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PawPaw's House

• Offensive

  I see that there is a brouhaha in the press over this image.

  

  And, I can see on its face why some might consider that image offensive. Tough. This country wasn’t founded on the idea that we couldn’t be offended. Hell, a lot of what goes [...]

  
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  Posted: May 16, 2008, 6:55pm EDT by PawPaw

Mostly Cajun, All American and Opinionated

• “We’re from the government.”

  “We’re here to help.” That’s a scary thought. Let’s take a look at my most recent experience: Work visas. Yeah, yeah, it’s good thing to have the government interested in protecting American jobs by requiring foreign nationals coming to work in the US to have special work visas, unless, of course, [...]
  
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  Posted: May 16, 2008, 5:56pm EDT by mostly cajun

forgotston.com

• Slush Funds update

  
  
  

  Thursday, the State Operating Budget ( HB1) was approved by the LA House of Representatives.

  Slush protected

  An effort was made by Rep. Joseph Lopinto, R-Metairie, to remove all the slush funds/NGOs from the budget. His amendment was defeated by a vote of 19 [...]

  
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  Posted: May 16, 2008, 11:12am EDT by CB

LOUISIANACONSERVATIVE.COM

• “Conservative” Lawmakers were Leaning Leftward

  Too often, legislators will cast a vote for a bill they know is bad, in hopes that their constituents never find out. Such must have been the case for “conservative” Republican state Reps. Page Cortez and Don Trahan of Lafayette, when they voted for House Bill 122 on May 8.  Under [...]
  
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  Posted: May 16, 2008, 8:21am EDT by Cajunconservative

The Conservative Cajun

• “Conservative” Lawmakers were Leaning Leftward

  “Conservative” Lawmakers were Leaning Leftward
  
  Too often, legislators will cast a vote for a bill they know is bad, in hopes that their constituents never find out. Such must have been the case for "conservative" Republican state Reps. Page Cortez and Don Trahan of Lafayette, when they [...]
  
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  Posted: May 16, 2008, 8:13am EDT

Mostly Cajun, All American and Opinionated

• Today in history - May 16

  1866 - Charles Hires invents root beer. Well, he takes credit, anyway. I like a good root beer. Buy some Zatarain’s root beer extract, make it with real cane sugar, and then carbonate it yourself, and it’ll take you places your tongue won’t go on commercial stuff these days. 1868 - [...]
  
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  Posted: May 16, 2008, 7:00am EDT by mostly cajun

LOUISIANACONSERVATIVE.COM

• The “Post-W” GOP Brand

  One is an anomaly.  Two is a pattern.  Three is a trend. Republicans have now lost three special election races for Congressional Districts that were “safe”. Has the “GOP Brand” lost its luster?  Are these races a sign of trouble to come in the fall? Can The GOP improve its [...]
  
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  Posted: May 16, 2008, 12:48am EDT by chrisingram