There is a concept called projection. She must be harboring negative thoughts about the locals and is projecting it onto the President.
It's like the husband who is cheating, he gets very suspicious of his wife.
Party over Country, that's the Democrat's mantra. The only criticism I've seen coming from Republicans has been directed at President Bush.
And what Landrieu has succeeded in doing is calling attention to whatever bad behavior the local police have been engaged in. If I were a Louisianan, I'd be quite embarassed by my senior Senator.