For the past few weeks reports on the Global Economy, regardless the source, shows the present economic conditions and future economic conditions are best in the United States. Almost every phase of the U.S. economy is working better than the Global Economy. Europe's economy is almost at a standstill and some are talking about another recession there.
Future job growth in the U.S. is projected to stay strong and unemployment applications are at the lowest level in years. The predictions now say median income will also start to rise because economic indicators point to a strong recovery. This writer predicted in an earlier commentary that would start to happen as the country nears full employment. U.S. manufacturing remains steady and so is job creation in that industry.
So why are the people fed so much negativity about the U.S. economy and the President's performance on the economy? Does any one want to go back to 2008? I think not. The news media and too many people in congress seem to have an appetite for failure and not economic success. If one listens carefully you can hear comments that even project decline in America's leadership abroad.
Yet, the U.S. still leads the world in every thing that counts. Our men and women in uniform perform well in all parts of the globe to assist humanity in so many different ways to better life abroad. Foreign nations still look to the U.S. for leadership and help and it was the comback of the American economy after the collapse in 2008 that kept the Global Economy out of another recession.
America's bright star still shines with greastness for those who have vision and are willing to look beyond the petty whims of ones self. Yes, American leadership is still in vogue. It just can not be seen by those with a closed or jealous mind.
This commentary written by John Lucia.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Illegal Immigrants In Louisiana's School System
According to a Times Picayune article of 10/17/14 by Cole Avery, 1400 immigrant children are putting a strain on Louisiana's financial ability to school those children as mandated by the federal government. Mary Quaid of House Legislature Services gave a report on the effects the children are having on the state and what actions are available to the House Select Committee On Homeland Security.
U.S. Senator David Vitter testified before the committee about the cost to educate the children and said, "the phenomenon of children crossing the border is a result of the federal government not inforcing the law and working towards amnesty." Bob Tasman, executive director of the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops testified and said the answer to the problem is comprehensive immigration reform on the federal level and what we really need to do is advocate and use our voices to let the individuals in Washington know we need to set politics aside.
Vitter had an opportunity to cast aside the usual ditto head conservative blame game and say some thing constructive and failed the people he represents. Mr. Tasman's comment showed he understands the real problem and solution. Vitter well knows it is the Obama administration that has inforced our immigration laws better than the previous administration and placed more security guards on the border than ever before. He also knows the Obama administration has deported more illigal immigrants than any past President. And surely he knows the immigration reform bill passed by the U.S. Senate almost a year ago does not contain amnesty.
It seems that Vitter was the only one who testified before the committee that had nothing positive to offer. And now he says he will run for governor when Jindal's term ends. What a waste.
This commentary written by John Lucia.
U.S. Senator David Vitter testified before the committee about the cost to educate the children and said, "the phenomenon of children crossing the border is a result of the federal government not inforcing the law and working towards amnesty." Bob Tasman, executive director of the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops testified and said the answer to the problem is comprehensive immigration reform on the federal level and what we really need to do is advocate and use our voices to let the individuals in Washington know we need to set politics aside.
Vitter had an opportunity to cast aside the usual ditto head conservative blame game and say some thing constructive and failed the people he represents. Mr. Tasman's comment showed he understands the real problem and solution. Vitter well knows it is the Obama administration that has inforced our immigration laws better than the previous administration and placed more security guards on the border than ever before. He also knows the Obama administration has deported more illigal immigrants than any past President. And surely he knows the immigration reform bill passed by the U.S. Senate almost a year ago does not contain amnesty.
It seems that Vitter was the only one who testified before the committee that had nothing positive to offer. And now he says he will run for governor when Jindal's term ends. What a waste.
This commentary written by John Lucia.
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Columnist's Rich Lowry And Richard Cohen: Two Editorials With No Substance.
Lowry and Cohen each had an editorial published in the New Orleans Advocate of 10/15/14 and both continued the ditto head negative comments that conservative journalists and the republican party have joined together to find fault with any thing coming out of the Obama administration. Its the same old negative drum beat since the Newt Gingrich era.
Lowry's editorial concerns the study by the Department of Defense that bans the sale of cigaretts, cigars and chewing tobacco on bases and ships. Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel has spoken favorable of the idea, citing health care costs according to Lowry. The conservative columnist then goes off the deep end and suggest that the study would lead to a ban on smoking by the military in combat and in off base situations.
