Often there’s little glory in doing the right thing. It can’t be easy to step down from a powerful political office. But Eddie Jordan did…
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Often there’s little glory in doing the right thing. It can’t be easy to step down from a powerful political office. But Eddie Jordan did…
Southern Leftist says Jordan’s going down this afternoon; nola.com confirms he might resign very soon.
I really hate this. I just got a call from a well-informed person in city government, who shared some juicy info that I’m just bustin’…
I was amazed by the front page of the paper this morning. Apparently a robbery suspect took refuge at the house of District Attorney Eddie…
Yesterday I referred to Bobby Jindal as a “right-wing nutjob.” I regret that, as I prefer not to call names. I got carried away. I…
My voting philosophy is pretty simple. Here are my general rules:
These are not rigid by any means. I’ll make an exception if I believe in a particular candidate or if some other calculus suggests itself.
Of course, following these rules often means voting for someone I don’t know too much about, or voting for someone who has values that are antithetical to my own. But I’m OK with that. These candidates usually don’t have a prayer of winning anyway.
For the record, I don’t consider voting for a no-chance candidate to be “throwing my vote away.” It’s a protest vote. This is not a frivolous choice. Given the current state of affairs, I think protest is the only rational approach. When the top contenders do not inspire, there’s no other way to express one’s displeasure. I wish we had a “None of the Above” option in many cases.
If I follow those rules tomorrow, I might vote like this:
Last night I attended the New Orleans City Council At-Large candidate forum at Xavier. Twelve of the thirteen candidates were there, Kimberly Butler being absent.…
A friend of mine voted early and sends the following report. Since you gave me some advice, I’ll tell you how I voted. Just a…
Many people on campus today are wearing black in support of the Jena Six. I’m reminded of my high school days in Greenwood, Indiana. We…
I can’t make it to Jena, Louisiana, tomorrow so I will be wearing black to show support for the Jena Six.
Friends of New Orleans is mounting a campaign to bring a presidential debate to New Orleans. I have mixed emotions about this. The presidential debates…
One of the most interesting things I got out of the Green Party of Louisiana convention on Saturday was a press release distributed by the…
Well, qualifying ended yesterday for the October 20 election. There were a number of half-hearted attempts to “draft” me at the last minute. There were…
When qualifying ends today (in two and a half hours from now) we’ll know if Latoya Cantrell is running for City Council At-Large. If she…
In anticipation of tonite’s massively hyped match between the Saints and the Colts, I’d like to draw your attention to ROX #82: The RCA State.…
Now that Oliver Thomas has resigned, the New Orleans City Council’s At-Large seat will be on the ballot October 20. The question is, will we…
While our public officials were ringing bells and laying wreaths yesterday, hundreds of people were marching in San Jose. They were commemorating Katrina just like…
Fiore skewers Nagin.
For the last century, almost all top political appointments [on the planet Earth] had been made by random computer selection from the pool of individuals…
Silence Is Violence asked me to serve on their advisory board, and of course I said yes. I went to the first meeting last Monday…