I was reminded of how offensive I find cigarettes today when I read the article in the Shreveport Times, "House doesn't override cigarette tax veto." http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20110617/NEWS11/106170323/House-refuses-override-cigarette-tax-veto
My mother smoked when she was a teenager, but when she married my dad, he made her stop. He did not believe women should smoke. He smoked a cigar sometimes, those are manly you know, but I don't think it was to the point of an addiction.
But back to this newspaper article. It contains two of my most disliked things; cigarettes that make everything stink, and even worse, politicians who prostitute themselves to win political favor and therefore stinking up our government. Eleven House members switched after voting to renew a 4 cent sales tax on cigarettes in May, to voting against overriding Governor Jindal's veto. Here are the reasons a couple of the representatives gave for voting against the override. Rep. Jim Fannin, D-Jonesboro said, "It's different in an override than it is in a vote for a bill. When I committed to work with the governor, this is part of it." I bet when he was campaigning he promised to work for the people who elected him. He is in a separate branch of government for a reason. If not, then we just need a Governor. He said he agreed to support Jindal "if 4 cents was worth that much for him. It's not worth that much for me." Something tells me this is about more that 4 cents.
Then Nancy Landry, R-Lafayette, said, she voted for renewing the tax because unlike Jindal, "I don't think it's a new tax." Her stepmother died of lung cancer, so she wanted to do something that might prevent people from starting to smoke. My question is, Why didn't they vote to increase the cigarette tax to 8 cents given our state's budget crisis. So we are cutting funds to education and many other areas, but helping smokers buy cheaper cigarettes. And Landry continued, "In the end, I didn't think it was something I wanted to challenge the governor over. It was important to him and I'm going to be working with him, hopefully, another four years. I didn't think it was worth a challenge to him. She said, "there was no fear of retribution from Jindal if she didn't switch her vote." But will there be a reward?
http://www.fox8live.com/news/local/story/Pundit-Jindals-push-to-nix-cigarette-tax-is-sign/aB7EJmYGgEmgcD7-6aFk4w.cspx
My Representative, Thomas Carmody, R-Shreveport, did not support Jindal on the issue. "Because it doesn't make common sense. I cannot support our governor, my governor this morning. I'm really disheartened that we're put in this position. If you put me in this position, I'm going to do what's right." HALLELUJAH!! I don't agree with Rep. Carmody on most of his education votes, but I have to give him credit when he shows such integrity.
Okay, I'm through quoting the quotes from the paper.
I had a bad experience with "who supports whom" right out of the political shoot. I went to the local Democratic Committee to ask for financial support. I was running for School Board against two Republican males. I left empty handed. That was okay. I take no well. But then when the election was over and I was going through all the contributions given to other school board candidates; I noticed that one of the leaders in the Democratic Committee had given a Republican male in a different Caddo Parish School Board race a $1,000 contribution. I was complaining about this to a rather politically savvy friend and he said to me, "Charlotte, if you want something, are you going to give your money to the Church Lady or the Prostitute?"" Enough said! But I did say "DAMN!"
I'll write my nasty cigarettes and French kissing story tomorrow. Enough mixing of vices tonight.
My mother smoked when she was a teenager, but when she married my dad, he made her stop. He did not believe women should smoke. He smoked a cigar sometimes, those are manly you know, but I don't think it was to the point of an addiction.
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Then Nancy Landry, R-Lafayette, said, she voted for renewing the tax because unlike Jindal, "I don't think it's a new tax." Her stepmother died of lung cancer, so she wanted to do something that might prevent people from starting to smoke. My question is, Why didn't they vote to increase the cigarette tax to 8 cents given our state's budget crisis. So we are cutting funds to education and many other areas, but helping smokers buy cheaper cigarettes. And Landry continued, "In the end, I didn't think it was something I wanted to challenge the governor over. It was important to him and I'm going to be working with him, hopefully, another four years. I didn't think it was worth a challenge to him. She said, "there was no fear of retribution from Jindal if she didn't switch her vote." But will there be a reward?
http://www.fox8live.com/news/local/story/Pundit-Jindals-push-to-nix-cigarette-tax-is-sign/aB7EJmYGgEmgcD7-6aFk4w.cspx
I had a bad experience with "who supports whom" right out of the political shoot. I went to the local Democratic Committee to ask for financial support. I was running for School Board against two Republican males. I left empty handed. That was okay. I take no well. But then when the election was over and I was going through all the contributions given to other school board candidates; I noticed that one of the leaders in the Democratic Committee had given a Republican male in a different Caddo Parish School Board race a $1,000 contribution. I was complaining about this to a rather politically savvy friend and he said to me, "Charlotte, if you want something, are you going to give your money to the Church Lady or the Prostitute?"" Enough said! But I did say "DAMN!"
I'll write my nasty cigarettes and French kissing story tomorrow. Enough mixing of vices tonight.