Free Republic

A popular song once told us that “One is the loneliest number that there’s ever been.” And that’s the case for Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards. Edwards is the only Democrat governor in the nation who is pro-life on abortion. He one of just a handful of pro-life Democrats elected at any major federal or statewide level — a reminder that most pro-life Democrats have become Republicans as the Democrat Party has drifted further left and become ubiquitously pro-abortion. Edwards beat pro-life Republican businessman Eddie Rispone 51.3% to 48.7% over the weekend. national pundits tried to use the victory as...

Jerks come in many shapes and sizes, but one factor is constant. Their ability to somehow ignore logic and reason and immediately go to the most base argument of that you’re against them for some nefarious reason and that you’re evil for doing so. Progressive liberals favor this insane leap of logic as they usually do not have a single solid reason for their failed policies and beliefs that they can point to. Our Jerk of the Week is one such progressive intellectual, and that person is the head of the Louisiana Democratic Party, state Senator Karen Carter Peterson. This...