Lowry points out correctly that military life lends itself to smoking but gets one of the reasons wrong why military people smoke when he cites :mind numbing boredom." As a Marine who smoked while on active duty I can say two things for sure. (1) There is no such thing as "boredom" in the Marine Corps and (2) the Department of Defense will never ban smoking for our GI's especially those in combat and or those who are off base and serving their country. Lowry seems to know very little about the military but that does not stop him from taking a huge leap from a study in progress to his own warped conclusions.
Cohen's editorial accused President Obama of lacking menace" which is the conservative code work for "lacking toughness" concerning those events taking place around the world today and especially in the middle east. He tries to relate the President's lack of "menace" to Iran having a fully functional nuclear weapons program and if he would join Israel and striking Iran's facilities and bombing it to smithereins. He then answers his stupid question by saying Obama would not and would stall and equivocate.
When it comes to Iran's nuclear activities we know the following. Most of their progress had been made on the watch of President George W. Bush, the tough talking President. On Obama's watch, international inspectors have inspected Iran's nuclear facilities and are still on their property now while talks are moving forward and the U.S. and the world know more now than they ever did about Iran's nuclear capabilities.
Cohen then really gets into fairy tale mode when he tries to compare how President Gerald Ford handled Viet Nam to how Obama is handling the ISIS matter. And of course, like a good conservative ditto head he does not thinkPresident Obama is enough of a "menace" to ISIS. History has already told us that President Bush's tough talk on Iraq, created Al Queda in Iraq and paved the way for ISIS and their followers. Bush's tough talk also had no affect on the terriorists who carried out the attacks on America on 9/11. I guess they did not think Bush was much of a "menace."
Conservative journalists like the conservatives in congress will never let up on their attacks on the President or give him any credit for his accomplishments. People who are small of character never do. They want to see the President fail in the middle east just like they want to see him fail domestically. They also want to see American combat troops in Iraq fighting a ground war once again. Bush told the people it was Saddam and his military that was a threat to America. But it was Al Queda in Iraq and other terrorist groups that entered Iraq after the invasion that was responsible for inflicting most of the casualties on our men and women in uniform
Now Cohen thinks the U.S. can control events in the middle east if only Obama was a "menace." The President has dealt with the many fires left to him and has done a pretty good job. The country's best course of action is political understanding and wisdom, not some precieved "menace." Rich Lowry and Richard Cohen would do better if they would write an editorial of the positive accomplishments of the Obama administration but don't hold your breath, their conservative ideology will not allow that to happen.
This commentary written by John Lucia
Lowry's editorial concerns the study by the Department of Defense that bans the sale of cigaretts, cigars and chewing tobacco on bases and ships. Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel has spoken favorable of the idea, citing health care costs according to Lowry. The conservative columnist then goes off the deep end and suggest that the study would lead to a ban on smoking by the military in combat and in off base situations.
Lowry points out correctly that military life lends itself to smoking but gets one of the reasons wrong why military people smoke when he cites :mind numbing boredom." As a Marine who smoked while on active duty I can say two things for sure. (1) There is no such thing as "boredom" in the Marine Corps and (2) the Department of Defense will never ban smoking for our GI's especially those in combat and or those who are off base and serving their country. Lowry seems to know very little about the military but that does not stop him from taking a huge leap from a study in progress to his own warped conclusions.
Cohen's editorial accused President Obama of lacking menace" which is the conservative code work for "lacking toughness" concerning those events taking place around the world today and especially in the middle east. He tries to relate the President's lack of "menace" to Iran having a fully functional nuclear weapons program and if he would join Israel and striking Iran's facilities and bombing it to smithereins. He then answers his stupid question by saying Obama would not and would stall and equivocate.
When it comes to Iran's nuclear activities we know the following. Most of their progress had been made on the watch of President George W. Bush, the tough talking President. On Obama's watch, international inspectors have inspected Iran's nuclear facilities and are still on their property now while talks are moving forward and the U.S. and the world know more now than they ever did about Iran's nuclear capabilities.
Cohen then really gets into fairy tale mode when he tries to compare how President Gerald Ford handled Viet Nam to how Obama is handling the ISIS matter. And of course, like a good conservative ditto head he does not thinkPresident Obama is enough of a "menace" to ISIS. History has already told us that President Bush's tough talk on Iraq, created Al Queda in Iraq and paved the way for ISIS and their followers. Bush's tough talk also had no affect on the terriorists who carried out the attacks on America on 9/11. I guess they did not think Bush was much of a "menace."
