Landrieu will BLOCK all Bush appointees nominations

[Coexist]

until they get a response from Bush on funding for Katrina victims.

This was just announced on CNN - Blitzer at 4:30 p.m.

Ha ha.

[flyarm]

1. she should have thought of that sooner!! ..think alito!!

so she thought voting for *hes boys would get her the money..when will they ever learn??????????????

fly

[liberalnurse]

36. Ditto to that!

Why do they wait until they feel the pain to preform their obligation?

[jsamuel]

47. NO F*CKING JOKE!!! SHE WOULDN'T STAND WITH US ON ALITO!

Now, she wants to get his attention?! .... :mad:

[The Backlash Cometh]

45. What a joke she is.

Typical political ploy. What does it matter now?

[Dinger]

52. Ain't That The Truth!

alito was more than the last straw for me.

[Gabi Hayes]

2. sorry but fuck her

where was she when the Supreme Court went Nazi?

huh?

[marmar]

9. Point taken...and I tend to agree.

She shows up when she feels like it.

[ClassWarrior]

11. Yeah, fuck HER. She should just GIVE UP. Hell, we should ALL just give up.

:sarcasm:

How's the view in the mirror?

NGU.

[DUHandle]

13. Bush can just do recess appointments

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[RaleighNCDUer]

38. Maybe so. But if he does, it is clearly all on him.

We don't need to be complicit in his crimes.

[AlinPA]

15. She helps bring our count up, but she may as well be a republican.

[QC]

23. She's a witch! Burn her!! BURN HER!!! n/t

[racaulk]

34. LOL

Ha ha! That's one of my favorite Monty Python skits!

"We found a witch. May be burn her?"

Classic! :)

[Mr_Spock]

42. I don't think she's my type

:D

[TomInTib]

3. She looked as serious as death.

She put them on notice.

[joeybee12]

4. Should have done this sooner, Mary, when it might have made a

difference...like before that Nazi Scalito got on the court. As usual, she's behind the learning curve.

[stop the bleeding]

5. Stupid question, but B*sh has a lot of nominations coming up right,

I mean with all of the open posts and such.

Or is this just for Fed and SCOTUS nominees?

[Janice325]

6. It's about freaking time!!!

Go,Mary! Better late than never!

[Coexist]

10. agreed.

Kick them when they're down - don't let them get up again, or we will be in Syria before you know it.

Nipple-twist them into doing the right thing, for cripes sake.

It is about freaking time.

[gratuitous]

50. I'll go along with that

It's late, but it's not too late. Welcome to the party, Ms. Landrieu.

[AndyA]

7. So she does have a spine after all.

I still think she's a BITCH. She didn't filibuster Alito. She's a good Patriot Act girl. She's almost Republican Lite in my book.

[Justice Is Comin]

55. She doesn't have a spine.

She's as useless as an ashtray on a motorcycle. Sold out her vote for a bribe and found out she was bribing people who were using her.

[Moondog]

8. Well, maybe she's a little

slow on the uptake, but she is learning. She can't play softball with these thugs.

[madinmaryland]

12. Who the heck is she going to stop now?

* probably won't be making anymore major appointments. If its a lower appointment, he'll just do a recess appointment.

Sorry Mary, too little too late. Where were you when Scalito and Roberts were up?

[ClassWarrior]

16. I love how you all blame the victim for the rape.

NGU.

[madinmaryland]

25. Huh?

[mdmc]

14. No! Now is not the time to fight the neo - cons! Look to 2006

or 2008...
sigh...

[Coexist]

17. DriPwdr stock soars!

:evilgrin:

[mdmc]

33. peace and low stress fladem5

peace!

[Roland99]

18. *NOW* she stands up? Wanna bet her cronies are pressuring her?

[Lib Grrrrl]

19. Give Him Hell, Mary!!

Ha ha ha

[liberal N proud]

20. Go girl.

[Coexist]

21. Carville on this: The frustration down there is SO deep

its a pretty good thing that she did... you go, girl"

[snowbear]

22. Rock on Mary !!!

I agree with those who said she should have done this sooner..

