5:01 am
09-10-2005, 01:04 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,168982,00.html
Playing Politics?
The chilly relations between New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin (search) and Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco (search), both Democrats, may have more to do with politics than with Hurricane Katrina. Nagin endorsed current Republican representative Bobby Jindal instead of Blanco in the state's governor's race two years ago.
At the time, Nagin told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that Blanco supporters told him there would be "consequences and repercussions" for his decision, saying they would "Ice [him] out." Meanwhile, Jindal has blamed the state and federal bureaucracies for the slow response to Hurricane Katrina, but has yet to criticize New Orleans city officials, including the mayor.
Playing Politics?
The chilly relations between New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin (search) and Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco (search), both Democrats, may have more to do with politics than with Hurricane Katrina. Nagin endorsed current Republican representative Bobby Jindal instead of Blanco in the state's governor's race two years ago.
At the time, Nagin told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that Blanco supporters told him there would be "consequences and repercussions" for his decision, saying they would "Ice [him] out." Meanwhile, Jindal has blamed the state and federal bureaucracies for the slow response to Hurricane Katrina, but has yet to criticize New Orleans city officials, including the mayor.