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Name the 'real' conservative that you would vote for Gov. That's a pretty damn simple question.

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any of them vs Jindal. That is a pretty damn simple answer.

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Do you think Jindal broke his promise to 'not raise taxes' when he allowed LSU to increase tuition

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No. I think LSU should be spun off private and the state subsidies it receives now should be vouchered out to students.

Jindal can't carry Mike Foster's jock strap when it comes to running a lean state government. Any true, independent thinking fiscal conservative can not deny this. I didn't like Stelley but other than that Foster ran a good government. (You do recall that Jindal opposed reversing Stelley and favored legislative pay raises in his first year until the political pressure forced him to change his positions?)

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No. I think LSU should be spun off private and the state subsidies it receives now should be vouchered out to students.

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I.B. and Bob:

Wind. You're pissing in it.

You should not point out that the Jindal Administration tried to kill the repeal of the Stelly income tax, only to then run radio ads after the fact declaring HE gave the tax break. You should not point out that more money goes to NGOs than in previous administrations, despite his campaigning against such vote-buying appropriations. You should not point out that despite his campaigning against the good ole boy network, he endorsed John Alario for Senate President. You should not point out that until this summer, despite encouragement from Vitter and others, he had been completely silent on the legacy lawsuit issue against oil and gas companies, mostly because of the loads of money and fundraisers thrown his way by big trial lawyers, like Carmouche.

Nope. If you criticize Jindal or call him a hypocrite, you are either a liberal, whiny teacher/state employee, or...I guess...Moon Griffon.

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You should not point out that more money goes to NGOs than in previous administrations, despite his campaigning against such vote-buying appropriations.

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I call bullshite.

The more accurate claim would be that even though he campaigned against vote-buying appropriations, he still uses them. I am positive less money has gone to NGOs under Jindal than Blanco and Foster. There are none in the operating budget while some still exist in the capital budget, they face a lot more restrictions and transparency than they used to as part of capital outlay reform.

Blanco used to have a damned slush-fund that allowed money to go to NGOs without even a specific line-item appropriation for God's sake.

Anyone that can't see that the "pork" situation is 100 times better; or dismisses the improvement because it isn't 100% fixed; isn't living in the real world.

2014 Request

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List of all NGO's
5116 Magazine Street Preparatory High School, d/b/a Saint Katharine Drexel Preparatory
Allen Council on Aging
Audubon Nature Institute, Inc.
Avoyelles Parish Council on Aging Inc.
Baton Rouge Black Alcoholism Council/Metro Health
Bayou Civic Club, Inc
Beauregard Council on Aging Inc.
Beauregard Council on Aging Inc.
Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana
Caddo Council on Aging, Inc.
Caldwell Council on Aging, Inc.
Capitol City Family Health Center, Inc.
Children's Advocacy Centers of Louisiana
Community Center of St Bernard
Cotton Country Players DBA The Rose Theatre
Crimestoppers, Inc.
Daughters of Charity Services of New Orleans
District 2 Community Enhancement Corporation
East Baton Rouge Council on Aging, Inc.
East Carroll Council on Aging Inc
East Feliciana Councl on Aging
Evangeline Council on Aging, Inc.
Feliciana Area Agricultural & Recreational Marketing Group (FAARM)
Franklin Parish Council on Aging, Inc
Gentilly Senior Center, Inc.
Grant Council On Aging
Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation
HAMPCO, INC.(HelpingAssist Multi Purpose Community Organizations)
Healing Hearts for Community Development
Holy Rosary Redevelopment
Iberia Council on Aging, Inc.
Jefferson Council on Aging, Inc.
Jefferson Perform ing Arts Society
Kingsley House, Inc.
LAKEVIEW SHEPERD CENTER
LaSalle Council on Aging, Inc.
Livingston Association for Retarded Children, Inc.
Louisiana Assistive Technology Access Network (LATAN)
Louisiana Children's Museum
Louisiana Food Bank Association, Inc.
Louisiana Restaurant Association Education Foundation
Louisiana Rural Water Association, Inc.
Lovetouch Ministries
LOWER ALGIERS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Morehouse Council on Aging, Inc.
Morehouse Economic Development Corporation
Morehouse Economic Development Corporation
Mother's Helpers
MOUNT MORIAH MASONIC LODGE #17
New Orleans Bowl, Inc.
New Orleans Council on Aging, Inc.
New Orleans Oral School
Nicholson Redskins Booster Club Inc
NORBCC, INC.
North DeSoto Water System, Inc.
North DeSoto Water System, Inc.
North DeSoto Water System, Inc.
Opportunities Industrialization Center of Ouachita, Inc.
Ouachita Council on Aging, Inc.
Pointe Coupee Council on Aging, Inc.
Power Counseling Services, LLC
Priority Health Care
Red River Council on The Aging, Inc.
Richland Parish Voluntary Council on Aging Inc
Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center
Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center
South Louisiana Economic Council
Special Olympics Louisiana, Inc.
State Fair of Louisiana
State Fair of Louisiana
Tangipahoa Diaper Bank
Teach For America, Inc.
Teaching Responsible Earth Education
The Developmental Institute For Rural & Urban Excellence, Inc.
The Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans
The Louisiana Association for the Blind
The Madison Voluntary Council on Aging, Inc.
The Madison Voluntary Council on Aging, Inc.
The Magnolia School, Inc.
THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ORCHESTRA, INC.
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Inc.
The Tangipahoa Voluntary Council on Aging
Washington Parish Fair Association
Washington Parish Fair Association
West Carroll Council on Aging
West St. John Civic Association
Wilborn - Dempsey Community Senior Citizens
Winn Council of the Aged, Inc.
Women outreaching Women
Wood Products Development Foundation Inc.
World Love Ministries
WORLD LOVE MINISTRIES
WYES-TV, New Orleans, The Greater New Orleans Educational Television Foundation

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You should see the amount of Priority 1 and Priority 2 dollars going to the Jefferson Parish Arts building fiasco alone since 2008.

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You should see the amount of Priority 1 and Priority 2 dollars going to the Jefferson Parish Arts building fiasco alone since 2008.

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BigJim what say you now???

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But the truth is, he could have fought a pointless war against Alario and become Roemer 2.0; but he accepted he would have to get a little dirty to get nominal things he needs on his resume through the Senate

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Fixed it for you

Lots of NGO financing in HB2 wouldn't you agree??

A WHOLE bunch of local capital spending that should be on local entities.

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I would argue that Alario did not have a majority of Senate colleagues behind him until Jindal called Claitor and Morrish into his office for a little chat (anyone with a clue knew Walsworth was going to bend over for Jindal). This is argument is especially valid when considered that Karen Carter Peterson isn't exactly found of Alario and her closest allies in the Senate were likely to follow her lead on who to support (yes, that's probably only 4-5 votes, but out of 39 with three Republicans in the mix, significant).

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Don't think you are wrong, but that's why I said Roemer 2.0. You would have a substantial group of senators behind Alario who would be picking off Jindal's initiatives and waiting for the next governor so they can ascend to power. Nothing would get done in the Senate.