Posted on 11/22/2015 2:42:46 PM PST by abb
11/22/2015-- 4:12 PM CDT Governor-elect John Bel Edwards has named Ben Nevers as his chief of staff. He announced this at a press conference Sunday afternoon.
Edwards said that Nevers "has my complete confidence. I could not be happier with the decision that I have made and couldn't be more pleased that Senator Nevers agreed to do this."
Ben Nevers has taken positions and supported legislation that has come under fire over the years.
Years ago, we wrote about the ongoing controversy regarding man-made reservoirs in Louisiana. One of our concerns was with the Oak Grove community in Washington Parish, where homeowners were facing a government land grab to build the planned reservoir.
Senator Ben Nevers was among the architects of the "reservoir legislation" which enabled the government to take private property.
According to reports, there was a hearing back in 2005 where Nevers explained his position.
Senator Nevers testified that no one loved Washington Parish as much as he did, and how it hurt him to have to do things for the betterment of the parish that would displace his friends.
He went on to say that the reservoir was for much- needed potable water. He offered no evidence of the need for potable water; he just said that there was a need.
Though permits to build the reservoir have been denied, the Washington Parish Reservoir commission has not given up. This video shows a meeting of the commission in July, where the residents of the community confront the commission about the attempted land grab by the government to make way for the reservoir.
Nevers is a term- limited Senator who is leaving the Senate seat in district 12. Republican Beth Mizell is his successor, and she opposes the reservoir project. At a recent debate, Mizell said that "I am known in this parish as being anti- reservoir. I imagine the property that me and my husband worked so hard to build, and the farm that we hold dear, and I imagine that under water. The idea that a giant body of water right across the middle of the parish is a nightmare."
I agree. I hope Edwards loads them down. Mr. Governor, don’t worry about the mule, just load the wagon.
Well, someone posted that Edwards was a Conservative Democrat. But all that aside, the good people of LA made their choice. They can live with it.
You are probably closer to the truth than you would like to be. I don’t think that you are quite there yet, but you can see it from where you are.
As I reminded them, #1, no one rises to the position of legislative Democrat leader being a “Conservative.” #2, a Conservative Democrat today is to the left of some of the most left wing Republicans. Terming them “Conservative” is ludicrous. Vitter’s rating in DC was over 90% Conservative. Edwards has no such similar rating since he doesn’t serve in DC, but if he did, I guarantee it would likely be 80% leftist.
I think the good people of LA are about learn first hand what destruction evil people can do in a short time when they are determined to do so. But that is what they wanted.
The vacillating on Syrian Jihadists being welcomed into the state at NOLA should’ve been the death knell for Johnny Bel.
You can’t scare most Louisianaians with terrorism when they are determined to prove you wrong.
There are nominal Republican majorities but quite a few RINOS make it really a Democrat legislature, especially I suspect when it comes to popular “revenue” measures. People in LA love trying to tax somebody else. The late Russell B. Long, who never had a serious opponent after his first primary victory, said “Don’t tax you, don’t tax me, tax that fellow behind the tree.”
That is what probably 200,000 “Republicans” wanted too, and they will never admit that they erred.
Jindal has usually been the kind of politician like one of his House predecessors, F. Edward Hebert, who never endorsed anyone but himself. Of course, Jindal endorsed Rick Perry in 2012, but not too much came of that! I think he finally endorsed Bill Cassidy in 2014 against Landrieu but was not excited to do so. A Jindal endorsement would have sunk most candidates this year.
Vitter certainly ran a poor campaign: results speak for themselves. His campaign manager, whoever he is, may not get another big gig soon.
the media in n. orleans reported how refugees are good for business and how vitter’s wife works for catholic charities, an organization that wants refugees in the usa. thus the media accused vitter of being hypocritical again, while pivoting back to the hooker story.
Born and raised in Baton Rouge. I can only say I am saddened by the people there (not my family) returning to the corruption of the democratic socialist. Having said that Vitter was not exactly a tea party candidate. The proverb “as a dog returns to him vomit” comes to mind for the future of LA.
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