Conservative journalists like the conservatives in congress will never let up on their attacks on the President or give him any credit for his accomplishments. People who are small of character never do. They want to see the President fail in the middle east just like they want to see him fail domestically. They also want to see American combat troops in Iraq fighting a ground war once again. Bush told the people it was Saddam and his military that was a threat to America. But it was Al Queda in Iraq and other terrorist groups that entered Iraq after the invasion that was responsible for inflicting most of the casualties on our men and women in uniform
Now Cohen thinks the U.S. can control events in the middle east if only Obama was a "menace." The President has dealt with the many fires left to him and has done a pretty good job. The country's best course of action is political understanding and wisdom, not some precieved "menace." Rich Lowry and Richard Cohen would do better if they would write an editorial of the positive accomplishments of the Obama administration but don't hold your breath, their conservative ideology will not allow that to happen.
This commentary written by John Lucia
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Another Huge First For PolitiDose
This writer's past commentaries concerning Coastal Wetlands Environmental Levy known as (CWEL) which was proposed by former Louisiana Republican governor David Treen would levy a tax on oil and natural gas transported thru Louisiana as a way of raising state revenue to deal with the environmental damage done by oil drilling, production and pipeline operations in Louisiana. Treen offered CWEL in the early 1980's. The Oil Industry opposed CWEL and the state legislature never took up the matter.
Now 30 plus lears later, CWEL has taken center stage. An editorial in the New Orleans Advocate dated 10/7 titled, "Save Our Coast" co-authored by Quin Hillyer and John Barry who want Louisiana to move forward and adopt a limited, fair and reasonable Coastal Wetlands Environmental Levey that would levy a tax to apply to the transport of oil and gas moving in Louisiana. The levy or tax would supplement Louisiana's trust fund for wetlands preservation and restoration.
Both Hillyer and Barry agree in the editorial that the energy industry caused significant damage to the coast. Both also believe pipelines and canals by their own very nature threaten the marshlands. Hillyer is a conservative, a New Orleans Advocate columnist and a contributing editor for the National Review. Barry is a liberal and former VP of The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East that filed the law suit against 97 Oil companies for damages caused by their operations to Louisiana's wetlands, marshes and coast. Hillyer opposed both CWEL in the past and the above law suit.
The co-authors are a Johnny come lately on CWEL since this writers commantary published in "PolitiDose" dated 5/10/10 titled, Its time for Louisiana;s legislature to act on CWEL. But better late than never and hopefully their editorial will influence the state to have a real debate on the subject matter. Regulations have proved to be inadequent because of the relationship between elected officials and the special interest of big oil who have acted irresponsible in destroying the states environment with their operations.
Former governor David Treen was on target over 30 years ago with CWEL but no one would listen. Filing of the law suit by the Levee Board was necessary because our elected officials did not do their job and inforce the laws. They simply did not care and neither did the oil companies who caused the damage and just laughed at their responsibilities to the state and its people.
PolitiDose has been in the forefront and understood governor Treen's proposal was and still is relevant today and a sound way in upkeeing and restoring Louisiana's environment. "PolitiDose", your daily dose of political commentary will continue to comment on those issues that really matter and make a difference.
Note: Check out previous commentary concerning CWEL.
a) The Wisdom Of Former Governor David Treen 4/22/14
b) Louisiana's Ecosystem Restoration 7/20/11
c) The Con Game Is On 9/30/10
d) Its Time For Legislature To Act On CWEL 5/10/10
This commentary written By John Lucia
Now 30 plus lears later, CWEL has taken center stage. An editorial in the New Orleans Advocate dated 10/7 titled, "Save Our Coast" co-authored by Quin Hillyer and John Barry who want Louisiana to move forward and adopt a limited, fair and reasonable Coastal Wetlands Environmental Levey that would levy a tax to apply to the transport of oil and gas moving in Louisiana. The levy or tax would supplement Louisiana's trust fund for wetlands preservation and restoration.
Both Hillyer and Barry agree in the editorial that the energy industry caused significant damage to the coast. Both also believe pipelines and canals by their own very nature threaten the marshlands. Hillyer is a conservative, a New Orleans Advocate columnist and a contributing editor for the National Review. Barry is a liberal and former VP of The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East that filed the law suit against 97 Oil companies for damages caused by their operations to Louisiana's wetlands, marshes and coast. Hillyer opposed both CWEL in the past and the above law suit.
