Gustav

From the Advocate: After receiving praise for his handling of Hurricane Gustav, Jindal administration emails tell a different story.

From the Advocate: Farmer relief is at the center of proxy fight as Senator Tom Coburn goes after Mary Landrieu on behalf of John Kennedy.

In a fundraising email from last week, Kennedy praises Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn’s blockage of legislation to provide Louisiana farmers with relief from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike:

Conservative Senator Catches Mary Landrieu Playing Election-Year Politics

Senators try to jam through massive spending bills to help them get re-elected, just like Mary Landrieu’s billion-dollar bill, while taxpayers get further and further into debt.

John Kennedy will fight to get our fair share from Washington. We all want to help farmers and those in need. But Mary Landrieu thinks Louisianans can’t tell the difference between spending to help hurting families, and spending designed to help politicians.

Well folks, we do. And so does Conservative Republican Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, who caught Mary Landrieu red-handed playing politics with our farmers. Senator Coburn’s staff said Mary’s bill “is about helping Senator Landrieu’s re-election campaign, not Oklahoma farmers. This is not a serious bill. It was introduced at the last minute and has never gone through committee. We call this press release legislation.”

Amen. Politicians like Mary Landrieu are why our nation is so badly in debt and why Washington is broken. John Kennedy is a conservative with a record of results for taxpayers – he’s the kind of leader Louisiana needs now more than ever.

From the Advocate: Despite support from Senator David Vitter and Agriculture Secretary Mike Strain, Senate hopeful John Kennedy is embracing successful efforts by key campaign supporter Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn to block bill that would provide aid to Louisiana farmers.

From the Advocate: Different storms and different times but Governor will benefit from the Katrina/Rita comparisons nonetheless.

From the Daily Kingfish: What exactly is going on with sixth district GOP hopeful Bill Cassidy’s latest ad?

From the Shreveport Times: Gustav’s pushes around election and football season.

From the Town Talk.

From the Advocate: Governor’s management and Senator’s fight shine during Gustav.

From the Gambit Weekly: Jeremy Alford takes a look at how Hurricane Gustav impacted Louisiana’s political landscape.