Honorable Mentions

Two more legislators were just added to my list of honorable mentions.  Thursday, Reps Cameron Henry, R-New Orleans and Joe Harrison, R-Napoleonville, both members of the House Appropriations Committee, along with some of their colleagues, stood up against King Bobby’s proposal to disband the PPO medical insurance plan run by the Office of Group Benefits, fire its employees, and turn it over to one of his campaign contributors, Blue Cross, Blue Shield of Louisiana.

For those not familiar with this medical plan, the state run PPO provides medical insurance coverage for 62,000 of our present and retired state employees, and has been recognized as one of the most efficiently run insurance plans in the nation.

The proposal was harshly criticized mostly by members of the House Appropriations Committee, and eventually withdrawn from the committee’s voting agenda by Jindal’s representative due to a lack of support.

However, the next day two of its loudest critics, Henry and Harrison, were removed from their positions on that committee by one of Jindal’s most allegiant legislative puppets, House speaker Chuck Kleckley, R-Lake Charles.

In the past, others have also spoken up questioning some of Jindal’s legislative plans and they too have lost their positions on various legislative committees.  The list includes: Harold Ritchie, D-Bogalusa, and Jim Morgan R-Oil City.   And let’s not forget Roxane Townsend and Fred Cerise, both removed from their positions on the LSU Health Care Services Division; along with a complete overhaul of the LSU Board of Supervisors and The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) stuffed with Jindal’s hand-picked supporters.  All, questioning Jindal’s decisions, are eliminated.

The U.S sacrifices a great deal of monies and human lives in its quest to dispose dictators throughout the world, yet it appears that we possibly have one of our own operating within the U.S. borders and he is presently serving as the governor of Louisiana.