Storm Brewing in Louisiana

Will he or won't he veto the legislative pay raises? This seems to be the question that thousands of Louisianans have regarding Governor Bobby Jindal. Jindal has said that he will not stand in the way of a 100% pay increase that the state legislature recently voted for itself. In my opinion, this decision could shape Governor Jindal's political future in Louisiana. After running on a platform of "reforming Louisiana politics," how can he stand idly by while the people of Louisiana are outraged? Governor Jindal has publicly stated his opposition to the enormous pay raise, but fears retaliation if he veto's the bill. Retaliation in the form of his bills not getting passed in the future. I believe, he should stick to his guns, stand by his constituents, and do the right thing. Veto this bill Mr. Jindal! If the legislator's want to commit political suicide by standing in the way of reform, then let them. You took an oath office, and you promised the people of Louisiana reform. Don't fall victim to the "good old boy," bullying. It's widely known that people resist change, but Louisiana is at a crossroads, and it's up to Governor Jindal to decide which direction this state will go. Will you allow this state to continue down the same old path? Can you live with yourself knowing that the police and firefighters received a pay raise of about $17 a week, compared to the proposed legislative pay raise of about $398 a week? I personally have faith in the Governor, and want to believe he will do the right thing. So what will it be Governor? Is this going to be same old Louisiana or will you stand up and let the voices of your constituency guide you to do the right thing?

The ball is in your court Governor Jindal, it's time to show the world that the "new" Louisiana is to be taken seriously.

Do the right thing!

McCain wants to lift off-shore moratorium

It seems John McCain is finally starting to wake up. McCain announced today his desire to lift the 17 year old moratorium on offshore energy exploration and production. Up until now McCain has seemed to be running his campaign on a democratic platform. Although McCain has stated his desire to help stop global warming, I believe he is making the right decision here. At some point, we as Americans, must find a way to combat the $4-$5/gallon gasoline. Exploring our own land and beginning to produce our own fuel is essential to this. We cannot continue to be dependent on other countries when it comes to energy. One, energy is a matter of national security. Two, if we depend on other countries for oil, what's to say these countries won't maneuver themselves to gain an upper hand on the U.S.? These countries are already taking advantage of us gas guzzling Americans. The world isn't dumb, they know we will just keep piping out the money no matter how high the cost of oil rises. So I ask you, what other options do we have? Well, developing other means of energy is one. But these things are not here yet, not to mention the time it would take to implement these ideas. We have to start supporting ourselves. I believe if the U.S. would simply announce its intention to explore and drill here at home, the cost of foreign oil would drop 35-40% in a matter of weeks. So it's up to us to take the obvious steps to become independent of foreign oil. Now, wether McCain or Obama will take those steps, we will see.

The "First" Post....

First off, I wanna welcome everyone who visits this blog. I will blog about things that I find are important to me and things that I think may be important to others. Let's get this blog started!!





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