Brain Trust: MS Lt. Gov Phil Bryant

Reagan and Obama

Now it seems as if they're finding the good things about Ronald Reagan (as they compare Obama to the former president).

On the night of the State of the Union I was twittering to some people about how conservative the President sounds.

If we can moderate his liberal-social views all the better (in Obama's seeming adoration of Reagan).

Healthcare?

We've had two judges say it was unconstitutional. And two...say it is constitutional. So it does seem to be a partisan issue even in the judicial.

The unconstitutional portion that says I can be punished for simply not buying insurance is unconstitutional, so the whole thing must be unconstitutional.

I think, Matt, it will go to the Supreme court and I think we'll have a 5-4 ruling that the whole law in unconstitutional.

Wisconsin AG says state won't follow law

Well, I would not think that will happen in Mississippi.

I do not believe that our Democratic AG would choose to say the leader of his party has made a mistake and passed a bill that is unconstitutional.

I would hope that he would say at some point, though, that we will adhere to the federal court's opinion.

Immigration?

We in the MS Senate simply think you ought to abide by the federal immigration laws.

Matt, it is the most baffling thing in the world...those of us who want to enforce the federal laws, protect our borders..we somehow are the bad guys. The people who say "cross the borders, break the law, create a false identification"...they somehow are the righteous.

One day, like Ronald Reagan, people, I hope, will say those who...were protecting the borders, those who were defending states rights...they will say that those people were right.

We all know that one day the terrible reality will occur and someone will cross that border..and in a backpack there will be explosives. It's not if that's going to occur; it's when that's going to occur.

Superbowl pick?

Green Bay!

The reason is that that town owns that franchise.

I'm old enough to remember the first Superbowl, the ice bowl, Vince Lombardi, those great days when Green Bay was the team in the frigid north.