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Louisiana Political Reform?

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I titled this blog post, Louisiana Political Reform?  Maybe it should have been, “Business as Usual in Louisiana”

I usually try to stay away from blogging about politics, but something is happening in Louisiana that just infuriates me, so feel free to skip this blog post if you aren’t interested in politics…

The Baton Rouge paper, The Advocate posted this story today. The entire story is at this link: http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/21045634.html

I will just include a bit of the story with my comments at the end of this post:
Jindal still won’t stop pay raise
by Michelle Millhollon

Gov. Bobby Jindal admitted Tuesday that he blundered in allowing legislators to pass a bill that would more than double their base pay.

“I’ve learned my lesson,” he said during a news conference outside the Governor’s Mansion.

However, Jindal said he still plans to allow the pay raise to become law.

Vetoing the bill would give legislators a reason to reverse his initiatives, including changes to the state’s ethics laws, he said.

“Everybody knows it would be in my own self-interest politically to veto this bill,” he said. “I’d probably be the most popular governor in modern polling history if I did that.”

Jindal said he will be more proactive in the future.

“Going forward, we’re certainly going to keep a much tighter rein on the Legislature in future sessions,” Jindal said.

My thoughts:

I’ve learned my lesson, actually lessons also:
1) Not to trust what Bobby Jindal promises.  They carry NO weight with me now.

2) He might say he cares for the State, but if he doesn’t veto this raise, what he says are only words and those words are meaningless.

3) I will NOT vote or SUPPORT Bobby in the next election or in any other candidacy or ticket he might be on in the future.  What an embarrassment to our State.

Observation: Bobby Jindal was suppose to be the reform governor for the State of Louisiana. Six months into his “reform,” the law makers make a raid on the treasury and he HAS the power to stop them, but choses not to stop them.  Sounds like the kind of reform we really need, huh?

I don’t normally leave my comments open, but I will for a while on this topic, so feel free to share your opinion.

E-mail Bobby and let him know what you think!

Wild at Heart (again)

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About 2 years ago, I read Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul  written by John Eldredge.  It was a really refreshing take on Christianity and men.  Now that we have a “little man,” I thought it would be good to read it again, and maybe blog a bit on different asspects of the book that spoke to me that I was willing to share.  So here goes…

John Eldredge talks about little boys wanting adventure. I believe Eldredge is right on target with this statement, at least for myself. Let me chase a few rabbits here… (as my sister and I always say)

As a little boy, nothing was better than spending long summer days “exploring” in the woods behind the house. First behind the shop, what was known as “The Little Creek.” Then following the creek until it became “The Big Creek,” a washed out gully that seemed to be 10 feet deep (really is was about 4-5 ft).

There was Brierland, with briers that were at least 4 inches think (in our minds, in reality, they were more like about an 1 inch), and the remnants of a fort with a tree leaning so far over that if it fell, it would have made a perfect bridge over “the Big Creek.”

There was one long day’s journey with cousins from KY, us with our rubber boots so we could walk in the creek without getting wet. The plan was to follow the creek for as long as we could maybe even to the “Red River?” We finally came to an area where the creek was very shallow, flowing in a steady stream over quicksand (ok, not the real stuff, but the stuff that if you stood in place too long, your boot got stuck). The creek was very wide at this point, it was late in the day and had started wondering how/if we were going to get home. Of course we did, we soon came up to a neighborhood that we knew called and had our parents come pick us up at the McBrides.

I remember the first time I was allowed to ride on the shoulder of Hwy 28E down to Charlie’s, a local convenience store, to get some candy. The thrill of “riding on the road” and the danger (in my eyes) with cars driving by me.

I could go on… he talks about his first toy gun set… I had one pearl handle cap gun that I LOVED…  bit,  enough rabbits for now… those are very vivid childhood memories I still have of my “adventures” growing up.