we saw that...

tip-toe through the term limits

good grief these louisiana politicians remind us so much of the creature encountered by sinbad during his fifth voyage the way it was ensconced upon sinbad's back with its spindly little legs wrapped around his throat.

according to julie b. robinson in the beauregard daily news (see link) state representative john smith who is term limited (from the state house) will run instead for the state senate. representative smith is quoted as saying:

“I think it is absolutely paramount that we not have a new house member and a new senator at the same time,” Smith, who represents House District 30, said. “We lose everything for four to six years. There's too much to learn, and there are too many things to interfere with projects. It's just not a good situation. We need the continuity, in my opinion, of at least one legislator with experience all the time.”