On Tuesday, we saw Marco Rubio vote against two separate amendments to the Gang of Eight’s immigration bill that would tighten border security before any “Pathway to Citizenship” occurred. Conservatives across the country felt betrayed, hurt, confused and downright angry at him for this. Had he not assured us that border security would come first? Even after he admitted the Pathway was probably going to | Read More »
If you are asking who Harry Chapin is, I don’t think we can be friends anymore. And don’t you dare give me this “It was before my time” thing because so was George Washington, but I bet you know all about him, right? Chapin, a folk singer and (in my opinion) one of the best lyricists to grace us with his words, wrote many songs we | Read More »
Earlier tonight, I was watching a WWE pay-per-view when I glanced at Twitter and saw David Limbaugh post a link and ask if anyone knew about this story: Multiple federal investigations are probing the $2 billion Obamacare co-op loan program at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, The Washington Examiner has learned. [Skip] Investigators are focusing on the co-op program’s lack of transparency, high likelihood | Read More »
If you recognize the title, congratulations! You know of the Mortal Kombat-like game “Injustice: Gods Among Us” and might have even played it (it’s not a terrible game). If you don’t know it, here’s a summary: The Joker (Batman villain) tricks Superman into killing his own wife and unborn son. In a fit of rage, Superman kills the Joker and the rest of the game’s | Read More »
Ah, Mary. You yield a fruitful harvest when you say words. Or, in this case, write them. [L]eaders in the Legislature shut down any chance to expand access to basic health care for 400,000 Louisiana citizens through Medicaid this year. What a shame. By saying no to the expansion, they said no to positive economic impacts to Louisiana’s economy and health care improvements for many | Read More »
Bullying is a problem I think we can all agree has a terrible effect on our children. Bullying (and now cyberbullying) have been a source of frustration for parents of both bullies and victims. A small town in Wisconsin, however, thinks it has an answer. Raising a bully in Monona, Wisc., can cost parents a pretty penny. Police in the town are now holding parents | Read More »
I am so greatly fascinated by the idea of the IRS spending about $1,500 on a training video that teaches agents to dance. The idea that they would have the gall to actually tell us it was a team building exercise and that it saved the taxpayers more than one million dollars is so mind-boggingly hilarious that I am not sure I’m actually mad at | Read More »
Senator Karen Carter Peterson, I realize you are a busy woman. Being the leader of the Democratic Party in Louisiana is surely no easy task, given you must wake up each morning and think “Is there anyone left?” The news that Elbert Guillory of Opelousas is turning Republican probably wasn’t the most pleasant you’ve heard today. Yes, I know you walked back your comments and | Read More »
U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana is suddenly in more trouble than even the Politico may realize. More than a year until the Congressional mid-term elections, and a group of Washington “political handicappers” say Senator Mary Landrieu’s chances of reelection have dropped to “pure toss-up.” Why is Senator Landrieu seen as vulnerable by the non-partisan Rothenberg Political Report? While Mary Landrieu’s hasn’t exactly been a | Read More »
Please watch this. If you don’t live in Louisiana, you might not know that the Democratic Party is pretty much dead. Unfortunately, the powers that be won’t lock me in a room with it and a defibrillator. You know, just to make sure. I certainly wouldn’t find creative ways to issue the shocks or anything. However, no one actually told the Louisiana Democratic Party that | Read More »
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 »
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