But she's doing it now, so stop criticizing Democrats!! :mad:

~~~ YOU GO GIRL !! ~~~

[AnnInLa]

24. Yeah, she IS repuke-light, but

you have no idea the character of her repuke opponent in the last election....she is the lesser of 2 evils here in LA. She also has a good rating with the Pro-Choice organizations (small favors.) I cannot, in good faith, criticize her for taking extreme steps (even if late) to get LA the PROMISED help, we need it SO much, you have no idea. We have one repuke Senator, and one Dem....quite a problem when she runs again....LA is so RED, do we support Mary again or try to unseat her? There is no one in the Dem Party here strong enough to challenge her/machine. (Believe me, in a conservative state, a Progressive candidate has no chance.) And, our Dems in New Orleans are scattered to the winds. The N.O. votes are what have kept Mary as a Dem Senator.

Look for our Repuke Senator, Vitter, to come out publicly against her statement, calling it a "stunt." Her action stunt or not, might help her relection chances here.

[snowbear]

30. Screw Vitter!

Rock on Mary!

[LA lady]

26. Should have known

I should have known something was up. I got a whiney apologetic letter from her yesterday in response to some emails I sent.

Too late Moon girl

[snowbear]

31. LA.......

Do you EVER say anything positive about Democrats --- EVER?

[Ekirh]

28. Well . . . .

A bit . . quite a bit late to the party . . . but I guess she can have the leftover cake . . .

I just wish whatever seeds she planted to grow said spine sprouted before Alito.

[rudy23]

29. Landrieu couldn't have supported a filibuster, no way, no how

I'm not a huge fan of her, but people from outside of Louisiana can't understand why she couldn't support a filibuster after screaming from the mountaintops about how Congress was dragging their feet on Katrina aid.

In no way shape or form can a Louisiana politician support slowing down the government when people are living in tents with no power. No way. I know confirming a Supreme Court judge is a monumentous occasion, but you just can't understand how irrelevant national politics is to people who are trying to survive. While some fervent Democrats would gladly wait out a filibuster, most people just needed some kind of help as fast as possible.

She can't go on a crusade about how slow the government has been, then slow down the government, no matter what the issue is. I can't overstate how urgent the situation is here in Louisiana, but I feel like *some* only view Katrina as a way to bash the administration (which they deserve), but aren't so concerned about the people actually trying to recover. I'm telling you, the idea of filibustering anything, is insane considering that so many here desperately need help to arrive, like yesterday.

Oh yeah, her brother is also running for mayor of New Orleans. Filibustering would be political (and possibly literal) suicide, not only for her and her brother, but Democrats all across Louisiana.

[Janice325]

35. Thanks for your post, rudy23.

Thanks for posting about her brother, Mitch, running for mayor of New Orleans. I was afraid to mention it for fear of getting flamed.
I lived in New Orleans most of my life, until 1994, and I totally understand what you're saying.
What this administration HASN'T done to help the Gulf Coast region is just beyond comprehension. They are soulless, money grubbing,Rethug bastards, IMO.

[pitohui]

37. thanks rudy23

you speak true and just saved me a hell of a lot of typing too

go mary, she's doing the best she can in a v. tough situation

i would like to see the critics do any better, vitter has done fuck-all as far as i can tell

[TreasonousBastard]

46. Good points-- she works for the...

people of Louisiana, and not the rest of us partisans and keyboard warriors simply looking for another way to screw the administration.

[jsamuel]

48. she could have worked for the people of Louisiana by coming up with this

idea to filibuster all of his noms before alito (which many of us called on her to do), but by doing it now she just looks like she is running in circles...

:banghead:

[Amaryllis]

51. SHe really was between a rock and a hard place...

[WI_DEM]

32. Good for her and the other Katrina hit Senators whould also do it

[Coexist]

39. Here is a link to her website - press release from today

http://landrieu.senate.gov/~landrieu/releases/06/2006404601.html

but no mention that I can see.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 4, 2006

Louisiana Officials Unite to Fight for Hurricane Recovery
Call on Senate to Support Levee Construction
WASHINGTON -- Leaders from across Louisiana's political spectrum joined together today to call on Washington to fully support Gulf Coast families rebuilding from the worst natural disaster in American history. Members of Louisiana's Congressional delegation, led by U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu, D-La., and U.S. Senator David Vitter, R-La., welcomed Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, D-La., and various Parish Presidents to Capitol Hill to urge Congressional leaders to approve full funding for hurricane protection and Louisiana's housing needs in the Supplemental Appropriations bill, expected to be debated in the Senate Appropriations Committee later today.

