Iraq
Scalise lists "Strong National Defense" as an issue for his campaign, but there is absolutely no reference to the current Middle East wars on his website. The disrespect this does to our troops as well as the intelligence of the voters of LA-01 is incredible.
Flood Protection
Scalise's campaign website says he supports funding 100-year-storm protection for Southeast Louisiana, yet he stands by the records of his predecessors. His friend David "Diaper Dave" Vitter, and PBJ both fully supported the Cheney Administration's ongoing underfunding of flood control projects for Southeast Louisiana. Scalise offers no explanation for this conflict in his words and actions.
Housing
Opposed re-building of affordable housing initiatives
post-storm.
Healthcare
Fought last year to cut 1,532 state jobs from the budget, most coming from the Department of Health and Hospitals. Adamantly opposed to rebuilding Charity Hospital New Orleans, even though it was one of the state's largest employers, teaching hospitals, and the primary source of healthcare for the metro area's uninsured.
Education
Voted last year to cut $177 million in education funding from the state budget. Supports tuition tax deductions for families that have children in parochial schools.
Voting Rights
Took the lead in developing "ballot integrity programs" for the LA Republican Party. The plans included increasing the number of Republican "poll watchers" for the 2002 Landrieu-Terrell Senate race.
Smoker's Rights
Opposed a ban on smoking in Louisiana restaurants (the ban passed and went into effect on January 1, 2007). What is significant about Scalise's opposition is that he did what one of his primary benefactors, the Louisiana Restaurant Association, told him to do. In many states, state-wide smoking bans are welcomed by restaurants, lest a county-by-county patchwork create inequities. In Louisiana, however, restaurants are gambling venues. By banning smoking, video poker players who want to drink, smoke, and gamble, have to go someplace else. That has caused a huge drop in restaurant gambling revenue. Scalise conveys the impression that he is a gambling opponent, but he serves a special interest that has made a lot of money from video poker in the last 15 years.
Let me give you the basics - he's 42 yr old with a degree from LSU in Computer Systems. He works for a firm in Metairie that does a lot of DoD work. He's married, and they have a baby girl. He's served in the State Legislature since he got elected at 30, starting in HD 82 until he ran for SD 9 this past fall. 
