Jackson Jambalaya

Congratulations to the 4 Senators and handful of Reps who had the spine to vote against this pork laden bill.

I'm sorry Kingfish but i don't remember Tate campaigning on the issue of bonds. That would have been awfully hard for him to do with his record as Treasurer.

Who is going to be your guest(s) on the softballs and grapefruits hour this week?

I think the paper's point was correct - that many of the so-called conservatives will be bitching when their pet projects aren't funded. It's only "pork" when it's someone else's project in the eyes of many.

Yeah, Reeves only spent tens of thousands of dollars talking about the legislature borrowing (bonds) rather than appropriating and how he was going to put a stop to it.

Magee Courier editorial:

Meanwhile, Reeves kept one of his major campaign promises to rein in the state’s debt load by snubbing a bond bill passed by the House that was double what the Senate thought necessary. For the first time in recent memory, the Legislature adjourned with no authority to borrow money to build or renovate state facilities, including at university and community college campuses.

Reeves is turning back the clock as far as the balance of power at the Capitol is concerned. He is acting much more like the lieutenant governors who held the office during the pre-Barbour era: independent of the governor, dictatorial in style, developing and pushing their own agendas.

The lieutenant governor’s position is a rare creature. It is the only state office that is endowed with both executive and legislative powers. If it were not for the two-term limit that was imposed on the office a couple of decades ago, there would be few restraints on its muscle.