Hello Bob,   
      
   BK>Michigan and Ohio are both run by the republican party. Michigan   
   BK>has Synder, Ohio has Kasich. Michigan has the advantage, their   
   BK>governor's name is easier to pronounce.   
      
   Louisiana has Jindal, having the advantage over them all, our   
   governor's name being much easier to pronounce, given his Hindu   
   heritage: JIN-doll.  Which explains why only Muslims (and liberal   
   commentator Ed Shultz) hate him.   
      
   Note to Ed: Our governor's name is NOT pronounced jinned-AL.   
      
   BK>Both governors have done their best to stick it to the working   
   BK>people, both have shunted off money to their buddies. Ohio now   
   BK>has it's business development money being handled by a private   
   BK>firm, with no reporting to the state, no auditing by the state,   
   BK>and no open meeting requirements. This is the republican party   
   BK>that gave 50 million to Tom Noe and didn't bother to check on   
   BK>him until the papers revealed how he was ripping off the state.   
      
   Good gosh, man.  Don't you get it?  Republicans are not out to   
   screw the working people.  They are out to give the people what   
   they want.  Just look at what our fine governor has been doing   
   these past few years -   
      
   Early retirement for tens of thousands of state workers.   
   No more COLAs for retired state workers.   
   New less expensive pension plans for incoming state workers.   
   Privatization of our charity hospital system.   
   Cutting state spending on health care and education.   
   Shutting down mental hospitals, thus freeing the inmates.   
   Handing out medals to vetarans in appreciation of their service.   
      
   Yes, my friend, Piyush "Bobby" Jindal is Ayn Rand on steroids.   
   You will come to love him, and adore him, as he replaces our dumbass   
   president who wants to give everything to the blacks (and those who   
   have never worked a day in their lives), on January 20, 2017.   
      
   President Piyush "Bobby" Jindal has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?   
   Especially with Vice President Michelle Bachman by his side.  Even   
   US Senator Rand Paul would approve.   
      
   BK>They fixed that, though, this new agency has much better   
   BK>secrecy, so you can't tell when they are ripping off the state.   
      
   The first thing our fine governor did upon taking office was to   
   pass the "gold standard" for ethics in government.  Everything the   
   state legislators did had to be in accordance with that measure.   
   True transparency in government had become the law of the land, at   
   least in Louisiana.  Of course, that did not apply to our governor,   
   as he had his own secrets to protect.  But that was for our own   
   protection, as his secrets are in our best interests.  Or so we   
   have been told.   
      
   BK>Yet, dispite both governors doing their best to push down the   
   BK>working class, the right wing is still not satisfied. See, both   
   BK>governors understand that expanding medicaid will pay off big   
   BK>time for the state, yet the republican legislatures are so far   
   BK>right, they can't even get behind their governor when he is   
   BK>trying to do something that will pay off so well for the state.   
      
   Our governor knows better than to capitulate to anything Obama wants.   
   Rather than giving in, our governor defies him.  No expanding medicaid   
   in Louisiana.  If that is what Obama wants, let Obama do it.  At his   
   expense.  No need for Louisiana to spend its own money on that lost   
   cause.  Besides, Governor Jindal has something better to spend our   
   money on - FOOTBALL.  Just a few days ago our fine governor gave   
   Nicholls State University $1.8 million to fix 25 football fields.   
   That way, our governor secured a promise from Archie Manning and   
   his two sons (Peyton Manning and Eli Manning) to keep their summer   
   quarterback football camp open in Louisiana for years to come.   
   And you know how us Cajuns love football (almost as much as crawfish).   
      
   BK>Oh, and Snyder understands that a new bridge to Canada is a   
   BK>great idea, esp since it's both the major crossover point for   
   BK>Canadian trade, and a national security issue. Yet the state   
   BK>legislature is so cheaply bought they won't approve the new   
   BK>bridge, even though it won't cost the state a penny.   
      
   Governor Jindal knows he has a very compliant legislature here   
   that gives him everything he wants or could ever ask for.  I mean,   
   the legislature loves him so much that it refused to hold a veto   
   session after the governor vetoed a bill allocating millions of   
   dollars to the disabled.  What did Governor Jindal decide to spend   
   that money on?  He spent it on a private group putting on a country   
   music concert at LSU's Tiger Stadium.  That is where our governor's   
   priorities are.  First is football.  Second is music (if it is in   
   a football stadium).  Last are the poor and disabled.   
      
   BK>Some people just can't win for losing.   
      
   Instead of whining, put on your football helmet and start   
   competing.  But be warned.  LSU will trounce Toledo this coming   
   fall in Tiger Stadium.  And it will not be just any trouncing.   
   It will be a mauling (the field the game is played on is known   
   as Death Valley).   
      
    BK> Politics, from 'The lesser of two evils' to the 'Evil of two lessers.'   
      
   "Politics is war by other means." - Anon   
      
   --Lee   
      
   --- MesNews/1.06.00.00-gb   
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