"spent the past 48 hours urging the Bush administration to send help"

[sabra]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/01/AR2005090102428.html

Rep. Charles W. Boustany Jr., (R-La.), said he spent the past 48 hours urging the Bush administration to send help. "I started making calls and trying to impress upon the White House and others that something needed to be done," he said. "The State resources were being overwhelmed, and we needed direct federal assistance, command and control, and security -- all three of which are lacking."

[NVMojo]

1. how pathetic that he had to go begging to his own government ...

[SaveAmerica]

7. That's how I feel about the Mayor of NO sending out an SOS,

help should be given on day 1, not begged for.

[Raster]

2. So tell me Rep. Boustany, will you be blindly following the White House's

every whim in the future? Or will you think for yourself? Has this taught you a damned thing about bushco*? It sure has taught the rest of us.

[havocmom]

3. Wouldn't have taken so long if LA had a GOP Govenor

Just an observation.

Calif didn't get help against ENRON until Davis was out.

[natrat]

5. freeper troll scumbag

[txindy]

8. Excuse me?

Surely you didn't mean that in response to Havocmom's post?

[BayouBengal07]

4. I heard a guy on the radio today

on what used to be WWL,I think he was a Parish president (maybe St. Bernard or Jefferson) saying our "so-called president" hasn't done anything for us. He told Bush "if you are listening, make some calls. Get help down here."

[BrklynLiberal]

6. Excellent article. thanks for posting.