The co-authors are a Johnny come lately on CWEL since this writers commantary published in "PolitiDose" dated 5/10/10 titled, Its time for Louisiana;s legislature to act on CWEL. But better late than never and hopefully their editorial will influence the state to have a real debate on the subject matter. Regulations have proved to be inadequent because of the relationship between elected officials and the special interest of big oil who have acted irresponsible in destroying the states environment with their operations.
Former governor David Treen was on target over 30 years ago with CWEL but no one would listen. Filing of the law suit by the Levee Board was necessary because our elected officials did not do their job and inforce the laws. They simply did not care and neither did the oil companies who caused the damage and just laughed at their responsibilities to the state and its people.
PolitiDose has been in the forefront and understood governor Treen's proposal was and still is relevant today and a sound way in upkeeing and restoring Louisiana's environment. "PolitiDose", your daily dose of political commentary will continue to comment on those issues that really matter and make a difference.
Note: Check out previous commentary concerning CWEL.
a) The Wisdom Of Former Governor David Treen 4/22/14
b) Louisiana's Ecosystem Restoration 7/20/11
c) The Con Game Is On 9/30/10
d) Its Time For Legislature To Act On CWEL 5/10/10
This commentary written By John Lucia
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal: A Very Small Person
One would think the holder of the highest elected office in Louisiana would stand tall, be positive and act grown up, but Jindal continues to be a small person when it comes to leadership, character and courage. The governor continues to play the blame game, a favorite tactic of conservative ideology because they have no record of positive accomplishments.
Jindal's latest blame game was an appearance before the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank where he gave a speech on foreign policy and defense spending according to an article in the New Orleans Advocate dated 10/7 by Elizabeth Crisp. According to the article Jindal said we should increase defense spending to 4% of the GDP. He also made the following comment. Today we are living with the consequences of the Obama-Clinton ideas when it comes to foreign, domestic and defense policy. And those ideas have set America on a path that will create more chaos, more conflict and more wars.
The George W. Bush administration in which Jindal served must have been on his mind because what Jindal described happened on the Bush watch. As every sane Americn knows President's Clinton and Obama have kept our country and its people safe and has protected our national security much better than Bush did. Jindal, according to the article would pay for the billions necessary to increase defense spending by his belief that entitlement programs such as medicare, medicaid and social security need cost saving changes. That is the same old conservative code word for privatising those programs they have been trying to kill for years.
Jindal goes on to criticize the President for announcing that the nations plan to fight ISIS would not include troops on the ground, and that the President should have been more closely guarded with his plan. Well first, Jindal said the President did not have a plan and now he has a plan but Jindal does not like that the President was truthful with our men and women in uniform and the people. Of course the President knows well American troops on the ground will be used as an excuse by Iraq and others not to commit their own forces to fight for their own country. Jindal, Lindsey Graham and John McCain like to act tough wanting our men and women in uniform back on the ground in Iraq in combat operations. Well, I think the tough talking three brave men should be the first to volunteer. The people know where the President stands which says a lot about his courage and character. Can any one really picture JindAl as commander in chief?
What Jindal is trying to repackage and resell is the fairy tale that republican administrations are better at protecting Americas national security than Democrats. Of course the tragic events of 9/11 and Bush's unnecessary war in Iraq over WMD that did not exist and destabalized that country, created AlQueda in Iraq and planted the seed for ISIS. What really chaps Jindal and conservatives is that President Obama has kept America safe during his time in office. Jindal and his conservative ditto heads will be fanning the flames of fear between now and the 2016 election. Every one who follows what has been taking place in the middle east know the war in Iraq created the conditions that exist over there as of this writing.
Jindal and his ditto head conservatives are a disgrace to the republican party who once put country before politics and did not govern by an unAmerican ideology. Its hell when one has nothing of substance to offer the country and its people and its tragic when the highest ranking elected official in Louisiana has to be so small minded. Bobby Jindal is not a serious public official and will not be the republican standard bearer in 2016.
This commentary written by John Lucia
Jindal's latest blame game was an appearance before the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank where he gave a speech on foreign policy and defense spending according to an article in the New Orleans Advocate dated 10/7 by Elizabeth Crisp. According to the article Jindal said we should increase defense spending to 4% of the GDP. He also made the following comment. Today we are living with the consequences of the Obama-Clinton ideas when it comes to foreign, domestic and defense policy. And those ideas have set America on a path that will create more chaos, more conflict and more wars.
