2 thoughts on why this MAY be a good deal
I'm not sure whether the filibuster deal is a good one or not (although Lord knows it's nice seeing Frist twist in the wind). But I can think of at least two reasons why "kicking the can down the...
View ArticleA modest proposal for the Cheney controversy
It seems that the Vice President has declared himself to be a fourth branch of government. Cheney's contention is that because the vice president has both executive and legislative duties (remember,...
View ArticleLA-06, lost in the delirium over IL-14
The party primaries were held today in Louisiana's 6th District, a longtime Republican bastion. On the Republican side, with 500 of 512 precincts reporting, Woody Jenkins, a Republican with ties to...
View ArticleThe more things change ...
For uninteresting reasons, I happened today to be reading correspondence from a fascinating guy named Scott Heywood.Scott Heywood has been called the father of the Louisiana oil industry. One of...
View ArticleMy whitehouse.gov petition in support of postal banking
On New Republic's website today, I read an article about the USPS Inspector General concluding that the Postal Service has the authority to establish a postal banking system to serve communities...
View ArticleSecond shot on my whitehouse.gov petition on postal banking
As I posted Saturday, on New Republic's website, I read an article about the USPS Inspector General concluding that the Postal Service has the authority to establish a postal banking system to serve...
View ArticleJohn Bel Edwards for Louisiana
Tonight, John Bel Edwards made the gubernatorial runoff in Louisiana. He led the "unbeatable" David Vitter 40% to 23%. Yes, the David Vitter with $8,000,000 in campaign money (counting his SuperPac)...
View ArticleJohn Bel Edwards Goes for the Jugular
http://theadvocate.com/...Here's the video of the ad in case it's not in the link above (sorry I don't know how to embed):https://www.youtube.com/...If you want to help, go here to donate:...
View ArticleI'm gonna gloat just this once with an "I told you so" ...
Tonight is one of the happiest nights of my life. My dear friend, John Bel Edwards, was elected governor of Louisiana, and as a result, our state has better prospects than it has had in many a day....
View ArticleA modest way to get the For the People Act passed, despite the filibuster
The For the People Act, introduced in both the House (as H.B. 1) and the Senate, includes a number of voting rights protections. Most importantly, it prohibits state voter suppression measures,...
View Article2 thoughts on why this MAY be a good deal
I'm not sure whether the filibuster deal is a good one or not (although Lord knows it's nice seeing Frist twist in the wind). But I can think of at least two reasons why "kicking the can down the...
View ArticleA modest proposal for the Cheney controversy
It seems that the Vice President has declared himself to be a fourth branch of government. Cheney's contention is that because the vice president has both executive and legislative duties (remember,...
View ArticleLA-06, lost in the delirium over IL-14
The party primaries were held today in Louisiana's 6th District, a longtime Republican bastion. On the Republican side, with 500 of 512 precincts reporting, Woody Jenkins, a Republican with ties to...
View ArticleThe more things change ...
For uninteresting reasons, I happened today to be reading correspondence from a fascinating guy named Scott Heywood.Scott Heywood has been called the father of the Louisiana oil industry. One of...
View ArticleMy whitehouse.gov petition in support of postal banking
On New Republic's website today, I read an article about the USPS Inspector General concluding that the Postal Service has the authority to establish a postal banking system to serve communities...
View ArticleSecond shot on my whitehouse.gov petition on postal banking
As I posted Saturday, on New Republic's website, I read an article about the USPS Inspector General concluding that the Postal Service has the authority to establish a postal banking system to serve...
View ArticleJohn Bel Edwards for Louisiana
Tonight, John Bel Edwards made the gubernatorial runoff in Louisiana. He led the "unbeatable" David Vitter 40% to 23%. Yes, the David Vitter with $8,000,000 in campaign money (counting his SuperPac)...
View ArticleJohn Bel Edwards Goes for the Jugular
http://theadvocate.com/...Here's the video of the ad in case it's not in the link above (sorry I don't know how to embed):https://www.youtube.com/...If you want to help, go here to donate:...
View ArticleI'm gonna gloat just this once with an "I told you so" ...
Tonight is one of the happiest nights of my life. My dear friend, John Bel Edwards, was elected governor of Louisiana, and as a result, our state has better prospects than it has had in many a day....
View ArticleA modest way to get the For the People Act passed, despite the filibuster
The For the People Act, introduced in both the House (as H.B. 1) and the Senate, includes a number of voting rights protections. Most importantly, it prohibits state voter suppression measures,...
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