unlike the rest of storm’s victims, he could have done something about it.
From the Town Talk: After the 2010 census, loss of population is set to launch a scramble over just which Louisiana Congressman will be left without a seat.
From the Chicago Sun-Times: In meeting with President-elect Obama, Governor Jindal says wheels need to start moving.
From the Advocate: After receiving praise for his handling of Hurricane Gustav, Jindal administration emails tell a different story.
