Looks like Jindal can exorcise dickheads as well as demons.

Good jorb!

Submitter didn't RTFA.

Kyosuke:Submitter didn't RTFA.

Like this part?

"Yes, more than 200 people have resigned from boards and commissions around Louisiana before they had to comply with laws requiring them to detail personal financial and business information. "

/not subby

downstairs:Like this part?

No, more like this part:

Barry Erwin, director of the Council for a Better Louisiana, said a Senate bill signed into law by the governor only last week eased the regulations enough to head off even more defections from those panels.

The strict ethics bill has been softened.

I can't believe that many people flipped out at having to do public disclosure. It's not that tough, and the information is not that in depth. I've had to do it before. Big whoop.

And I know that most of these people haven't done anything wrong, and they're just resigning out of protest for the invasion of their privacy, but when you hold a position of public trust, sometimes you've got to bite the bullet and realize you are going to be held to a higher standard.

corruption in politics? i don't believe it...

DeltaXi65:I can't believe that many people flipped out at having to do public disclosure. It's not that tough, and the information is not that in depth. I've had to do it before. Big whoop.

And I know that most of these people haven't done anything wrong, and they're just resigning out of protest for the invasion of their privacy, but when you hold a position of public trust, sometimes you've got to bite the bullet and realize you are going to be held to a higher standard.

Well, we are talking Lousianna. There's something wrong with you if you're not on the take.

Jefferson: "You quittin' ?"
Nagin: "Aw HELL nah !"

The article notes that 10 of the 11 ETHICS BOARD members resigned. Egad.

is Louisiana Public Officials being bent news?

Where is New Louisiana?

"eased the regulations"


Accountability? In my government?

It's more unlikely than you think.

Kyosuke:downstairs:Like this part?

No, more like this part:
Barry Erwin, director of the Council for a Better Louisiana, said a Senate bill signed into law by the governor only last week eased the regulations enough to head off even more defections from those panels.


The strict ethics bill has been softened.

Not to get picky, but the headline is correct. Over 200 resigned. More WOULD have if they didn't soften it.

/from Louisiana
//getting a kick
///Jindal will be president in 2012.

downstairs:Jindal will be president in 2012.

the power of christ compels it

downstairs:Not to get picky, but the headline is correct. Over 200 resigned. More WOULD have if they didn't soften it.

Not to get picky, but the headline implied that Jindal signed a bill strengthening ethics laws, as opposed to relaxing them.

He's a natural to this Louisiana politics thing.

downstairs:
///Jindal will be president in 2012.

Stop it. You're scaring me.

Cagey B:Not to get picky, but the headline implied that Jindal signed a bill strengthening ethics laws, as opposed to relaxing them.

The ethics laws were strengthened compared to what they used to be, just not as much as originally proposed. What you are saying is the same as the politicians who increase a budget by 5% and then say it was a budget cut because they originally requested 10%. It's still a budget increase.

That place is still a state? I thought they all died or something.

downstairs:Jindal will be president in 2012.

Someone's been licking toads again....

burndtdan:downstairs:Jindal will be president in 2012.

the power of christ compels it

I lol'd

Too bad one of them was not Bobby Jindal.

The superstitious should not be allowed in public office.

BlackArt:Too bad one of them was not Bobby Jindal.

The superstitious should not be allowed in public office.

Yeah, because Blanco was so much better. Fark off, troll.

TheOther:Where is New Louisiana?

Somewhere in Houston, I think.

downstairs:///Jindal will be president in 2012.

Jindal might get suicided if he keeps rocking the boat down there.

Illinois Governor Blagojevich is ROTF.

Like roaches scattering when you flip on the light in a New Orleans motel.

downstairs:///Jindal will be president in 2012.

Of which country? Maybe U.S. President Barack Obama can pay him a state visit.

Corruption being cleaned out of Louisiana?

Awesome

It's a start.

Nabb1:BlackArt:Too bad one of them was not Bobby Jindal.

The superstitious should not be allowed in public office.

Yeah, because Blanco was so much better. Fark off, troll.

I'd rather a corrupt official than a farking insane one. Jindal is a nutjob.

FTA "Barry Erwin, director of the Council for a Better Louisiana, said a Senate bill signed into law by the governor only last week eased the regulations enough to head off even more defections from those panels."

