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by Tom Aswell

My granddad had an admonition for someone (more than once, that someone was me) who he thought was running his mouth off a little too much: “Don’t let your alligator mouth overload your jaybird ass.”

Loosely translated, that means don’t go shooting off your mouth with claims you can’t back up—physically or factually.

And from our perspective, it would seem that Bobby Jindal’s fusillade of fulminations, besides causing a “there he goes again” rolling of the eyes, has placed quite a burden on his scrawny backside.

It’s bad enough that he has waded off into the murky waters of Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA, a bill being copied in other states, including Louisiana) by voicing his support of the bill during, of all things, a speech at the National Rifle Association (NRA) convention.

(Bobby, Bibles and Bullets: what a presidential campaign slogan.)

But then, Team Jindal, in its weekly email blast, went to great lengths to point out that Iowa radio talk show host and Washington Times columnist “Steve Deace Proclaimed Governor Read more

by Marion Marks

Bobby Jindal‘s scheme to sell the state’s remaining share of a massive tobacco settlement screams of Depression era family rationalization to let go of the last stick of family furniture. It’s an old-fashioned Dog-and-Pony Show, and despite criticism from every quarter, Jindal firmly defends his “Right” to auction off funds that have been set aside to guarantee future generations would benefit from the abuses the tobacco industry invoked on Louisiana citizens. Jindal’s rationalization would waste a last remaining asset for the addiction to fix to budget problem almost totally attributable to Jindal‘s political mismanagement.

The board that oversees the tobacco settlement has regretfully agreed to the concept that there may be acceptable legal ground for Jindal to sell off the fund, although several more approvals are needed before any sale can proceed. State Treasurer John Kennedy objected, saying Jindal’s plan is driven by Read more

Unless someone has been living in a dark cave for the last 6 months, Louisiana’s budget crisis should be old news; reduced state revenues due to lower oil/gas prices and layoffs in the oil patch have certainly contributed to more concerns than happiness over lower gas prices at the pump. Suddenly state legislators are NOT having fun being public officials and the upcoming legislative session is something to be dreaded versus the usual Baton Rouge party at taxpayers expense. To date all the headlines deal with what state agencies will be slashed and how much-but no ideas on more revenues since presidential hopeful Governor Jindal has adamantly said ‘NO” to any new taxes.

No one can question the fact that Louisiana needs new sources of revenues in a big way; one quick way to increase state revenue coffers and decrease state and local expenditures is to legalize marijuana. YES, legalize marijuana. It’s really a no brainer to those who follow what other states are doing and keep up with the Read more