Nevada senator holds official's promotion (Coast Guard/katrina)

[NVMojo]

this is the guy Jack Carter is running against in Nevada ...think Ensign's pushing for re-election?

WASHINGTON -- Sen. John Ensign is blocking a promotion for Vice Adm. Thad Allen, the Coast Guard chief of staff put in charge of the Hurricane Katrina response in September.

In the hurricane's aftermath, Ensign, a Republican, expressed concern about the evacuation and handling of pets stranded in the disastrous Gulf Coast flooding.

Ensign, a veterinarian, flew on Sept. 28 to Louisiana and met with Allen, who had been installed to take over the federal disaster response from Michael Brown, the criticized director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Ensign spokesman Jack Finn on Monday said that Ensign "overall was disappointed with the effort down there, but he felt things improved after his visit."

more...

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Mar-21-Tue-2006/news/6469603.html

[babylonsister]

1. This is so much crap; the ONLY agency that acted fast and

professionally was the Coast Guard. I hope this bites him on the ass.
Nothin' like tooting one's own horn. :mad:

[NVMojo]

2. he's been a bush lapdog for the most part, close pal of Harry Reid

too ...

[kestrel91316]

3. John Boy, why don't you just go home to Nevada and

back to mommy and daddy's casinos at stateline and count the money all day like you used to? Leave DC. Leave the veterinary profession. Count money. It's all you're really interested in, anyway.

[NVMojo]

4. He's getting scared of Jack Carter!!!