Jindal to Obama: Where's my federal teat damnit?

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Don't you love the proud Republicans governors that can't bash the feds enough - until they need money?

La. Gov. Bobby Jindal asks President Obama for more Tropical Storm Isaac aid

(AP) WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in Louisiana on Monday as that state and others along the Gulf Coast prepared for Tropical Storm Isaac.

The White House said Obama informed Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal of the emergency declaration in a phone call. The declaration makes federal support available to save lives, protect public health and safety and preserve property in coastal areas.

Jindal, a Republican, shot back late Monday in a letter to the Obama administration that the declaration fell short of the help he was requesting.

"We appreciate your response to our request and your approval," Jindal wrote. "However, the state's original request for federal assistance ... included a request for reimbursement for all emergency protective measures. The federal declaration of emergency only provides for direct federal assistance."

Jindal said the storm is forecast to strengthen to a Category 2 hurricane "and squarely impact the state of Louisiana."

The governor said the storm now threatens the entire state.

"The speed with which this threat developed "has necessitated extraordinary emergency protective measures at the state and local government level," he said, adding that the state has already spent about $8 million on a variety of "emergency protective measures."

The White House did not respond immediately to requests for comment on Jindal's letter.

Obama has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster relief efforts with state and local officials along the Gulf Coast. FEMA has placed incident-response teams at emergency operations centers in Gulf states and has moved two support teams near areas where the storm could hit. More teams also are ready to be deployed if necessary, the White House said.

FEMA has distribution centers in Atlanta and the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and in coordination with the Defense Department, has pre-positioned supplies in Jacksonville, Florida, and Montgomery, Alabama, closer to areas where the storm could hit.

Forecasters predict Isaac will intensify into a Category 2 hurricane with winds of about 100 mph by early Wednesday, with a projected path directly toward New Orleans. Isaac could become the first hurricane to hit the Gulf Coast since 2008.

Obama also spoke Monday with Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and other federal officials have had calls with governors and tribal and local leaders to discuss storm preparations.

[Ban Hammer 13,345]

and obama's already dropping the ball. he's more bush than bush.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Don't you love the proud Republicans governors that can't bash the feds enough - until they need money?

I can see Louisiana having flashbacks to Katrina and the fiasco under the federal (mis)administration at time...

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

and obama's already dropping the ball. he's more bush than bush.

How is he dropping the ball? FEMA is ready to rock and roll. Fugate won't ** this up the way "heck-of-a-job" Brownie did.

[Ban Hammer 13,345]

How is he dropping the ball? FEMA is ready to rock and roll. Fugate won't ** this up the way "heck-of-a-job" Brownie did.

you'll see. he's not gone balls to the wall like jindal wanted him too.

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It's a CAT 1! This is no Katrina. I wish the media would STFU with the Katrina comparisons. Katrina was a CAT 5.

[Ban Hammer 13,345]

It's a CAT 1! This is no Katrina. I wish the media would STFU with the Katrina comparisons. Katrina was a CAT 5.

it seems odd to say this to another guy, but it's still growing.....

[JohnR! 5,495]

It's a CAT 1! This is no Katrina. I wish the media would STFU with the Katrina comparisons. Katrina was a CAT 5.

Gunshot. Gun shy.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

It's a CAT 1! This is no Katrina. I wish the media would STFU with the Katrina comparisons. Katrina was a CAT 5.

It was a cat 3 at landfall.

it seems odd to say this to another guy, but it's still growing.....

[^_^ 5,021]

It was a cat 3 at landfall.

And this will be a CAT 1.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

And this will be a CAT 1.

Read this morning that Isaac might still grow to a cat 2 before landfall.

[momof1 205]

It's a CAT 1! This is no Katrina. I wish the media would STFU with the Katrina comparisons. Katrina was a CAT 5.

Katrina hit land as a CAT 3.

[^_^ 5,021]

Read this morning that Isaac might still grow to a cat 2 before landfall.

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Edited August 28, 2012 by Habitual Offender

[momof1 205]

If you lost everything in Katrina, you'd be worried too. People don't know if they can trust the new levees bc we always thought the old ones would hold. The 17th street canal breakage was under cat 2 cat 3 at best storm surge. There were more than 50 levee failures and almost 1900 people died as a result. My family is terrified and rightly so.

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If you lost everything in Katrina, you'd be worried too. People don't know if they can trust the new levees bc we always thought the old ones would hold. The 17th street canal breakage was under cat 2 cat 3 at best storm surge. There were more than 50 levee failures and almost 1900 people died as a result. My family is terrified and rightly so.

Move.