Jackson Jambalaya

Meanwhile, in the House, the inmates are running the asylum while feckless Philip continues his hand-wringing and bed-wetting over the possibility that someone might not like him. I was a Tate critic, and he's had some poor judgment, but he is showing that can manage his chamber and get some things done.

I was a Tate critic ...

BS.

Speaker Gunn has the plebeian chamber which is rowdy by nature. One has to have an open approach and more voices must be heard.

The same kool-aid drinkers who are lauding Reeves for his harsh authoritarianism are the very same people who railed on non-stop about Billy McCoy being the same. Meet the new dicTater, same as the old dictator.

I've only seen Tate learn and get better.

Tater is running for Governor. Feel needs to keep one eye to the rear. Gunn takes no prisoners.

The devil is in the details.

Gunn takes no prisoners because he's not fighting. How would he take a prisoner?

If the 30-minute push poll I participated in several weeks ago is any indication, Tate's goal is Thad's job, not Phil's.

I supported Tate in his election and still do, but I think the one thing that we can all count on is that he's not going to be the Lieutenant Governor for life. He, like all Lieutenant Governors before him, is in a good position to run for pretty much anything he wants as long as his timing is right. Primary against Thad? I don't think so. Open US Senate seat? Maybe, but there will be stiff and plentiful competition for the Republican nomination, and the winner will have to face someone much more substantial than Eric Fleming. My guess is that he's on track to run for Governor in eight years, but I think he's trying to do the best job he can as Lieutenant Governor until then.

9:03
Is that you Shadowfax? You're about the only one that ever referred to Bryant as "Feel". Did it hurt your widdle feewings that people talked mean about you, and now you've gone from the anonymous Shadow to just anonymous? hahaha

Tate is about done a Lt Guv. His own senate colleagues despise him, he talks down to agency heads, senators can't get meetings with him, he throws tantrums, he has threatned people to contribute to his campaign. If one can't get along with the people in their own party you have issues. Insecurity of small people can be a big problem. Doesn't anyone remember what happened to Eddie Briggs. His own GOP party turned against him and that gave us Musgrove.

Its amazing how weak the Speaker is and what he seems to care about. He flexes his muscle to keep DOR in Clinton and get that passed through the House yet he doesn't step up to the plate on education reform.

Bring back Ford

Keeping jobs in your district isn't a sign of weakness.

Gov. said on Gallo yesterday he and Lt. Gov. agree this is best chance of getting real education reform done this session.

Gov. said he is 5 Rep. votes short and he was going to work all day to get them.

Sounded like Phil and Tate on the same side on this one.

Damn tough question - whether 336 or 9:23 is the dumbest. Both are obvioulsy haters.

Tate is not despised by the Senators (not colleagues) unlike Pender's erroneous reporting, and the rest of 336's statements are unfounded as well. There are some folks who opposed him in 2011 that haven't gotten over being on the losing side, but what the hell does that matter.

As to the Speaker, he has more committment to what he believes than any recent Speaker. Yes he does have a more rowdy house and only a slim majority. But evidence is he has been able to handle the house quite well.

9:23 is no doubt one of the parties clamoring for yet another taxpayer funded bailout of downtown Jackson thinking that throwing even more money at the problem will inexplicably produce a different result.

I think Tate can be beat in a GOP primary for LT. Gv.

He will have a opponent.

Reading through the comments and get to yours (@12:40 pm). Uh, lets say your post says a great deal about YOU, not another poster.