The George W. Bush administration in which Jindal served must have been on his mind because what Jindal described happened on the Bush watch. As every sane Americn knows President's Clinton and Obama have kept our country and its people safe and has protected our national security much better than Bush did. Jindal, according to the article would pay for the billions necessary to increase defense spending by his belief that entitlement programs such as medicare, medicaid and social security need cost saving changes. That is the same old conservative code word for privatising those programs they have been trying to kill for years.
Jindal goes on to criticize the President for announcing that the nations plan to fight ISIS would not include troops on the ground, and that the President should have been more closely guarded with his plan. Well first, Jindal said the President did not have a plan and now he has a plan but Jindal does not like that the President was truthful with our men and women in uniform and the people. Of course the President knows well American troops on the ground will be used as an excuse by Iraq and others not to commit their own forces to fight for their own country. Jindal, Lindsey Graham and John McCain like to act tough wanting our men and women in uniform back on the ground in Iraq in combat operations. Well, I think the tough talking three brave men should be the first to volunteer. The people know where the President stands which says a lot about his courage and character. Can any one really picture JindAl as commander in chief?
What Jindal is trying to repackage and resell is the fairy tale that republican administrations are better at protecting Americas national security than Democrats. Of course the tragic events of 9/11 and Bush's unnecessary war in Iraq over WMD that did not exist and destabalized that country, created AlQueda in Iraq and planted the seed for ISIS. What really chaps Jindal and conservatives is that President Obama has kept America safe during his time in office. Jindal and his conservative ditto heads will be fanning the flames of fear between now and the 2016 election. Every one who follows what has been taking place in the middle east know the war in Iraq created the conditions that exist over there as of this writing.
Jindal and his ditto head conservatives are a disgrace to the republican party who once put country before politics and did not govern by an unAmerican ideology. Its hell when one has nothing of substance to offer the country and its people and its tragic when the highest ranking elected official in Louisiana has to be so small minded. Bobby Jindal is not a serious public official and will not be the republican standard bearer in 2016.
This commentary written by John Lucia
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
The U.S. Economy, Job Creation and Unemployment Still Moving In The Right Direction Under President Obama
The Labor Department announced that the U.S. Economy created 248,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate fell to 5.9% from the previous month rate of 6.1%. The 5.9% was the lowest since July 2008. The Labor Department also said job creation in July and August was a combined 69,000 more jobs than was originally reported.
For the readers of "PolitiDose" they read the good news here first when Obama first took office. I wrote a commentary pointing out that the economy, job creation and unemployment has always done better on the democratic watch and that precedent has verified that over time. There has never been any doubt in this writers mind what party performs best for the country and its people. I also wrote a four part series commentary in 2008 titled, "The U.S. Economy: Which Party Performs Best."
Obama's policies that were passed by the democratic controlled congress at the time turned the economy around and the republicans kept their promise not to lift a finger to help the President. Middle class wages has not increased enough but that will change with the continued falling of the unemployment rate and when the job market tightens. Those two elements have not existed since the trickle down policy of the Bush 43 administration. The transfer of wealth from the middle class to the wealthy is also a cause of middle class income being static.
And once again it is a Democratic administration leading the way in economic recovery. September was the 55th straight month of positive job growth. President George W. Bush left office with the worst job creation record since the great depression of 1928-1929. When Obama leaves office he will continue the legacy of the democratic party being champions of job creation for the country and its people.
This commentary written by John Lucia
For the readers of "PolitiDose" they read the good news here first when Obama first took office. I wrote a commentary pointing out that the economy, job creation and unemployment has always done better on the democratic watch and that precedent has verified that over time. There has never been any doubt in this writers mind what party performs best for the country and its people. I also wrote a four part series commentary in 2008 titled, "The U.S. Economy: Which Party Performs Best."
Obama's policies that were passed by the democratic controlled congress at the time turned the economy around and the republicans kept their promise not to lift a finger to help the President. Middle class wages has not increased enough but that will change with the continued falling of the unemployment rate and when the job market tightens. Those two elements have not existed since the trickle down policy of the Bush 43 administration. The transfer of wealth from the middle class to the wealthy is also a cause of middle class income being static.
And once again it is a Democratic administration leading the way in economic recovery. September was the 55th straight month of positive job growth. President George W. Bush left office with the worst job creation record since the great depression of 1928-1929. When Obama leaves office he will continue the legacy of the democratic party being champions of job creation for the country and its people.
