“I want to hope that no threats were made…..I also want to hope there’s a Santa Claus.”
—Rep. Ernest D. Wooton (I-Belle Chasse), on the failure of the House to override Gov. Bobby Jindal’s veto of the renewal of a 4-cent cigarette tax.
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Notable Quotables (in their own words)
Posted in Governor's Office, House, Senate, Legislature, Legislators, Notable Quotables, Taxes, Transparency, Veto on June 16, 2011| 4 Comments »
Notable Quotables (in their own words)
Posted in Governor's Office, Notable Quotables, OGB, Office of Group Benefits, Transparency on June 15, 2011| 1 Comment »
“The governor turned 40 last Friday. I thought as he got older, he’d get wiser. Apparently not.”
—Office of Group Benefits (OGB) board member Kenneth Krefft of Shreveport, on Gov. Bobby Jindal’s determination to privatize OGB despite recommendations to the contrary contained in a report by Chaffe & Associates—the company hired by Jindal to prepare the report.
Notable Quotables (in their own words)
Posted in Governor's Office, Notable Quotables, Transparency on June 9, 2011| Leave a Comment »
“Let’s not be bound by the law.”
—Consultant (read: someone wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase) to staff members of the Division of Administration, responding to questions about budgetary deadlines during discussion on zero-based budgeting. [It was a couple of years ago, but we’re just sayin’….]
Notable Quotables (in their own words)
Posted in Governor's Office, Notable Quotables, Transparency on June 8, 2011| 1 Comment »
“Step Three: Make state and local government more open and accountable to the public.”
—Bobby Jindal, in his booklet on the need for ethics reform during his 2007 gubernatorial campaign.
Notable Quotables (in their own words)
Posted in Governor's Office, Notable Quotables on May 31, 2011| 2 Comments »
“He is really a Democrat at heart. Keep up the good work.”
—Hardy Parkerson of Lake Charles, Chairman, Louisiana Democrats for Jindal, praising Jindal’s efforts to sell state prisons.
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