Last week, the White House Gulf Coast recovery coordinator, Donald Powell, announced that it will cost the Army Corps of Engineers nearly $6 billion in additional funding to protect Gulf Coast families and fully repair Louisiana's levee system. Following the announcement, the White House has yet to add the additional funding to their supplemental appropriations request to Congress. The delegation is also working to ensure that the final bill includes for Louisiana families $4.2 billion in Community Development Block Grants requested by the White House to help address housing issues.

"As the Senate Appropriations Committee prepares to act, our delegation stands here today, united, to remind America that the stakes could not be higher for Louisiana," said Sen. Landrieu. "The news that we are nearly $6 billion short of meeting even the most immediate and basic hurricane protection needs is as troubling as it is startling. It proves that Washington's piecemeal approach to addressing the needs of the Gulf Coast has not worked. We need action and we need it now."

"While there will be some good news on levees with the expected approval of an additional $2 billion, we still have much work ahead," said Sen. Vitter. Since Don Powell's announcement last week on the new $6 billion challenge, I have met with him, written him, and called him for a detailed plan to solve this situation. I think it is incumbent on the Administration to present a plan immediately to deal with this new challenge. Louisiana cannot afford additional months of stonewalling with a new hurricane season right around the corner."

"Louisiana is moving forward with its housing plan to help our citizens and our communities recover," said Governor Blanco. "But a system of strong levees is the foundation for that plan and our recovery. I don't want to spend anymore than is needed to do this job right; but I do want Congress and the White House to spend every dime necessary to help us build a foundation for our recovery."

"I can say, as dean of the Louisiana delegation, that our delegation has never been more unified, and never has it been more important for the future of our state," said U.S. Representative Richard Baker, R--Baton Rouge. "This appropriations bill is vital to our people and the needs we face for recovery. In addition to the rebuilding assistance, I am pleased that Sen. Cochran has agreed to seek additional funding for Katrina cottages, a more effective use of taxpayer dollars, and a safer, more attractive alternative to FEMA trailers. And I will continue to work with Sen. Cochran to make sure this better policy is reflected on the House side."

"I am pleased to join my colleagues in solidarity today as the Senate takes up the supplemental bill to fund projects for our hurricane protection system, levees and housing," said U.S. Representative William Jefferson, D--New Orleans. "I appreciate the work of our Senators in pushing for additional CDBG funds, as I tried to do on the House side, so that the Gulf States are not pushed into a food fight over money that our President committed to Louisiana. I urge the Senate and the President to join the Louisiana delegation in supporting these funds which we need so desperately to move forward with our rebuilding efforts."

"I will continue to work with the entire Louisiana delegation to ensure that we rebuild our state stronger," said U.S. Representative Rodney Alexander, R--Quitman. "I will do all that I can to address housing and economic concerns not only along the coast, but across the entire state as we work together to rebuild all our homes."

"As Southwest Louisiana continues to rebuild from Hurricane Rita, our recovery will depend upon a united delegation, as well as the support of officials in all levels of government," said U.S. Rep. Charles W. Boustany, Jr., R--Lafayette.

"The money we're requesting isn't for a list of wants, this is about needs," said U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon, D--Napoleonville. "Without stronger levees and a chance for homeowners to get back some of what they've lost, we'll never get back on our feet again. Our delegation is committed to ensuring that families on the Gulf Coast can come home, rebuild, and put their lives back together."

[Coexist]

40. okay - update - saw the video - this is what she said:

"I will be compelled to hold all executive nominations until we can get a response from the administration."

[valerief]

41. Can * unitary her on it?

You know, being king and all.

[DearAbby]

43. How does it feel to be used Landrieu

Anyone with brains knew they would promise you anything to get that Alito vote...promises vanish with the morning sun, with this bunch. You have been used. :nopity:


I just feel bad for those in the future that will have to deal with your choice/vote. And I feel badly for those that are still after all this time, suffering the effects of Katrina.

[Pirate Smile]

44. Good! Go Mary!

[DemInDistress]

49. Is she up for " re-election" this year? for me she's too late..

and not this bullshit " better late than never" her support( and other dino's) for scalito tipped the balance
inside SCOTUS. I hate her and him...

[bvar22]

53. It would help our cause to send E-Mails of support....

to her for taking a public stand against the Republicans.

http://landrieu.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm

I might help to influence her decisions in the future.

[Ksec]

54. too little too late

[Cobalt Violet]

56. Cripes lady, why not wait until he's out of office.

:sarcasm: