Shame on you, Gov. Jindal
17th October 2011 · 0 Comments
How dare Governor Jindal call for the firing of President Obama, when his administration leaves a great deal to be desired? (The Advocate, Sunday, September 18). Louisiana continues to head up all the “worst” lists, and comes in last in all of the “best” lists. He goes on to say that the presidency is not a place for “on-the-job” training. I don’t remember him going to school to become governor. President Obama was an organizer. And as our Biblical history informs us: Pontius Pilate was a governor. Jesus was an organizer.
May I suggest that the Governor get his own house in order before attacking the president. Consider the following:
• LOUISIANA ranks 49th in the preparation of its pre-college population.
• LOUISIANA has one of the highest dropout rates of high-schoolers in the country.
• LOUISIANA loses thousands of its college-trained citizens to other states.
• LOUISIANA is the third most violent state in the nation.
• LOUISIANA has some 800,000 children who depend upon food banks for daily sustenance.
• LOUISIANA has lost almost 18,000 state jobs in the last several years.
• Poverty continues to escalate in LOUISIANA (Advocate, September 25)
And these are just a few of the problems which should be addressed.
I see the governor’s statement as political posturing — attempting to hitch his wagon to the “star” of his party, hoping to be rewarded for his outrageous attacks on the President.
I have been a resident of this state for 86 years. I have paid my taxes dutifully. I am also a U.S. Navy veteran, having served in World War II. (I can’t remember the branch of the military in which the governor served). I have more than a passing interest in what transpires in my state and my nation.
One last thought: If former Governor Edwin Edwards were eligible to run for the governorship, he would win in a landslide.
Finally: “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.”
– Huel D. Perkins
Baton Rouge, LA
This article was originally published in the October 17, 2011 print edition of The Louisiana Weekly newspaper
