Haley Barbour
Haley Barbour
Haley Reeves Barbouris an American Republican politician who served as the 63rd Governor of Mississippi, from 2004 to 2012. He was given a national spotlight in August 2005 when Mississippi was hit by Hurricane Katrina. He served as Chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1993 to 1997. Prior to holding elective office, Barbour was a lobbyist and co-founder of the Washington lobbying firm BGR Group. which he again joined after his service as governor. Barbour also co-chairs the Bipartisan...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 October 1947
CountryUnited States of America
I don't know ANYTHING about Louisiana... but we're doing great here!
I don't have to tell any of you we've been struck a grievous blow,
I don't know that the reports, per se, have changed much conduct.
Mississippi Rising is going to be a tremendous boost not just in providing desperately needed funds for our recovery effort, but also in bringing national attention to our efforts as we transition from emergency relief to rebuilding Mississippi stronger, bigger and better.
Obviously, we regret the base closure commission's decision about Pascagoula, but it's no surprise. As we said when Pascagoula was first put on the list, all the naval vessels at Pascagoula either have been or are scheduled for decommissioning, and it's hard for the defense department to keep a naval base that doesn't have any ships.
Six thousand homes were destroyed in Camille, ... I suspect it's going to be higher.
Many will see the vote on shore-based gaming as the first defining vote of where Mississippi is headed, ... Will it be business as usual; the same old, same old? Or are we going to lift our horizons and take advantage of this opportunity to have something better?
The fact is the storm overwhelmed all of the system, ... Now, we're little by little trying to get back. We've turned some corners, but we've got a lot of corners left to turn.
We've suffered a grievous blow that we won't recover from for a long while.
I will say, sometimes I'm scared, too, ... But we are going to hitch up our britches. We're going to get this done.
Some people believe state government is being run so efficiently that no money can be saved. I am not one of those people.
Some people are trapped in their homes, but we can't rescue them until the winds die down.
Local people have to make the decision, ... The purpose of this commission is not to impose decisions on you. It's to illuminate the choices.
like there'd been a nuclear weapon set off.