MS Dems become the Party of No

Chairman Jamie Franks responded to Governor Haley Barbour's budget recommendation. What is his vision for Mississippi? "NO"

He doesn't present any ideas on how to solve the budget crisis. All he does is attack the Governor. He says the Governor should cut his own staff. If he had read the budget proposal, he would see the Governor cuts his staff 12 percent on top of previous cuts to his office.

All his other comments are essentially: "NO"

We reread his statement several times to find solutions, ideas, vision, recommendations, just any kind of path or an ounce of leadership for Mississippi. But there was none.

This release is just another example of the wisdom of Mississippi voters in not choosing Franks as lieutenant governor. We guess the Mississippi Democratic Party has now been reduced to becoming the Party of No.