Recall La. Gov. Kathleen Blanco Petition Circulating

[Brandon H]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,181239,00.html

There was talk about it, now it looks like it's happening. Someone has filed a request to impeach Blanco. They have 180 days to get about 900,000 signatures before a recall election can take place.

[RBH]

good luck with that mission. Ha.

But then again, the list of candidates to replace Blanco would be slightly longer than the usual Governor's ballot.

Well.. then again, what happens if they succeed? the same process as California?

[RBH]

It was probably on the Internet

[RBH]

Anyways, the Democrats chances of keeping the Governor's office in Louisiana will increase if Blanco refuses to run for re-election.

[WalterMitty]

while blanco is no doubt a horrible, horrible, horrible person, the republican habit of 'recalls' is undemocratic and frankly, sickening.

[© tweed]

I'd gladly sign a recall of this incompetent.

Then try to get Breaux to run, and if he doesn't, watch Jindal win.

[RBH]

while blanco is no doubt a horrible, horrible, horrible person, the republican habit of 'recalls' is undemocratic and frankly, sickening.

Technically, it's pretty democratic.

Although, in the mob rule sense.

[Q]

while blanco is no doubt a horrible, horrible, horrible person, the republican habit of 'recalls' is undemocratic and frankly, sickening.

Agreed.  Incompetence is not a valid grounds for recall; only malfesance is.  The people elected her in 2003 for a 4-year term.  They should have been prepared to deal with having her in office for 4 years.

[tarheel-leftist85]

I'd gladly sign a recall of this incompetent.

Then try to get Breaux to run, and if he doesn't, watch Jindal win.

Breaux would be great.  If not him, maybe Mary Landrieu's brother.  They also need a new mayor.  Though I think upcoming elections are going to be pretty nasty for Dems.  The white vote will probably fall below 15% for Democrats, while African-Americans will probably only constitute 25% of the population and even less of the electorate.  If Blanco thinks she can (or deserves) to get re-elected, she needs to be hospitalized.

[minionofmidas]

while blanco is no doubt a horrible, horrible, horrible person, the republican habit of 'recalls' is undemocratic and frankly, sickening.

Agreed.  Incompetence is not a valid grounds for recall; only malfesance is.  The people elected her in 2003 for a 4-year term.  They should have been prepared to deal with having her in office for 4 years.

That depends on the recall law. Might I point out that the law was in place when she was elected.

[RBH]

I'd gladly sign a recall of this incompetent.

Then try to get Breaux to run, and if he doesn't, watch Jindal win.

Breaux would be great.  If not him, maybe Mary Landrieu's brother.  They also need a new mayor.  Though I think upcoming elections are going to be pretty nasty for Dems.  The white vote will probably fall below 15% for Democrats, while African-Americans will probably only constitute 25% of the population and even less of the electorate.  If Blanco thinks she can (or deserves) to get re-elected, she needs to be hospitalized.

Mitch Landrieu could also run for Mayor of New Orleans

Oh yeah, that would be nasty too.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Wow, an uncharismatic conservative Democrat. Lets replace her with some stupid actor.

[Joe Republic]

Wow, an uncharismatic conservative Democrat. Lets replace her with some stupid actor.

Who said anything about stupid actors?  Do you pride yourself on your irrelevance?

[Q]

Wow, an uncharismatic conservative Democrat. Lets replace her with some stupid actor.

Who said anything about stupid actors?  Do you pride yourself on your irrelevance?

Oh, I thought jfern's comment rather comical.  That's a good summary of the situation in CA in 03.

[Joe Republic]

True, but this is a topic about Louisiana in 06.  Unless he's implying that the line-up of potential Republican replacements includes a 'stupid actor', then I don't see how his comment has anything to do with this.

Edit: he also missed out 'incompetent' from his critique of the 'uncharismatic conservative Democrats' of both states.

[RBH]

Wow, an uncharismatic conservative Democrat. Lets replace her with some stupid actor.

John Goodman for Louisiana!

[riceowl]

we almost hit John Goodman with our car when we went to New Orleans 4 years ago....much fatter in person.

[RBH]

John Goodman is actually a Democrat, or enough of one to give money to Mary Landrieu and Charlie Melancon.

