Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) finished his remarks at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference a few minutes ago. The chairman of the RGA and another in the parade of potential 2012 contenders to take the podium in New Orleans today, Barbour led his remarks by thanking the Bush administration for the way it handled the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which slammed Mississippi’s coast as it did New Orleans.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=128051