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SADOW: And Now, Some Dumb Anti-Privatization Bills
Today at hearings of the House and Governmental Affairs Committee, state Rep. Kenny Havard might repeat what he said about his HB 240 on a previous occasion that the bill was not against privatization. Should he do so, it merely... (Continue reading)
VIDEO: Mary Meets The Red Tape Tower
They’re gonna get Mary Landrieu’s goat at some point. They came close today. See, she’s the chair of the Senate Small Business Committee. Which she’ll say is a big deal, but it ain’t. There are a lot fewer small businesses... (Continue reading)
BEAM: That CNSI Contract Sure Was Bad News
A state Medicaid contract that shouldn’t have been signed in the first place was cancelled last week after officials found out the agreement is under federal investigation. Nothing about the contract with Client Network Services Inc. (CSNI) of Maryland smelled... (Continue reading)
AWESOME: 5th Circuit Upholds Trial Ruling In St. Joseph Abbey Case
Remember the federal court case about the monks at St. Joseph Abbey outside of Covington who were set upon by the State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors for making caskets without a license? It appears the case is finally over.... (Continue reading)
Fallout From Venison-Gate Continues As State Leges Get Involved
The decision last week by a bureaucrat at Louisiana’s Department of Health and Hospitals made the decision to dump $8,000 worth of donated deer meat intended for use at the Shreveport/Bossier Rescue Mission, based on a peculiar interpretation of the... (Continue reading)
BUREAUCRATIC IDIOCY: DHH’s War On Venison
We’ve come a long way from the time when poaching the king’s deer would bring down a death sentence in medieval Britain. But apparently, not all that long a way. By now, everybody in Louisiana has to know about the... (Continue reading)
Our Moronic Federal Government Is Massacring Red Snapper In The Gulf
If you’ve any question about the stupidity of the people who run our federal government, this might put it to bed. Following the BP oil spill, a directive came down from Washington that oil companies operating in the Gulf of... (Continue reading)
VITTER: The Hidden Costs Of The Endangered Species Act
At least you have to give President Obama high marks for creativity in his latest attempt to curtail freedom and individual rights. Specifically, I’m talking about Mr. Obama’s assault on private property rights through the abuse of the Endangered Species... (Continue reading)
VIDEO: Eight Years In Jail For Plastic Bags
The Heritage Foundation this morning has a post with a video about Abbie Schoenwetter, a seafood importer who had his life destroyed and his freedom taken away for the crime of buying lobsters from Honduras packed in clear plastic bags... (Continue reading)
SADOW: The Petty Bickering On The Auctioneer Licensing Board
What’s a holiday season without lots of bickering among family? That’s the situation facing auctioneers in Louisiana and provides an object lesson into why elected officials, despite far larger policy concerns, need to keep an eye on state licensing bodies.... (Continue reading)
SADOW: There Are Potential Problems On The State Civil Service Commission
A troublesome development concerning Louisiana’s State Civil Service Commission points to the potential for future mischief and subversion of democracy, perhaps requiring constitutional amending to mend. Yesterday, the SCSC considered the layoff plan for the Southeast Louisiana Hospital, which has... (Continue reading)
Tom Vilsack And Obama’s Meddling In Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack (D) is a man not wasting time telling people they’re irrelevant and becoming moreso each day. In an Associated Press copyrighted story he says he’s upset with the squabbling taking place in the farm belt.... (Continue reading)
The Race To Mediocrity
It seems the goal is to fundamentally change America. That’s an Obama quote. So; let’s understand what that means. We must drive the economy to the point of being subterranean and incapable of self-sustenance. It’s Obama’s position the playing field... (Continue reading)
SADOW: There’s A Lot Of Selective Outrage Coming Out Of That House Committee Fiasco
There are three certainties in life – death, taxes, and sore losers among Louisiana legislators who want to blame others for problems of their own making. The fallout over House Speaker Chuck Kleckley’s booting a pair of House Appropriations Committee... (Continue reading)
‘Secretary Of Business?’
Romney’s new ad hitting Obama on the dumb idea to create a cabinet-level “Secretary of Business…” Ben LaBolt, whose departure from the American political scene would be one of the most pleasurable side effects of an Obama defeat, went on... (Continue reading)
Hey, How Come Downtown New Orleans Keeps Deteriorating?
Probably because of what it takes to get through the bureaucrats and politicians there to do anything to improve the joint. Does this sound like a place where they’re friendly to economic activity? From the Times-Picayune… One year ago, after... (Continue reading)
VITTER: How The White House Delivered A Crushing Blow To The Gulf Economy
Here’s the book-jacket teaser: A major U.S. environmental disaster strikes. As Coast Guard and other heroes struggle to contain the unprecedented damage, a different scene unfolds in a dimly lit conference room in Washington. A small group of high-ranking political... (Continue reading)
Let’s Hope This Ad Gets A TON Of Airtime…
…because it’s exactly on the money. Obama goes around spreading class warfare and trying to soak the rich – and then justifying it with “You Didn’t Build That” and other asinine statements designed to whip up the uninformed and the... (Continue reading)
Jindal Farms Out More State Services To The Private Sector
Gov. Bobby Jindal has scored another big victory in his push for privatization of state services. The state Civil Service Commission voted 3-2 to approve his administration’s plan to hire Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana to manage one... (Continue reading)
Why Ray Nagin Was Better Than Mitch Landrieu As New Orleans’ Mayor
The headline probably sounds crazy. The notion sounded crazy when I first heard it myself. But a story out of the Big Easy this weekend drives home the distinct possibility that it might be valid after all. First, let’s go... (Continue reading)
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