Conservative wins Louisiana governor's race, Democrat mayor Nagin being investigated by the FBI…?

Question

Rep. Bobby Jindal’s election as governor moves Louisiana further into the Republican camp, indicating stormy waters for the one potentially endangered Senate Democrat in 2008.

And that happened before massive flooding from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 sent many black Louisianans, who often vote Democratic, fleeing to Texas, Utah and elsewhere. While the full political impact of the population shifts from the 2005 storms are still being revealed, it’s clear that Republicans are stronger than before.

Moreover, state Democrats have been beleaguered by scandals and poor election results. Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco chose not to seek reelection after a seemingly sluggish response to flooding from the hurricanes and months of unflattering media coverage.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1007/6487.html

And the truth shall set us free eh!

Windblad.. - No she wasn't.
http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=4758

Answer 1

Looks like some sensible voters are getting tired of the political corruption in Louisiana and are doing something about it.

Answer 2

Hooray! Nagin & Blanco were the cause of so much misery during Katrina sine they did nothing. They waited to someone to bail them out.

Looking at the events her in San Diego, things are so different since the LOCAL leaders stepped up to take care of people before the feds even get here.

We have leadership to handle a disaster. Katrina vitcims had talk!

Answer 3

Mayor Nagin is not being investigated by the FBI. It was a Fox News smear created by Tony Snow.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_phantom_police.htm

Comments: Though the above reads like a news story, it is actually a satirical column penned by John Semmens under the heading of "Semi-News" for the Arizona Conservative Web site. The purported quotes attributed to New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and an unidentified FBI spokesman are fictional.

Semmens didn't pull the notion of a police payroll padded with the names of nonexistent officers out of thin air, however. The allegation was originally made in a Fox News radio commentary by Tony Snow on September 27, 2005. Snow claimed that "reliable sources on Capitol Hill" told him that 84 percent of roughly 500 New Orleans police officers who allegedly failed to report for duty never existed in the first place. "They are phantom employees," he said. The money allocated for the officers ended up in the pockets of cronies of the former police superintendent, he speculated, "and/or the political establishment."

A story in the November 26, 2005 edition of the New Orleans Times-Picayune cast doubt on Snow's allegations. "No evidence has surfaced to back up the report," the authors noted, adding that "conversations with law enforcement sources suggest it's hard to fathom that one-fourth of the department would consist of 'fake cops' without the FBI or the public knowing about it." A spokesperson for Mayor Nagin characterized the accusations as "unfounded rumors."

In a press conference, a U.S. attorney stated publicly he could neither confirm nor deny reports of an investigation into fraud on the part of Nagin or his administration, the Times-Picayune reported, though federal law enforcement officials said privately they were "not aware of any major investigation."

Answer 4

Political corruption can be systemic. Just hope they chose the best man for the job. No one should choose a person just because of party affiliation.

Answer 5

That Democrat Blanco was Conservative.

Answer 6

OH yeah, and all those Louisiana GOP politicians are sooo honest, right? Wake up, dude. They're all crooks.

Answer 7

Let's hope it continues.