Mary Landrieu, Agonistes
More by a confluence of circumstances than through intent, I wrote three different pieces on Mary Landrieu last week, with her re-election race heating up and several controversies dogging her. […]
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Catching Up: Israel, Edwin Edwards, Obama Resignation….
Sorry I have been away for a while. Travels made it tough to get on site, and then I just fell further behind. Herewith, then, a collection of what I’ve […]
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Cowardice at the RNC
After weeks of conservative protest against the race-baiting ads in the Mississippi Senate race, ads financed by a PAC controlled by Republican National Committeeman Henry Barbour, the Republican National Committee […]
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Making lemonade from education and from juries
At the Advocate this week, my column was made in the shade. I reach no jury verdict. I delve into what some people claim is extracurricular activity. And I think […]
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More Mississippi Mud
I hereby replace, for now, the earlier published contention that Mississippi’s Republican National Committeeman Henry Barbour “prevaricated” about his role in race-baiting ads in the June U.S. Senate runoff in […]
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LA’s Privatized Charity Hospitals Doing Well
At The Advocate on Sunday, I assert that Gov. Bobby Jindal’s privatization of what once were known as the “charity” hospitals in Louisiana is going very well indeed. By “very […]
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Mary Landrieu, Agonistes (on Judicial Nominee)
On Monday or Tuesday, the U.S. Senate will vote on whether to proceed with the nomination of radical David J. Barron for a federal courts of appeals seat, or instead […]
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Mary Landrieu: Right on Wetlands Trust
U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu is poking her nose into Louisiana state legislative business. Her point is a good one. She’s trying to protect the coastal wetlands trust fund. It’s worth […]
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Rep. Boustany: No Immigration Reform This Year
Republican U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany of Louisiana just finished an editorial board meeting with the Baton Rouge Advocate. I asked him about the prospects for immigration reform this year, in […]
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Advocate Editorial: Obama Team Acted from Political Motives
At the Quin-essential blog at the Advocate, I explain that even in an editorial largely critical of Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal, the editorialists bolsters my central point that an Obama […]