This commentary written by John Lucia
The New Orleans Saints Defeat Tampa Bay 37-31
The Saints produced a much needed win Sunday in the Dome in overtime and their record stands now at 2 wins and 3 losses going into an off week. The Saints were a 10 point favorite in the game but did not play the part. In fact, the Saints performance was such a mix bag the Times Picayune sports writers continued their changed ways and were very cautious in their reports.
Any win is a good win in the standings but in this writers judgement after 5 games the direction of the team is still unknown and at this point I have not changed my opinions of last year or this year concerning the Saints future. Drew Brees has not improved his performance and his three interceptions were mistakes that rookies usually make. And he is still an unsure quarterback. Brees probably feels like a fool for saying he feels he can still be playing the game for the next 10 years.
The Saints travel to Detroit after their off week to play on the road for the fourth time this season. So far they are 0-3 on the road so the Detroit game will be a test for their football sanity. After Detroit the Saints enter into the meat of their schedule.
So far this season the most surprising is not the Saints won-loss record or how poorly they have played, but the fact that on the sidelines and on the field they have the look of loosing on their face. That held true even in the Tampa Bay game until very near the end when they tied the game. And they were playing before a home crowd. That loosing look did not change even when they were up 13-0 early in the game. Maybe the off week will change their look at kickoff time in Detroit.
This commentary written by John Lucia
Any win is a good win in the standings but in this writers judgement after 5 games the direction of the team is still unknown and at this point I have not changed my opinions of last year or this year concerning the Saints future. Drew Brees has not improved his performance and his three interceptions were mistakes that rookies usually make. And he is still an unsure quarterback. Brees probably feels like a fool for saying he feels he can still be playing the game for the next 10 years.
The Saints travel to Detroit after their off week to play on the road for the fourth time this season. So far they are 0-3 on the road so the Detroit game will be a test for their football sanity. After Detroit the Saints enter into the meat of their schedule.
So far this season the most surprising is not the Saints won-loss record or how poorly they have played, but the fact that on the sidelines and on the field they have the look of loosing on their face. That held true even in the Tampa Bay game until very near the end when they tied the game. And they were playing before a home crowd. That loosing look did not change even when they were up 13-0 early in the game. Maybe the off week will change their look at kickoff time in Detroit.
This commentary written by John Lucia
Monday, October 6, 2014
Louisiana's Republican Representative In The U.S. House: Bill Cassidy
Cassidy who would like to defeat U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu and move to the U.S. Senate has failed the basic voting test when he voted to shut down the U.S. government. His intentions are to make that body like the U.S. House and therefore both houses of congress can be the party of NO. The democratic controlled Senate passed the CR to open back up the U.S. government 81-18. Enough republicans in the Senate joined the majority democrats to pass the legislature.
Voting against the CR or voting NO besides Cassidy was Steve Scalise, David Viter, and John Fleming, all from Louisiana. Voting for the CR to open the government was Mary Landrieu, Cedric Richmond and Charles Bustany a republican. Enough republicans in the House along with the democrats who supplied the majority vote passed the CR and the government re opened.
Cassidy was one of 80 republicans who wrote a letter to their republicans in congress urging them to vote against anything that did not defund the ACA. Cassidy did not care enough about the country or its people or putting the government back to work. All he cared about was wounding the President and attacking legislation already on the books.
This writer does not think Cassidy deserves a chance to bring his obstruction to the U.S. Senate. Elected officials should debate and vote on the issues and not act immature when the vote does not go their way and then threaten government functions. Mary Landrieu took the CR seriously and cast a yes vote. Cassidy followed his party's line to not do anything that would help the President. Senator Landrieu has a record of not being a ditto head and has never voted to shut the government down. If Bill Cassidy can not support the government he works for he should return to his medical practice full time and make way for serious public servants.
Representative Cassidy has failed to take care of the people's business in the very same House his party controls. The U.S. Senate does not need another ditto head republican, especially one who obstructs the political process.
This commentary written by John Lucia
Voting against the CR or voting NO besides Cassidy was Steve Scalise, David Viter, and John Fleming, all from Louisiana. Voting for the CR to open the government was Mary Landrieu, Cedric Richmond and Charles Bustany a republican. Enough republicans in the House along with the democrats who supplied the majority vote passed the CR and the government re opened.
