Every paratrooper that hears the word “Stand Up,” realizes that there is no turning back when that command is shouted by the jumpmaster. Following a series of commands given on a noisy Air Force plane, the command to exit the plane is given.

Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government and the Intelligence Committee released a report uncovering clear evidence that 51 former government officials – prompted by now-Secretary of State Anthony Blinken – conspired to influence the 2020 presidential election by falsely claiming the Hunter Biden laptop was a Russian disinformation operation.

You just cannot keep Louisiana out of the national news. As Roseanne Roseannada used to say on Saturday Night Live: “It’s always something” Here in the Bayou State, there are happenings that stir up both interest and dismay from coast to coast. In recent weeks, it’s been our Baton Rouge gal, Stormy Daniels. And for months now, the national press has been consumed with stories about our former obscure congressman from Northeast Louisiana, now speaker Mike Johnson.