They detest his interposition pandering and note that he’s the worst Governor for job creation in decades. Basically, they say, shut up the silly talk about blocking federal law and get to work at getting Mississippians to work.
What besides a pander to the “civil-war-is-around-the corner “ crowd could be behind Gov. Phil Bryant’s order to his lieutenants in the Legislature to adopt measures that have their foundation in the long-discredited mid 19th century idea of state nullification of federal laws?
President Obama has vowed to initiate gun control measures he says are designed to prevent a repeat of the mass slayings that have occurred across the United States in recent months. In the best tradition of the Mississippi of 150 years ago, Bryant is fighting back with a cry for disunion.
How’d that turn out for Mississippi back in the day, Governor?
It’s all fun.
Lets don’t forget – Mississippi Business Journal has been purchased by the Northeast Daily Journal. Wouldn’t imagine there could be any “agenda” on the part of this esteemed “business journal”, possibly?
Don’t disagree that there is any futileness in Bryant’s gun decree, but this looks like a stretch making this “tie”.
Well, James, it’s an editorial and not reporting, so it has, by definition, some slant. Of all the intoxicating drinks the right has served its customers over the last 30 years or so, media paranoia has damaged the most brain cells, by a long shot.
Also, “futility” is a word.
Man … I bet that really has Perfect Hair Bryant scared ….
And I wish writers wouldn’t refer to Bryant’s toadies as “lieutenants.” I was a lieutenant once … and damn proud of it. I hate to see that term degraded and stained by such references.
Bryant needn’t worry. This is Mississippi. Civil war around the corner paranoia, federal government paranoia, liberal media paranoia, illegal immegrant paranoia, federal deficit paranoia, they’ll take away our guns and ammo paranoia, socialism paranoia: if he sticks to these nothing, but nothing, else matters.
PBP, sorry, I only read the ‘headline’ of NMC, which said that the MBJ ‘wrote’. Reading the entire “blog” I will agree that it does look like an editorial. So let me make this criticism of the new MBJ – the blog is by its “News Staff” – who ought not be the ones writing editorials. But, maybe I’m too much of a purist; when the CL hires Sam Hall to write ‘unbiased reporting’ of political matters, I guess I ought not bitch too much about the NEMJ.
NZS, on the one hand, is it really paranoia if it’s true?
On the other hand, the gubernatorial candidates this year were weak or inexperienced. While I hope this is not true for Bryant…(jury is still out in my opinion) Mississippi is becoming like a bunch of southern states where there a bunch of unqualified candidates running as Republicans. There are few good Dem candidates, so one party is flooding the field. It reminds me of the 60′s when a bunch of unqualified candidates ran as Democrats. There were no qualified Reps or Reps at all for that matter. A solid two party system would benefit this state. Come on Dems, tighten up! that will make the Reps run better candidates.
Thats interesting considering unemployment dropped almost 2% in Bryant’s first year.
Mississippi’s sovereignty has never been fully established like the older, colonial states. We have certainly aspired to that status and to be a leader like Virginia. However, we have been a nationalized district like the Federal City with much of our economy dependent on the Treasury. We have powerful families attached to national interest by their wealth and they sometimes convince our Governors that they are presidential timber if they take up certain issues rather than administer and provide adult supervision to the provincial hinterland.
Rebear, that’s an interesting stat I did not know. Bryant should keep all of his attention on jobs and education reform in my opinion. There are enough flag bearers within the GOP for the other issues and Bryant can weigh in when needed. However, his admin. will be a success only if the other two are being addressed. As I mentioned, for me the jury is still out.
Because of our anti-intellectual, agricultural nature, we Mississippians don’t protest the centralization of power as a threat to democracy. The perpetual wars on terror and drugs should be the issue. The renewal of the national emergency by this President is a threat on our rights. We sense the government failure to admit neither victory nor defeat will increase the demands for more government powers. If the inauguration speech addresses the concerns of a free people in an admission of twelve years of excessive nationalism, the President might signal a return to a more balanced federal regime.
Ali, the entire country has failed to coalesce any significant protestation of the huge transfer of power. (see the TEA party as one effort though) Maybe it is because many have welcomed the transfer and entitlements. Also Obama will never address excessive nationalism. It is one of the key pillars to liberalism and I doubt Obama knows anything else.
Dasher, you might be right about liberalism, but conservatism must articulate the constitutional balance that doesn’t offer special protection and immunity for the wealthy class.
Ali, conservatives have a hard time articulating a bunch of things. The GOP does not know how to politic in my opinion. Its campaigns suffer time and again. Liberalism trods along without good articulation also in part due to lack of being forced to do so by conservatives. Liberals are much better at framing issues which suit their positions. Again, conservatives don’t know how to fight well. I pine for intellectual debate but populism and political correctness rules the day these days.