As most of my regular readers know I live in the state of confusion…..my bad…that should be the state of Mississippi….and I realize that unless you live here then much of what I read about means nothing to you….sorry for that….but there are some things that I need to write about and the 4th congressional district of Mississippi…..
In the last election a long time Dem representative, Gene Taylor, lost his bid for re-election….I could go into the election in detail but to save time click on the link for the post on that election…
lobotero.wordpress.com/2010/11/05/blu…..
I post this because with all the debate on the budget I wanted to see where the present Rep, Steven Palazzo, was having his town halls and wanted to see what he had to say about the battle being waged…..
This guy was seldom in debates or even in large groups….his campaign tried to keep him away from voters until after the election…instead of pressing the flesh, his campaigned depended instead on attack ads and the link between Taylor and Pelosi…the strategy worked…Taylor was defeated and now we have this guy…Palazzo…
I am not sure what to make of this guy…..three of his inner circle have resigned since January….with NO real explanations……sorry, I digress…….While searching Palazzo’s website I could NOT find any mention of town halls only that he would talk to my group if I set it up……I did find that he voted for the Ryan budget….and that is a direct fly into the face of the seniors in my area, which are many, it is a retirement spot…..I see voters remorse……..
If I had to guess this guy may be a one termer….he will most likely have a Dem challenger and a Repub one also…he is an idiot and NOT long for the Congress…….unlike Taylor…he is NOT and I repeat NOT voting in the best interests of his constituents……and he avoids face to face with crowds that he knows will be hostile…there is a word for that……
And then there is the state’s junior senator, Wicker……he was interviewed on MSNBC’s Daily Rundown, about the storms that ravaged north Mississippi and he spent most of the time giving GOP talking points on the budget, debt and basically blaming Obama for the damage of the storms….he ignored the destruction and suffering of his constituents in the aftermath of terrible storms……so he could repeat some lame ass talking points……and this is the PEOPLE, and I use the term loosely, that Mississippians traditionally vote into office…….maybe NOW they will wake up and get over the Civil Rights crap of the 60’s, maybe now they will get over the fact that Dems gave blacks equal standing and start thinking before they vote!
To be honest….I doubt it….but it makes for a good post (at least in my mind)…….
But you might all be terrorists pretending to be victims – http://bit.ly/lwTzMF. I mean, everyone needs to be on their guard, don’t they? (sarcasm by the way).
I feel that the GOP has gone too far and that it will not stop there……….this is becoming all too authoritarian in nature…….(look for a post along those lines)……(damn the work load!….LOL)
I think you are absolutely right about the voters in our state repeatedly voting against their self-interest. It simply doesn’t do the average Mississippian much good when Wall Street gets rich. If only we weren’t so easily manipulated by social issues that we ignore economic realities.
Hi vjack…nice of you stop by…it is always good to hear from a fellow Mississippian……I blame the education in the state for most of our problems…..I have been a guest lecture at Jr. colleges and cannot believe the lack of comprehension, especially on the political side of school…..we need a better civics course…..have a good w/end my friend….