I give credit to our executive and legislative branches of state government. I never thought “Off the Wire’s” staff would have problems crafting satire – even our poorly written attempt – in a city like this until faced with the lunacy over legislative pay raises.

When the idiotically transparent quid pro quo between Bobby Jindal and legislators began last month, our creative juices were flowing. We had fashioned something to the effect of legislators resorting to incest to keep their elected offices. Then the magnitude of stupidity flowing out of the Capitol overwhelmed our ability to write.

We finally surrendered when Jindal’s obstructionist, condescending, little gorgon of a press secretary refused to even fake her way out of reporters’ questions.

Look, Red Shtick lets us have a little fun each month satirizing a few dumb things that catch our attention. “OTW” is not trying to change the world. Hell, we don’t even get paid with real money. Our goal is simply to bring an occasional smile to a few people who share our base, sophomoric sense of humor.

But the executive and legislative branches of state government have become so putrid that the people involved are, quite frankly, not worth our time. Besides, we couldn’t conceive of anything insulting or offensive enough.

Edwin Edwards was a crook with a charming Cajun accent, but everybody knew it. David Duke was an inept racist in search of a paycheck, but we knew it.

The difference with Jindal is that he took office specifically on a pledge to end the crap that he’s now proving quite adept at perpetuating, and it goes beyond pay raises.

Thank you, elected leaders. Here’s our collective middle finger raised right back at you, and good luck in the White House, Bobby.

  – Tony S.