Cha-ching!
The Cha-ching thing started because of a fast food commercial in which everytime the clerk would collect the money he'd yell "Cha-ching!" and spin around. That same year, the Saints and their fans picked up on it by saying "Cha-Ching" everytime the Saints would win. It's time to bring back that Louisiana tradition. No, the Saints still reek, but "Cha-Ching" should be going through the streets of Louisiana right now.
Ahhh, I can hear Ginger Roger's voice singing "We're in the money! We're in the money!" Man, can you believe this? The other 49 states are getting the royal shaft by Louisiana politicians. Why am I so happy about that? Well, it's about time somebody else besides a Louisianan gets screwed by these people. ~Cha-Ching!~
No seriously folks, I'm dancing a little jig here. It's a full throttle jiggalate. Woohoo. I'm seriously thinking of teaming up with Lesko and shilling big fat books titled "It's Your Money Louisiana!" We are getting rich from this hurricane business, it's time for Louisianans everywhere to celebrate. We hit the JACKPOT! ~Cha-Ching!~
Let's take the Governor of Louisiana, Kathleen Blanco... she's getting in on the act. Take this from the pages of Recall Governor Blanco.
I saw Governor Blanco being interviewed on television about a request she made to the Federal government for 1 billion dollars to hire 100 workers. As I understood from her response these workers would act as liaisons to the families affected by Hurricane Rita. A newsperson asked Governor Blanco if she said "M" for a million dollars or "B" for a billion dollars. The Governor said it was "B" for a billion dollars.
The newsperson then asked her if the billion-dollar price tag would include funds going to the affected families also. The Governor then looked confused and said maybe they would hire 300 or 400 workers. Another newsperson asked her the same question about whether the billion dollars would include helping out the affected families. She again stated that the billion dollars would be for hiring worker liaisons. Does this mean our Governor needs 1 billion dollars just for hiring 100 people, or did she simply not understand the reporter’s question? I’d like to know, wouldn’t you? Why couldn’t she comprehend the question?
Amazing isn't it? Woohooo! Man, do you know what that is going to mean in salary? What can I say, Governor Kathleen Blanco might not know how to ask for help, but man, she sure knows how to ask for money. Poor Coach Blanco, living with a woman that asks for money like that all those years. I'll bet he made her go out and get a job. Turned out, the only job she was qualified for was a politician. As a Louisiana citizen, thank God the hurricane hit, maybe Kathleen will quit looking for ways to raise our taxes. ~Cha-Ching!~
And the Baton Rouge mayor sent in his special requests for cash....
"They promised us basically unlimited resources," Holden said. "Unfortunately, it comes as a result from a tragedy."
Trajedy Kip? It was a trajedy, but look around, we've hit the Jackpot! ~Cha-Ching!~
It's time for the Louisiana Democrat Chairman to get in on the cash give away! I mean it's "Who Want's To Be A Millionaire" only every question is simple. He stepped down so he can run Halliburton... oops, I mean
the Shaw Group. It's not a new role, he never left it, but after helping the Democrats win around the state, it's time for him to get his payback. ~Cha-Ching!~
Mayor Ray Nagin thinks New Orleans should get the majority of the money....Can you say ~Cha-Ching!~?
If that wasn't enough, Senator Mary Landrieu went for the gusto. Man, she went all out with her bill that the Washington Posts called "Louisiana Looters". This is just so awesome! I mean, that's the kind of greed we need around here. Louisiana politicians have never been greedy nor have they been selfish. They have always cared about the poor which explains why we have such low poverty here.
I wonder if Senator Landrieu's bill includes money for that Sugar Mill that Bob Odom always wanted. Maybe there's money in there for a certain legislature who wants to build a lake in Louisiana and call it economic development. He does have a point, look at how well our economy is being developed because of a lake in New Orleans. (Come on, say it with me) ~Cha-Ching!~
If Senator Landrieu was really intelligent, she'd add another 35 billion in order to build a hurricane machine so whenever Louisiana needed some money, they could just start up the machine and create a hurricane. Think Mary, Think! Think about the future, think outside the box! Of course they'd probably need an additional 5 billion for a hurricane director so that the hurricane hits Louisiana every time. Look, it works, we'd be garunteed casharoni for a long, long, time.
What makes it even better is that this helps ensure that future hurricanes are catastrophes, after the profitability of Katrina, who's going to want to evacuate? Nah, after this big payola comes through, as each hurricane comes through, we'll all dance in the streets singing "~Cha-Ching!~
One profession that is certain to be left out of this big profit is the teachers, after all, if they got their pay raises, who's going to keep going out on Saturdays and vote those taxes back in? Um.... ~No Ching?~
