re: Jeff Landry is trash

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Why should anyone care about OSHA regulations?

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You're going to feel really, really stupid when I point out that I was referring to the OSHA mandate specific to Covid vaxxes in Sept. 2021, NOT OSHA ongoing regulations as it applies to the industrial workforce. Holy crap man.

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The idea that Landry wrote those arguments...well, I will be nice and say I don't think most people buy that.

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You would be wrong. It was Landry who argued the ubiquitous airborne aspect of Covid, and how it doesn't magically go away just because you leave work e.g. OSHA. I'm not going to do your homework for you, but I will point to the Landry/Maria Bartiroma interview on or around Sept. 2021 where he outlined and authored this argument which the 5th Circuit adopted in its summary.

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FIFY


The idea that Landry wrote those arguments...well, I will be nice and say I don't think most people buy that.

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You beat me to it.

I don’t have an issue with Landry taking credit for the Covid mandate pushbacks and the oil & gas federal leasing lawsuit. It was his department he led, but Liz Murrill was doing heavy lifting.

She’s going to be a really good AG for us.

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You’d be hard pressed to find another poster on here who has done more homework on state government than BigJim.

That said, maybe you have the most insight into the AG’s office.

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Okay, so what's your point of this little sidebar? We're having a discussion, what's your (meaning ragincajun03) contribution on the subject matter...which is about Jeff Landry as an effective governor for Louisiana? The floor is yours, tell us your stance.

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subject matter...which is about Jeff Landry as an effective governor for Louisiana? The floor is yours, tell us your stance.

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I’ve stated my opinion several times on this subject, but I’ll do it again.

Would Landry be better than Pot Hole Wilson or Honor Code Edwards? I believe and certainly hope so. If the runoff is between him and Pot Hole, I’m running to the polls to pull the lever for Jeff Landry.

That said, other than crime (which is important), Landry has never weighed in or presented thoughts and ideas on LOUISIANA specific issues. Budget reform, tax reform, civil service reductions, ITEP, education (both secondary and higher ed)…nothing. Hell, as much as he’s on crime, never once chimed in 10 years ago when a wave of bills to grant early parole to violent offenders started flooding our legislative sessions.

The other Republican candidates have done that and offered such. Some even have an actual record of filing bills (maybe even passing some) in order to try to accomplish these things, and have a record fighting back against other initiatives (like the criminal justice bills). All this just makes me doubt that Landry truly is focused in on Louisiana needs and reforms.

That’s my thoughts on Jeff Landry for Governor. And again, I’ll gladly vote for him vs Wilson in the runoff, but do believe there are better candidates out there for us with a better understanding of state government problems.

Also, the trial lawyer stuff, while I do believe the sole reason for The Advocate writing the piece was to bring division within Republican/conservative ranks, does have legs. Jeff Landry endorsed and signed off on the Freeport McMoran Coastal Lawsuit settlement, which is little more than a huge windfall payday for the trial lawyers. That’s why several coastal parishes have refused to sign on, because it does little to help them and coastal restoration.

Who is your guy then?

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For the down voters:
He's being backed by personal injury lawyers, and clearly cares more about national politics than fixing anything in the state. His own website is worthless and every time he opens his mouth it's just a sales pitch of feel good crap instead of any substance on how he would fix things like the growing insurance rates, crime, horrible education system, dwindling population, and deteriorating infrastructure.

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Tell you what i will take him over JBE or any Democrat any day of the week

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So your anti-Landry but pro-Murrill?

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I am pro-Murrill.

I’m not so much anti-Landry as much as I simply believe there are better choices for leading Louisiana and addressing the needed Louisiana specific reforms in the Governor’s race on the GOP side.

There isn’t a better option on the GOP side for AG. The other option is a Republican legislator who is tied in with the Acadia Parish Courthouse crowd, which still worships at the altar of Edwin Edwards.

Liz Murrill beats that hands down every day of the week and three times on Thursdays.

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Tell you what i will take him over JBE or any Democrat any day of the week

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This argument is again the issue. "It's a Republican! That's better than any Democrat!"

Half this damn state is Democrats registered as Republicans so they get elected. Jeff Landry does the bidding of who ever fans his ego the most and makes campaign contributions. Clearly the State GOP Chairman Louis Gurvich owed Jeff Landry some favor. He needs to be voted out as Chairman.


We need an actual conservative candidate with actual policies and tells us not just what, but HOW we accomplish the things we need done. The Constitution of this state is a complete train wreck (Thank you Edwin Edwards), and yet no one does anything about it. Budget after budget is a mess. Education, road and bridges crumbling under out feet, business leaving, people leaving. I cannot name one good long term thing our state government has done for our state.


Does anyone else ever wonder why Louisiana is always the only red state to be going backwards?! It's not because of just JBE. It's because of all the freakin people that say they are Republicans, but truly aren't. Drain the swamp? It needs to start here because Louisiana politics is arguably worse than all of Washington DC.

Landry is no good