Posted on 11/01/2011 6:47:27 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Thanks for posting. Thanks for the link (#48).
I still get mad thinking about that thread. There was no call for anyone trying to get me zotted and calling me names for what I posted.
Imagine FReepers resorting to tactics that the Marxists use.
I seriously doubt that any conservatives are upset over cuts to higher ed or that pubic scrools haven’t had any raises in spending the last three years.
I don’t think I am being obtuse. The Governor of Louisiana has to obey the law.
“Just following orders” is not a defense.
That was his golden opportunity. He did not seize it, and is unlikely to have another one. He is not a leader. He is by nature a subordinate, and is effective in that role.
Not orders, the law.
Prohibitions are orders and are law.
They may or may not be proper.
His best shot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDceU8_iz5I&feature=fvst
Defeated by the functionaries.
Louisiana has an extremely powerful executive. Whatever the governor wants, he gets no matter if the governor is Kathleen Blanco, Edward Wilson Edwards, Bobby Jindal or someone’s aged and senile great grandmother. Part of that power comes from the constitution and part from a very long (300 years long) tradition of powerful governors beginning with the very first French governor, Bienville. In addition, for very good historical reasons we have a deep distrust of the legislative branch. Someone said “Some places tolerate corruption; Louisiana demands it.” If conservatives in Louisiana express disappointment with Bobby, I think they like me, view his administration as missed opportunities for:
1) Changing our pitiful education system of spending more while getting less
2) Stopping the practice of bribing companies to move here to provide photo ribbon cutting moments for Bobby
3) Streamlining regulations, reducing taxation, improving business climate
4) Reducing the number of state employees
5) Reversing our decline in population relative to our neighbors.
This is only a start. One only has to look at how our neighbors Texas and Florida, manage their affairs to understand what is to be done. Bobby talks a good game but when it comes to doing, well, that seems to be a different matter. I like Bobby. He is honest and ethical. He was a breath of fresh air compared to recent governors. He is popular. I voted for him when he first ran.
However, the breath of air is getting stale. It is high time for Bobby to quit talking and starting doing. He has the power. The voters trust him to do the right things. I am waiting for him to start.
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