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FEB 24 Blogger Rod Dreher gives his take on the recent news that Bobby Jindal spent almost as much time in other states trying to make a name for himself than he did in Louisiana, doing what he was elected (and is paid) to do. What's the problem? Dreher thinks Bobby was corrupted by his own ambition.
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YEAH, IT TOOK WORK TO DO THIS MUCH DAMAGE
FEB 24 This post on LaPolitics details the recent media buy that Scott Angelle, who was a hardworking member of the Jindal Administration, has made to launch his campaign to replace his (former) boss. (He's on the PSC now.) His tagline is something about show horses and work horses. He also makes mention of his experience working for the oil and gas industry, Jeremy Alford writes. Uh huh. We can see that.
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CB: JINDAL'S NOT TAKING CREDIT WHERE IT IS DUE
FEB 24 Blogger CB Forgotston says Bobby Jindal should take credit for the high rate of Louisiana folks who attend church. His influence in this regard is two-fold, CB opines, in that he gets on his taxpayer funded helicopter every Sunday to attend church in North Louisiana and he's struck such a death blow to our universities that prayer is the only thing that might save them.
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LOBBY SAYS DON'T WORRY, TAX CREDITS PAY OFF!
FEB 24 Just as Lee Zurik is doing a bang-up job in giving us the low-down on the TV and movie tax credits in terms of what they're costing us taxpayers, the entertainment lobby is here to calm our fears. All that moolah isn't just going down the gaping maw of greedy capitalists; it's creating jobs! Nothing to see here, move along, the Advocate reports.
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DRINKING CULTURE RECALLS MARDI GRAS
FEB 24 The NOLA Defender's Drinking Culture column recounts an interesting Mardi Gras in this post. It's an eloquent story of the (often) bizarre and (generally) alcohol-influenced craziness of Mardi Gras. "Everywhere else," Joseph Toman writes, "It's just Tuesday."
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FEB 24 Apparently Captain Obvious is working over at Moody's now. The rating agency says that Louisiana's state colleges and universities won't be able to absorb another $300 million in cuts, blogger Tom Aswell reports in this post. Well -- duh. And in other news, it's Tuesday.
Tuesday's Blogs from the Bog!
Bobby Jindal, Frequent Flyer! Blogger Rod Dreher puts in his two cents on the recent articles about Jindal's travel schedule. Also in La La Land, a look back at Mardi Gras and Moody's states the (painfully) obvious.