Jindal said he was going to build sand berms a month ago with no permit. Why didn't he?

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20100524/ts_csm/303130

By Bill Sasser Bill Sasser – Mon May 24, 1:15 pm ET

Yet so far, the official state response has been marked by restraint. Despite joining a multistate suit against federal health-care reform legislation, Gov. Bobby Jindal said April 30 that Louisiana was not considering a lawsuit against BP. (He has decided, however, to go forward with plans to build sand berms off the coast to try to keep oil from washing into sensitive areas, even though the US Army Corps of Engineers has not yet issued the state a permit to do so.) Prominent Democratic and Republican officeholders say they will hold BP responsible for the spill, but none has yet called for suits against BP or for new industry regulations.

[lunatica]

1. Because he's a snivelling coward

And stupid.

[old mark]

2. Waiting for Federal help? Such a hypocrite, such a republican.....nt

[Upton]

3. Jindal should have..

and the Army Corps of Engineers shouldn't be holding up any permits either. At this point, isn't anything and everything worth a try?

[NNN0LHI]

4. Whoever OK's this idea will be blamed when it doesn't work or makes matters worse

Thats why Jindal didn't do it a month ago when he said he was going to.

Jindal shouldn't have been pushing this type of deep water drilling and we wouldn't be in this mess right now.

Don

[Jennicut]

6. Onshore cleanup can sometimes make things worse for the environment

per studies done on the Exxon Valdez cleanup. But on the water, everything is worth a try.

Here is an article that talks about the pros vs the cons about the sand berms:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/22/us/22berms.html

[Maru Kitteh]

5. Because say one thing and do something entirely different is Republican modus operandi

[NNN0LHI]

7. kick

[SoCalDem]

8. Sand berms move when hurricane season comes along..like every year

The ONLY way to handle a massive oil pollution nightmare, is to prevent the problem from ever happening, and if you are in bed with oil men, prepare to get oily..sooner or later.

[NNN0LHI]

9. Plus it takes about 9 months to build them