Mary Landrieu actually said...

Does the Coast Guard have the ability to issue a contract immediately if a silver bullet white paper comes across your desk?

It is clear that the Federal Government is failing to deploy and bring to bear the equipment and technology this disaster demands.

The American people deserve a Government that will fight for them, regardless of whether a profit is to be made or not.

You may want to just consider opening up an avenue for some of these elected officials who are down there.