Jackson Free Press

"(Ballot Initiative) 42 gives this ability to this one judge to make the decision on how billions and billions and billions of dollars are spent. If you support the notion of allowing one judge to make that decision, perhaps you should vote for the initiative."

—Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves on Hinds County Judge Winston Kidd's decision to add clarifying language to the Legislature's controversial alternative education-funding proposal.

Why it Stinks: In a rare show of unity between Reeves and Gov. Phil Bryant, the GOP leadership teamed up to criticize the move by Kidd, to whom they repeatedly referred as a Hinds County judge. Of course, in Mississippi political circles, Hinds County and Jackson are code words for Democrats, which we all know is code for black folks. Where Reeves' incredulity really fails to hold water is with the fact that he is notorious for unilaterally killing legislation in the Senate that he's personally not fond of. (Gov. Bryant does this as well). Reeves shouldn't be a hater now just because he doesn't like the taste of his own medicine.