And those Ethics boards will now have newer, more...amenable...people placed on them. If anyone thinks that LA politics will ever be cleaned up, they're out of their mind. LA politicians are either feeding at the trough or using "reform" to find a spot at the table.

Jindal is just covering his inexperience and incompetence for another few years with an eye towards the 2012 GOP Vice President spot.

Jeez, Jindal promised the State legislators that the huge salary increase they just voted themselves was OK by him and would not be vetoed. When the public started a recall petitions for Jindal, he suddenly changed his mind, vetoed the measure and decided the pay raise was "excessive" - before http://www.recalljindal.com went live.


/LA native
//knows the drill

Louisiana has the political ethics of West Africa or Mexico. Corruption is institutionalized and it is going to take more than a watered down ethics bill to fix it.

The long-term impact of the resignations on most boards wasn't clear - resignations were still being reported Tuesday night. But one board was clearly decimated - the Ethics Board itself.

YAY AMERICA!

veedeevadeevoodee:Jefferson: "You quittin' ?"
Nagin: "Aw HELL nah !"

Nagin: We cool?
Jefferson: We cool like the cash money dolla dolla bills in my freezer, my man.

Guysmiley:Like roaches scattering when you flip on the light in a New Orleans motel.

Roaches don't scatter in New Orleans. They just get angry.

RemyDuron:I'd rather a corrupt official than a farking insane one. Jindal is a nutjob.

Jindal's at worst eccentric. Not insane. If you actually believe that a corrupt thieving governor would be better then you're the reason why the gov't sucks.

Mrbogey:Jindal's at worst eccentric. Not insane. If you actually believe that a corrupt thieving governor would be better then you're the reason why the gov't sucks.

Sure, its okay if they lie, steal, scam me and every other tax payer out of our money, are above the law, and send Americans off to die in the desert...

BUT IF THOSE farkERS BELIEVE IN GOD THEN I MIGHT HAVE TO GET ACTIVE!!!

/If you're a republican, swap "God" for "Reason"

While I applaud Jindal for cracking down on purely volunteer positions, will he be so vigilant when it comes time to ask for earmarks? I'm sure he'll have his hand out, ready to take taxpayer dollars to give to his campaign donors like everybody else.

TheOther:Where is New Louisiana?

Please tell me you are kidding.

"New Orleans is a marvelous environment for coincidence."

Remove all Republicans:Too bad we don't have more politicians like Obama pushing for serious ethics reform.

Jeremiah Wright. William Ayers. Tony Rezko.

~end of discussion~

thalidomide new and improved:Jeremiah Wright. William Ayers. Tony Rezko.

~end of discussion~

What do any of those have to do with ethics reform? Listing off entirely irrelevant names or talking points and saying "end of discussion" is stupid.

John McCain on National Security.

Airplanes. George Bush. Inability to move his arms past his waist.

End of discussion.

/See?
//Its stupid.

Wow! First greenlight I've gotten in years. The mods changed my "Hero" tag to "Obvious", but I'm not complaining.

TheOther:Where is New Louisiana?

Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Shreveport- pretty much anywhere west of the Mississippi

/lawmakers should only get raises if they actually do something that helps everyone, and only if they do it well

Remove all Republicans:

You're doing it wrong. You are missing the "~". It's what gives the argument it's flair.
John McCain on National Security.
Airplanes. George Bush. Inability to move his arms past his waist.

~end of discussion~

See? Now, isn't that much more persuasive?


Hey, let me try that...

My Pet Goat. Katrina. Bin Laden Still Free.

~end of discussion~

That IS much better! Thanks Remove all Republicans!

Or how about:

John McCain in 3 words:

Crazy. Old. Fart.

~end of discussion~



\Diggin' it.

downstairs:Jindal will be president in 2012.

Please God no. No no no no no.

He does okay where he is, but please don't give this man any more power.

tgregory:corruption in politics? i don't believe it...

Don't believe it...

Dr.Salvador:TheOther:Where is New Louisiana?

Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Shreveport- pretty much anywhere west of the Mississippi

/lawmakers should only get raises if they actually do something that helps everyone, and only if they do it well

Might want to check that map.

But I know what you mean anyway.

They resigned because their job isn't fun anymore when it's hard to steal tax money.

It's too bad more DIDN'T resign. I'd be happier if every one of those farkers left office.