Cassidy was one of 80 republicans who wrote a letter to their republicans in congress urging them to vote against anything that did not defund the ACA. Cassidy did not care enough about the country or its people or putting the government back to work. All he cared about was wounding the President and attacking legislation already on the books.
This writer does not think Cassidy deserves a chance to bring his obstruction to the U.S. Senate. Elected officials should debate and vote on the issues and not act immature when the vote does not go their way and then threaten government functions. Mary Landrieu took the CR seriously and cast a yes vote. Cassidy followed his party's line to not do anything that would help the President. Senator Landrieu has a record of not being a ditto head and has never voted to shut the government down. If Bill Cassidy can not support the government he works for he should return to his medical practice full time and make way for serious public servants.
Representative Cassidy has failed to take care of the people's business in the very same House his party controls. The U.S. Senate does not need another ditto head republican, especially one who obstructs the political process.
This commentary written by John Lucia
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Why This Writer Will Vote For Mary Landrieu In Her Bid For Reelection To The U.S. Senate
Readers of PolitiDose know I have written commentary in opposition to Senator Landrieu's position on a few issues, however her over all voting record has been good for Louisiana and the Country. She articulates what she believes in, explains her position on the issues and as a result the voters know where she stands on the issues.
Landrieu's major opponent is republican Bill Cassidy who represents Louisiana in the U.S. House of Representatives. He and the republican controlled U.S. House has backed John Boehner's call to do nothing that would help the Obama administration move the country and the people forward after the second great republican depression of 2008.
Landrieu voted for the ACA that was passed when the democrats controlled both houses of congress. She also voted for measures to create jobs and supported the President's position of reducing the federal deficit, some thing Cassidy and his party have failed to do. Landrieu supports raising the minimum wage, Cassidy is opposed to the measure. Cassidy and his party voted over 50 times to kill the ACA that now insures over 7 million people and millions more under the medicaid expansion of the ACA. Cassidy also voted against the original legislation that created the ACA.
Cassidy is also a doctor and is a special interest elected official to the medical profession, the Insurance Industry and the Pharma industry. As an elected official he has not and will not, along with his party introduce or pass any legislation that would bring health care cost down. Landrieu has a record of working accross party lines and working with republican Presidents. Cassidy has no such record and refuses to work with the President.
Landrieu voted to keep the government open. Cassidy voted to shut the government down. Landrieu believes in supporting the President who was elected twice by the majority of the people. Cassidy and his party believe when elections do not turn out their way, they should obstruct. An attitude the greatest generation would never have tolerated. Landrieu does not tow the party line on all issues, Cassidy is part of the ditto head mentality of his party who tows the party line no matter what.
I think Louisiana and the country would be better served by a Senator that articulates her position and is not afraid to let the people know what she stands for. I believe Mary Landrieu represents a "serious elected official". She is a fighter who is willing to engage Cassidy in a debate and since she is a person of substance, she will do well against Cassidy's hollow ideology.
Senator Landrieu's voting record is not perfect but it is far better than Cassidy's on those issues that really matter and make a difference for the country and its people. The country needs to retain "serious elected officials" like Mary Landrieu and I will cast my vote to reelect the Senator from Louisiana.
Note: There will be a follow up commentary on representative Cassidy's vote to shut the federal government down.
This commentary written by John Lucia.
Landrieu's major opponent is republican Bill Cassidy who represents Louisiana in the U.S. House of Representatives. He and the republican controlled U.S. House has backed John Boehner's call to do nothing that would help the Obama administration move the country and the people forward after the second great republican depression of 2008.
Landrieu voted for the ACA that was passed when the democrats controlled both houses of congress. She also voted for measures to create jobs and supported the President's position of reducing the federal deficit, some thing Cassidy and his party have failed to do. Landrieu supports raising the minimum wage, Cassidy is opposed to the measure. Cassidy and his party voted over 50 times to kill the ACA that now insures over 7 million people and millions more under the medicaid expansion of the ACA. Cassidy also voted against the original legislation that created the ACA.
Cassidy is also a doctor and is a special interest elected official to the medical profession, the Insurance Industry and the Pharma industry. As an elected official he has not and will not, along with his party introduce or pass any legislation that would bring health care cost down. Landrieu has a record of working accross party lines and working with republican Presidents. Cassidy has no such record and refuses to work with the President.
Landrieu voted to keep the government open. Cassidy voted to shut the government down. Landrieu believes in supporting the President who was elected twice by the majority of the people. Cassidy and his party believe when elections do not turn out their way, they should obstruct. An attitude the greatest generation would never have tolerated. Landrieu does not tow the party line on all issues, Cassidy is part of the ditto head mentality of his party who tows the party line no matter what.
