My neighbor Dawn posted some invective on New Orleans recovery czar Ed Blakely that caught my attention.
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My neighbor Dawn posted some invective on New Orleans recovery czar Ed Blakely that caught my attention.
Through nefarious means I have acquired two documents from last year which clearly show that some vendors decided not to bid on the garbage contract…
Thanks to my friend Carol, I got a sweet gig tonight: vote reporting! I never knew this before, but after the polls close they post…
The pundits have been remarking on how nice and polite the race for City Council At-Large has been, but yesterday the attack ads hit the…
My friend at City Hall advised me to tune in to Cox Cable Channel 6 today at 1PM. I see on the Best of New…
This is what I was talking about last Friday. The “dirty deal” relates to the city’s trash disposal contracts. Now that it’s the top story…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I was at Finn McCool’s Saturday night, having a beer with Michael Homan and waiting for Erich W. to show up. Erich won a night…
It seems Ralph Nader is contemplating another run for the White House. I remember when he sought the Green Party’s endorsement in 2004. (He didn’t…