You may be one of the, like, two people who read this post about a professional wrestler who called a politician out about his lies concerning the Internet Sales Tax. Well, after that story broke, people started circulating the rumor that Glenn Jacobs – better known to wrestling fans as Kane – was considering a bid for the Tennessee senate. While I really, really hoped this | Read More »
I’ve long contended that the Obama administration, at times, is really just trying to troll the absolute hell out of Republicans. In a move that surprises people (but shouldn’t), he reportedly intends to put someone we all agree is not very smart in a very nice spot. Reports began coming out as recently as yesterday that the Obama administration was hoping to promote Susan Rice | Read More »
I had three television shows Wednesday night I just could not miss. The season finale of Arrow (which, if you’re a comic book nerd and haven’t seen it, you’re missing out), Law and Order: SVU and Psych. Judge my taste in shows all you want, but it’s somewhat irrelevant. All that was over at 10 p.m. central standard time. I began writing this post at | Read More »
That is by far the greatest headline I have ever written. You may not know the name “Glenn Jacobs.” He is very libertarian, having spoken on Lew Rockwell’s show a couple of times. Again, a name you may not know all that well, but that’s okay. If, however, you watch World Wrestling Entertainment, you are aware of the tag team champions, Team Hell No. Glenn | Read More »
You remember that lovely little MSNBC promo that features the woman with too many last names? You don’t? Well, YouTube is here to remind us all.The basic gist: Your kids are all of ours*. Let’s head down to Louisiana now, my home state, the land that birthed Mr. Erickson (It’s true. The ground just opened up and he walked out with a coat and no | Read More »
Mary Landrieu is one of a handful of Democrat senators towing the line as best as possible in order to remain in power in her red state senate seat. As such: Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., is part of a diminishing number of Senate Democrats who have not endorsed same-sex marriage. That number is down to just nine among the Senate’s 53 Democrats and two independents who | Read More »
EDIT: I should have been a little more clear when I discussed compromise. As Bill S. says in the comments, more often than not, it boils down to libertarians and liberals calling for social conservatives to go their way, rather than vice versa. Compromise is a two-way street. Over the past several days, we’ve watched our country devolve into arguments over a social issue that | Read More »
In coming up with this post, my first goal was to explore the meaning of words and how we interpret, or sometimes misinterpret, words in the context of political debate. It seems odd, but the meaning of a word often determines court cases in the real world. My second goal when coming up with this post was to upset someone. If I don’t by the | Read More »
In the latest effort to make Jindal feel really bad about his tax swap proposal, 250 clergymen sent a letter to his office. A handful of ministers delivered the letter to the governor’s office at the State Capitol Monday morning. Jindal wants to eliminate the state’s personal income and corporate taxes in favor of increasing the state sales tax by 47 percent and taxing services such | Read More »
As a Catholic and a news junkie, I’d been keeping up with the goings on of the Church for a while. And the last several days have been exciting. Now that the Church has a new leader in Pope Francis (not Francis I, since there is no Francis II), we can sit back, relax and let things return to a sense of normalcy, right? Ha | Read More »
You remember Mary. Even if you don’t live in Louisiana, you remember Mary. Well, dear Mary is up for re-election for the U.S. Senate in 2014 here in Louisiana, a state that has surged red to the point where an incredible amount of Democrats switched parties just to stay alive in the state political system (but that’s a different story entirely and in some cases, | Read More »
I’ve talked about it before, but as more and more information comes out, I think it’s imperative to discuss it more and get other opinions on it. Governor Bobby Jindal has pitched his idea to eliminate the income tax in the state of Louisiana, which would make us the tenth state to do so. Interestingly enough, the conservative side of Louisiana political commentary is actually | Read More »
Let’s set the stage. On this day in 2012, my wife and I decided we were tired of waiting. Actually, let me rephrase that. We’d been tired of waiting. However, February 7, 2012, we decided enough was enough and began packing for an extended stay at the hospital. Last year, this day was a Tuesday. We moved into the baby factory ward in the Natchitoches | Read More »