I can't actually navigate the State Campaign Finanace site well enough to find out which state politicians Goodman gave to

[minionofmidas]

Wow, an uncharismatic conservative Democrat. Lets replace her with some stupid actor.

BRITNEY FOR GOVERNOR!

[Galactic Overlord]

I'd gladly sign a recall of this incompetent.

Then try to get Breaux to run, and if he doesn't, watch Jindal win.

Breaux would be great.  If not him, maybe Mary Landrieu's brother.  They also need a new mayor.  Though I think upcoming elections are going to be pretty nasty for Dems.  The white vote will probably fall below 15% for Democrats, while African-Americans will probably only constitute 25% of the population and even less of the electorate.  If Blanco thinks she can (or deserves) to get re-elected, she needs to be hospitalized.

You need a Democrat that can pull in big numbers from Cajun Country and any other rural area they can find.  From what I've read, New Orleans is down 70% of its original population, and probably is only 35% black.  On the other hand, neighboring Jefferson Parish, an area consisting of large suburbs, still has most of its population, and is a largely Republican voting area.  So the Democrats have lost a considerable amount of votes post-Katrina.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

I'd gladly sign a recall of this incompetent.

Then try to get Breaux to run, and if he doesn't, watch Jindal win.

Breaux would be great.  If not him, maybe Mary Landrieu's brother.  They also need a new mayor.  Though I think upcoming elections are going to be pretty nasty for Dems.  The white vote will probably fall below 15% for Democrats, while African-Americans will probably only constitute 25% of the population and even less of the electorate.  If Blanco thinks she can (or deserves) to get re-elected, she needs to be hospitalized.

You need a Democrat that can pull in big numbers from Cajun Country and any other rural area they can find.  From what I've read, New Orleans is down 70% of its original population, and probably is only 35% black.  On the other hand, neighboring Jefferson Parish, an area consisting of large suburbs, still has most of its population, and is a largely Republican voting area.  So the Democrats have lost a considerable amount of votes post-Katrina.

So basically you power hungry Republicans want to take advantage of the fact that you screwed over Democrats in LA?

[Jake]

Yeah. First we orchestrated the hurricanes to wipe out the Democrats in New Orleans and make Governor Blanco look bad, now it's time to recall Blanco and vote Landrieu out in '08.

[Ben.]

Wow, an uncharismatic conservative Democrat. Lets replace her with some stupid actor.

John Goodman for Louisiana!

He did play Huey Long once

[tarheel-leftist85]

Yeah. First we orchestrated the hurricanes to wipe out the Democrats in New Orleans and make Governor Blanco look bad, now it's time to recall Blanco and vote Landrieu out in '08.

I can easily see Nagin and Blanco, but Landrieu has been good to the state.  She's not some pacifist libertine.  I can only hope that white Louisianans see that she has their (and black people's, which are similar to the theirs more than they'd like to believe) interests in mind.  See has pretty respectable numbers too.  Of course, it's better those tax cuts go to white athiests/pretend Evangelicals in Kennebunckport and Boston, rather than blacks AND whites in the South.  Anyway, I'll make it clear that I'm not one of the loons that thinks the hurricane was created by Bush, but the LEADERS (which are those in the EXECUTIVE BRANCH as we are apt to forget)--Nagin, Blanco, and Bush--were reactive, rather than proactive in their approach to natural disasters.  Whether it was racially motivated, we'll never know definitvely.  To me, that argument is not necessary (like the one about how we got into Iraq); rather we need to begin rebuilding the entire Mississippi Delta--Mary Landrieu has some part, I suppose, but it is up to the local, state, and federal executive branches to make sure appropriations are disbursed appropriately and that necessary action is executed (hence, the word "executive") properly.  But I can see how people like John Breaux, Mary Landrieu, Mark Warner, Jimmy Carter, and Tim Kaine would scare the daylights out of trickle-downers.  They break all the stereotypes, and thus are prime targets among Republican "leadership".  I'm not saying Landrieu will win (Reps. will probably be able to pull a Cleland on her), but she doesn't deserve the same blame that is given to those elected to executive branches.  The same goes for Vitter, to be honest/fair.

[Brandon H]

Well Blanco made it official today that she will be running for re-election in 2007. Anyone think she'll win?