Posted in Economy, Governor's Office, Grant, Grants, Notable Quotables, Transparency on October 20, 2011| 2 Comments »
“Your decision not to even compete for these funds is one that will have a negative impact on thousands of children in our state. I hope your reasons for failing to apply for these funds are strong enough to justify these consequences.”
—U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, in letter to Gov. Bobby Jindal.
Posted in Notable Quotables on October 18, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Resident: “Hello?”
Caller: “I’m calling on behalf of Derek Babcock for state senate.”
Resident: “Who?”
Caller: “Derek Babcock. I’m calling to ask if you would consider voting for him for state senate.”
Resident: “Is he running against Dale Erdy?”
Caller: “Who?”
Resident: “Is he running against incumbent Dale Erdy?” (He is.)
Caller: “Um…I don’t really know…”
Resdent: “Dude. You’re calling to ask me to vote someone and you don’t know who he’s running against?”
Caller: “Um…”
Resident: “Scooter, this isn’t good. How can you ask me to vote for someone if you’re not even prepared to discuss the merits of voting for him over his opponent? How can you say he’s the better choice if you don’t even know his opposition?”
Caller: “Er…”
Resident: “Never mind. Based on the information you’ve provided, I don’t think I can support your candidate.”
Posted in Civil Service, Notable Quotables on October 3, 2011| 1 Comment »
“Eliminate 5,000 positions each year for three years by not filling one-third of the state’s job vacancies each year.”
“We still have too many state employees.”
—Secretary of Treasury John Kennedy on his solution to reducing the state deficit.
Posted in Civil Service, Economy, Governor's Office, Notable Quotables, Transparency on September 1, 2011| Leave a Comment »
“The Louisiana Way Forward means that during these tough economic times, we’re pursuing reforms and efficiencies that make govenment do more with less.”
—Gov.Bobby Jindal, in a May 23, 2010 speech to the Louisiana Gas and Oil Association annual meeting in Lake Charles.
“We don’t need whining, we don’t need complaining. We need leaders to provide vision.”
—Gov. Bobby Jindal on Oct. 22, 2010, as he cut $35 million from the higher education, $21 million from health cae, and $12 million from social services budgets.
“My number one job is creating jobs. That’s why we’re forcing government to do more with less.”
—Gov. Bobby Jindal, in his first re-election ad, in March of this year.
Posted in Civil Service, Governor's Office, Notable Quotables, Politicians, Transparency on August 24, 2011| Leave a Comment »
“The lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging and kicking them into obedience.”
—Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, in a letter to George Orwell, 1949.
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