4th District Congessional race heating up
Reprinted from My Bossier:The race for Congress in the Fourth Congressional District remains interesting, if somewhat confusing because of the rescheduling of the September 6th primary. It is...
View ArticleJim Brown: Jindal vs Palin
Thursday, September 11th, 2008Baton Rouge, LouisianaBOBBY JINDAL VS SARAH PALININ 2012?For most of us living along the Gulf Coast, national politics has not been of major concern in the past week. Our...
View ArticleJindal could face new problems
Thursday, September 18th, 2008Baton Rouge, LouisianaWHILE NATIONAL STAR SHINES,JINDAL COULD FACE BIG FINANCIAL PROBLEMS IN LOUISIANATo say that Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s political stock...
View ArticleGreed
Thursday, September 25th, 2008Baton Rouge, LouisianaGREED IS GOOD IN LOUISIANAThe national financial crisis finds Wall Street and financial regulators scurrying for cover, and trying to find a quick...
View ArticleSecession?
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008Baton Rouge, LouisianaSHOULD LOUISIANA SECEDE FROM THE UNION?We know that all good things have to come to an end. In Louisiana, we have tried the statehood thing for 205...
View ArticleA Visit with Bobby Jindal (for $25,000)
Thursday, October 9th, 2008Baton Rouge, LouisianaA VISIT WITH BOBBY JINDALFor 25 GRANDSo you are going to the LSU – Florida game this Saturday night in Gainesville… right? And while you are there, why...
View ArticleThe Senate Race: Which Democrat do you like better?
I am so unexcited by the Louisiana Senate race that I haven't posted anything about it yet. Mary Landrieu has 2 terms under her (ample) belt and has built up some deep support throughout the state.John...
View ArticleBobby in Bossier Parish
The guv stopped by the Bossier Parish Courthouse the other afternoon for a short Town Hall meeting, news interviews and a picture with a group of high-schoolers.Not his first visit to Benton, and...
View ArticleLouisiana Voters are Irrelevant in presidential election
Thursday, October 30th, 2008Baton Rouge, LouisianaLOUISIANA VOTERS ARE IRRELEVANTIN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONLouisiana voters are gearing up for election day in record numbers. Spurred on by the...
View ArticleJindal for President?
With the sound defeat of the McCain-Palin ticket and the election of Barack Obama as president, the Republican party will be looking to 2012 to stage a comeback. A lot of people and pundits are touting...
View ArticleLouisiana has cornfields too
I wasn't suprised when Bobby Jindal announced that he planned to attend a fundraising event in Iowa later this month.After all, the election is over and the new one - 2012 - is beginning (these things...
View ArticleLouisiana moves from 50th to 49th in Economic Competitiveness
From C. B. ForgotstonPeople say I never bring good news. Today I bring you good news or what passes for good news when it comes to the performance of our state government.LA has moved from 50th place...
View ArticleJoe the Plumber likes Jindal
For what it's worth, The Times Picayune reports that Joe the Plumber likes Bobby:Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal picked up another admirer recently as his national profile continues to grow amid...
View ArticleJindal Texas Fundraiser
As Gov. Bobby Jindal continues to draw attention as a rising star and possible national candidate for Republicans in 2012 or 2016, he insists that he has the job he wants right here in Louisiana. But...
View ArticleMimi says you know you're from Louisiana when
From Mimi at The Wounded Bird1. You measure distance in minutes.2. You've ever had to switch from 'heat' to 'A/C' in the same day.3. You use 'fix' as a verb. Example: 'I'm fixing to go to the store '4....
View Article'Just want to be governor', Jindal says from Virginia
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said today he's not interested in a 2012 Republican presidential bid and will seek a second term as governor in 2011.Jindal, who appeared at a news conference in Richmond to...
View ArticleJindal not the next Obama
From The Richmond Times-DispatchIs Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal the Republican Barack Obama?A political podcast I downloaded asked that question recently, but it wasn't the first time I have heard it....
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