Guard watches coast for oil slick's first wave

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Originally Posted by 12thMan

I hear a lot about what Obama hasn't done, but nothing about how Gov. Bobby Jindal is handling this crisis in his own back yard.

Here's what Gov. Jindal has done so far:

- On May 2 & 3 requested over 8M feet of oil blocking boom, to date the state has received only 815K feet.
- Jindal has requested approval of an emergency permit for a state plan to dredge and build new barrier islands to keep the oil from reaching the marshes and wetlands, to date no approval from Fed authorities.
- He's activated the LA National Guard

The link below provides some detailed info as well:

KATC.com - Acadiana News, Acadiana Weather, Acadiana Sports | Lafayette Weather, Lafayette News, Lafayette Sports | Jindal Held Press Conference Regarding Oil Spill

Here's another article with a very telling quote:

http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2010/05/bobby_jindal_haley_barbour_res.html

Bob Mann, who led (former LA Gov.) Blanco's (D) communications strategy during Katrina, said Jindal appears to be aggressively responding to the spill.
"I looked really hard to try to find something to criticize and honestly I can't," said Mann, now a Louisiana State University professor. "Based on what he knew and what we all knew at the time, what more could he have done?"

Short of Jindal flying out from the Hall of Justice with his power ring to seal the leak, what more can he do? Anywho, I thought Obama already was flying down there to seal the leak with his super strength and heat vision.