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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
OPINION
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Some of the older supporters of Barack Obama have talked about flashbacks to John F. Kennedy — four years younger back then than Obama is today — who was elected president. In tonight’s last debate before the election, Democrat Obama and Republican John McCain duel before a TV audience.
If you are among the thousands of Louisiana families still dealing with the consequences of hurricanes Gustav and Ike, think of this happy news: When dealing with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the two events might well have occurred in separate years, instead of within two weeks of each other. When Americans cast their votes in November, they will do so in private. Whether voting for president of the United States or president of the student body, Americans have employed the private ballot to protect voters from undue influence or harassment. I hope our next president will make foreign aid and foreign-aid reform a priority. I hope the goal of foreign aid will be the elimination of global poverty, rather than the accomplishment of other foreign policy objectives. On behalf of the Southern University family, I want to thank the fans that helped us sell out A.W. Mumford Stadium at Saturday’s Homecoming football game. When you go to vote for the upcoming tax proposal for the East Baton Rouge city-parish, please ask yourself the following question: “Do I really want to commit to a 30-year ‘mortgage’ to pay for parks and other projects that may or may not be profitable?” I don’t care how much Bobby Jindal is using the helicopter as long as he is working on business for this state. It is a waste of his and our time for him to ride four or five hours in a car to get to anywhere in north Louisiana or any other areas of this state to get business done. Jury duty. Two words that typically are about as well-received as “taxes owed.” Some go to lengths to avoid ever receiving that dreaded summons in the mail. |
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