Who's A Douche--The Weekly Dose

Can there be ANY doubt as to who the douche is this week? Granted the 47th Vice President of the United States doesn't need a whole lot of help finding his way to the feminine hygiene aisle, but his latest foot-in-mouth session was just too priceless.

So from my perspective, what it relates to is mitigation. If you're out in the middle of a field and someone sneezes, that's one thing. If you're in a closed aircraft, a closed container, closed car, a closed classroom, it's a different thing.

Meet Joe the epidemiologist.

I've come up with a brilliant idea for Biden after his political career is over--he can rent himself out to people to make them look smart. All he has to do is stand around and periodically open his mouth and whoever is in his immediate vicinity looks brilliant. Instantly.

God save us all.

I wasn't really worried about swine flu until I realized...

That the Louisiana legislature is in session and I kinda figured that the airborne virus may be attracted to a building full of pigs...

Reports of his demise...

Prior to the start of this session, many of Louisiana's political "pundits" predicted that the Gov might have a hard time with legislature looking to reap a little revenge or exert a little authority on the Governor. Seems that these pundits think that there might be a spine hidden somewhere in the group of twits.

Given that we're three days into the session now and Jimmy Faircloth marched his silver-maned, used-car-salesman looking ass right into the House and Governmental Affairs Committee and told them "no, you're not going to do that...or that...or that either. And, you can do that, but this is HOW you're going to do it," and 70% of the legislators present voted exactly how Mr. Faircloth told them to vote....I'd say the body is still pretty afraid of the Gov. Pundits wrong about Louisiana politics again--imagine that.

Nobody said you had to be smart...

To win a seat in the Louisiana House. Take Karen Gaudet St. Germain, D-Pierre Part (I know, it sounds like the start of a bad joke). Mrs. Gaudet St. Germain's contribution, so far this session--a ban on "gimmick" cigarette lighters. If the proverbial "they" catch you selling a "gimmick" cigarette lighter, your retail outlet could be fined $250. Apparently, they're still legal to own, as there was nothing saying you'd have your white boots or trailer seized if found in possession of one.

After contemplating this particular bill, I wasn't sure what scared me most--that this was worthy enough to be introduced in a "fiscal only" session or that it actually got out of committee. Overwhelmingly. When polled on the lineage of this bill, Mrs. Gaudet St. Germain replied "uh...like...you know...when I was little....like...my cousin's friend burned herself with a lighter....or something."

I like Jindal, but....

He has a tendency to come across as hypocritical, which really irks me. And it probably irks me more from him than some politicians because he did run on a "reform" platform and continues to push it today.

This has been a two year battle, but it's time Jindal opens the books on the Governor's Office. It's not like we're going to be exposing state secrets or something. Jimmy Faircloth's assertion that it would intrude on executive privilege and stifle discussion at the stop is horsecrap. I applaud Wayne Waddell, R-Shreveport, for having the burls to introduce this legislation again this year.

Next year, buddy--third time's a charm!