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Bumbling La. guv not seeking re-election

This kinda puts the kibosh on that whole “post-Katrina screw-ups were Bush’s fault” crap, doesn’t it? From Fox News:

Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco, whose popularity plummeted after two hurricanes devastated Louisiana during her term, announced Tuesday that she will not seek re-election.

The decision will let her get what she called important initiatives through an upcoming legislative session without having to worry about political considerations, she said.

“I am doing this so we can work without interference from election year politics,” Blanco said.
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Blanco, 64, had been widely criticized not only for her immediate response to the storms, but also for a bureaucracy-bogged recovery effort. (Don’t forget about the primo remodeling job, fresh after Katrina hit and after hinting at cutting state personnel and services. – Ed.)

That effort included the “Road Home” program, designed to funnel billions in federal dollars to pay hurricane-struck homeowners for repairs or buyouts. More than 115,000 people whose homes were damaged in 2005 by the hurricanes have applied for the aid. As of this week, about 3,000 have received grants.

Her decision not to run again didn’t, by chance, have anything to do with this, did it?

In a poll of 600 likely voters taken Jan. 12-14 by Southern Media and Opinion Research, Blanco had a job approval rating of 50 percent approval rating. But in a head-to-head hypothetical race with Republican U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal, 59 percent chose the Metairie congressman and only 35 percent selected Blanco. Democrats have said that Blanco would likely lose to Jindal and have encouraged [former US Senator John] Breaux to run.

The good people of Louisiana deserve kudos for holding Blanco accountable for her bungling of the hurricane-related situations of 2005. Too bad that the citizens of New Orleans didn’t have that same mindset of accountability.

March 21, 2007 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Animal rights group: Kill the polar bear cub!

When it’s not the evil Bu$hitler McRummyburton trying to kill off the polar bears with the dastardly Rovian global “warming” polar ice cap melting machine, it’s…an animal rights activist trying to kill polar bears? From the Euros:

Tiny, fluffy and adorable, Knut the baby polar bear became an animal superstar after he was abandoned by his mother.

He rapidly became the symbol of Berlin Zoo, whose staff bottle-fed him and handed out cuddles in between.

At three months old, however, the playful 19lb bundle of fur is at the centre of an impassioned debate over whether he should live or die.

Animal rights activists argue that he should be given a lethal injection rather than brought up suffering the humiliation of being treated as a domestic pet.

“The zoo must kill the bear,” said spokesman Frank Albrecht. “Feeding by hand is not species-appropriate but a gross violation of animal protection laws.”

When Knut was born in December, his mother ignored him and his brother, who died. Zoo officials intervened, choosing to raise the cub themselves.

But Albrecht and other activists fret that it is inappropriate for a predator, known for its fierceness and ability to fend for itself in the wild, to be snuggled, bottle-fed and made into a commodity by zookeepers.
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But Berlin Zoo holds different opinions. Its chief vet Andre Schuele says the activists’ criticisms would make him angry if he could take them seriously. “Polar bears live alone in the wild. I see no logical reason why this bear should be killed.”

Schuele also argued that given the increased rarity of wild polar bears, it makes sense to keep them alive in captivity so that they can be bred. “Polar bears are under threat of extinction, and if we feed the bear with a bottle, it has a good chance of growing up and perhaps becoming attractive as a stud for other zoos,” he said.

What is it with these animal “rights” idiots that make them thirsty for the blood of animals? I mean, they want us to stop eating meat because “meat is murder”, right? Apparently, killing animals is hunky-dory, so long as you don’t eat them. Oooooooo-kay then.

Knut…marked for death by the animal “rights” nuts!

March 21, 2007 Posted by | animal rights wackos, Euros | 5 Comments

   

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