Today, the Baton Rouge Advocate profiled Walt Boasso. Now, dedicated readers of this site know that I am fan of Foster Campbell, but the more I learn of Mr. Boasso, the more I come to respect where he's coming from.
I hate that he switched parties not once, but twice, but I can rationalize that as a legislator trying to do good for this constituents. I understand his frustration with all the problems our State faces - from the insurance mess, to the slow pace of recovery from Katrina and Rita, to our abysmal education system, and the poverty throughout the State, and on and on. But I also know that what's wrong with Louisiana can surely be fixed by what's right in Louisiana - her people.
Boasso's answer to all these challenges is simple:
"Just fix it."
It's the right answer. The question is, where do we start? And how do we do it? I have been saying that we need to start taking care of our problems, and start getting our house in order before we go back up to Washington, D.C., with our hand out, as damn near every Governor for the last 20 years has done. My only question is this: Does Mr. Boasso agree?
Today, the 
