I feel as if I'm back in the 1960's......

"Click here -- Jena Six"



As people are mobilizing, as people are talking of demonstrations, as we attempt to deal with our feelings of deja vu, as I ordered my "Free the Jena Six" tee shirt this morning, I felt a twinge of familiar feelings. Back in the day (the '60s) there was a kind of excitement as we were talking about causes and movements and changing things for the better. But today, I don't feel those feelings. I just feel sad. Very, very, very sad.

Haven't we learned anything?

And, as with Katrina, our state suffers from a lack of leadership. Our duly elected governor, our state's leader is off in Spain -- drumming up jobs. Part of her job, you say? Sure, but after the press we're getting. After Thursday's rally. Can you tell me with a straight face that anyone is going to want to locate any business here? Yeah! Sure!