I think Louisiana and the country would be better served by a Senator that articulates her position and is not afraid to let the people know what she stands for. I believe Mary Landrieu represents a "serious elected official". She is a fighter who is willing to engage Cassidy in a debate and since she is a person of substance, she will do well against Cassidy's hollow ideology.
Senator Landrieu's voting record is not perfect but it is far better than Cassidy's on those issues that really matter and make a difference for the country and its people. The country needs to retain "serious elected officials" like Mary Landrieu and I will cast my vote to reelect the Senator from Louisiana.
Note: There will be a follow up commentary on representative Cassidy's vote to shut the federal government down.
This commentary written by John Lucia.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Dallas Cowboys 38 New Orleans Saints 17: An Embarrassment In Big "D"
The Cowboys wasted no time in dismissisng the Saints in prime time on Sunday night. Dallas's touchdown drive after the opening kick off set the tone and made clear the Cowboys came to play. The opening drive was almost perfect as the Saints defense continues to be suspect.
The victory by Dallas was so decisive the Saints carried the look of a looser on their faces early into the game. This writer did not see any positive Saint faces, not even in the coaching staff. There was no pep to be detected and the team as a whole played badly. Brees continues to miss his receivers, seems unsure and is playing with less confidence.
Graham and Colston are dropping passes, fumbling and seem to be playing on their laurels. Maybe Graham is sulking because he can not dunk the ball any more and show off. And maybe Colston is thinking about the big increase in pay given to Graham. One thing is for sure, the big four, Payton, Brees, Graham and Colston are not earning their pay.
Only one of the seven sports writers for the Times Picayune picked Dallas to win the game, Terrance Harris. Harris also gave the best comment as to why. The other 6 just used the spread and picked the Saints. Larry Holder and Jeff Duncan are finally admitting they were wrong in their rosy prediction about the Saints season. They were in denial the first 4 games but the Saints 1-3 record and a nudge from "PolitiDose" took the shine off their apple polishing reporting.
The results of Sunday's defeat showed zero progress for the Saints team after four games, that represents 25% of their regular schedule. Listening to the pre game comments by the Saints WWL radio crew reminds me of a bunch of people talking and saying things just to see where it splatters. All hype and cliches with no original thought. Show business has replaced reality and the ability of sports journalists and writers to objectively evaluate the Saints.
The Saints have now lost 7 of their last 11 regular season games including last years play off. They ended last season playing weak instead of strong when it counted the most. And this season's weak start indicates they did not correct the problems that took place during last seasons meltdown. This Saint team has a problem and if it continues, some one will start pointing the finger.
This commentary written by John Lucia
The victory by Dallas was so decisive the Saints carried the look of a looser on their faces early into the game. This writer did not see any positive Saint faces, not even in the coaching staff. There was no pep to be detected and the team as a whole played badly. Brees continues to miss his receivers, seems unsure and is playing with less confidence.
Graham and Colston are dropping passes, fumbling and seem to be playing on their laurels. Maybe Graham is sulking because he can not dunk the ball any more and show off. And maybe Colston is thinking about the big increase in pay given to Graham. One thing is for sure, the big four, Payton, Brees, Graham and Colston are not earning their pay.
Only one of the seven sports writers for the Times Picayune picked Dallas to win the game, Terrance Harris. Harris also gave the best comment as to why. The other 6 just used the spread and picked the Saints. Larry Holder and Jeff Duncan are finally admitting they were wrong in their rosy prediction about the Saints season. They were in denial the first 4 games but the Saints 1-3 record and a nudge from "PolitiDose" took the shine off their apple polishing reporting.
The results of Sunday's defeat showed zero progress for the Saints team after four games, that represents 25% of their regular schedule. Listening to the pre game comments by the Saints WWL radio crew reminds me of a bunch of people talking and saying things just to see where it splatters. All hype and cliches with no original thought. Show business has replaced reality and the ability of sports journalists and writers to objectively evaluate the Saints.
The Saints have now lost 7 of their last 11 regular season games including last years play off. They ended last season playing weak instead of strong when it counted the most. And this season's weak start indicates they did not correct the problems that took place during last seasons meltdown. This Saint team has a problem and if it continues, some one will start pointing the finger.
This commentary written by John Lucia
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