It’s not often that I write from a state politics perspective, largely because we aren’t a great bastion of political cleanliness and sometimes it’s a wee bit embarrassing. But, recently, I have to give credit to Governor Bobby Jindal for his ideas and statements regarding not only the future of the state, but the nation, as well. It is no secret that I’ve disagreed with | Read More »
The media seems to be having some trouble figuring out what is and is not an assault weapon. With all attention turned to the subject, those who recording history as it happens need an accurate guide as to what is and what is not an assault weapon. With the freedom of access to information in mind, I have come up with the definitive list of | Read More »
So, I saw this news come out of St. Louis and it just got my dander right up (ladies). JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Republican lawmaker from rural Missouri is calling for a sales tax on violent video games in response to a deadly Connecticut school shooting. Rep. Diane Franklin, of Camdenton, said Tuesday that the 1 percent sales tax would finance mental health programs and law | Read More »
“We’ve just lost respect for each other; we’ve lost respect for life,” Bing said. “I don’t want to say that you can forget about this generation or the generation before us, but if we’re going to solve the problem, we’ve got to get into the heads and the minds and the hearts of our young people, and it’s going to take all of us to | Read More »
There’s a lot of talk on the Conservative side on getting a third party into power. Even a lot of you here feel that the Republicans have consistently let you down. Almost instinctively, we turn to the Libertarians and get Ron Paul (please stay calm). Others think the Tea Party should break away. Here are just a few words on why it won’t happen. There | Read More »
I normally don’t tread into these waters (maybe I should more often), but hacktivist group Anonymous has found a target that I don’t mind them targeting – the Westboro Baptist Church. Here’s their declaration of war/intent/whatever you’d like to call it. http://vimeo.com/55671721 This from MSN: Can two wrongs make a right? Westboro Baptist Church, the vicious anti-gay group that pickets the funerals of soldiers and AIDS | Read More »
Special note for RedState: I realize some (or a lot) of you won’t care about the state of the WWE, but I also know many of you were not the biggest fans of Linda MacMahon. Yes, I know she came out and said it, but politicians are not exactly known for their honesty, are they? Still, this is one time you can trust some words | Read More »
Let me start out by saying I am all for us going over the fiscal cliff, but only if we do so like Wile E. Coyote. Just keep walking until we realize the ground is gone, then fall in time with a slowly fading whistle until we hit the ground and leave a USA-shaped hole in the ground. Maybe there will be a trampoline at | Read More »
In my high school years, I attended a Catholic school and, as such, was subject to classes purely on the Catholic faith. Four of them, one for each year. I was not a fan of these classes, and not because of the content. My senior year, I was definitely not a fan. The teacher, I was certain, was insane. I don’t doubt that people do, | Read More »
On this site, I’ve seen opinions divided on whether on not Conservatives should go for Jeff Landry, the representative from the current 3rd District or the representative from the soon-to-be defunct 7th Congressional District. Arguments on both sides are actually fairly strong, and the campaigns have gotten incredibly nasty. Living in Lafayette Parish and working in Vermilion Parish, I am getting rather tired of it. | Read More »
I just turned one of the most famous Greek battles into a verb. Let me just enjoy that accomplishment for a moment. Before I go on, full disclosure: my personal beliefs on abortion and gay marriage are not up for debate. I am very certain you and I disagree on some social issues, but as Mr. Erickson pointed out to me earlier today, the Republican | Read More »
Hey, Louisiana folks. Fantastic news. With only a few days left to go, the National Taxpayers Union has endorsed Jeff Landry for U.S. Representative in District 3. “It’ll take a combination of tenacious veterans, recently-tested tax-fighters, and many energetic newcomers to get the nation’s finances back on the path to sustainability,” said National Taxpayers Union Campaign Fund (NTUCF) President Duane Parde. “Congressman Landry is an | Read More »
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