I watched Bush’s State of the Union address last night. It was the first time I’ve watched this political spectacle in years, I think. I…
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I watched Bush’s State of the Union address last night. It was the first time I’ve watched this political spectacle in years, I think. I…
I was sad to hear this morning that The West Wing has been cancelled. This was the only current broadcast television series that I thoroughly…
There’s a climate of anger and anxiety in New Orleans these days, and amongst displaced New Orleanians wherever they are. There’s also a heightened level…
If the United States can’t take care of its own, maybe they should sell us back to France.
This is an e-mail sent by Sharon Worthy, who I believe was press secretary for Michael Brown of FEMA, on September 4, 2005: From: Worthy,…
Today, the Green Party of Louisiana became an officially recognized political party in the state of Louisiana. Here’s to a greener future! On a personal…
Dr. Michael Newdow is back with a vengeance. He’s just filed another suit against the “under God” phrase in the Pledge of Allegiance — this…
For about the past month or so the local NPR affiliate has been saying that “many of our listeners have told us that NPR is…
My friend Jason Neville put this together from data collected at opensecrets.org and CNN. He couldn’t find a vote total for Peroutka, but I found…
If the electoral votes for each state were allotted proportionally, a map like this might make sense. Puts things in a different perspective, doesn’t it?…
It doesn’t take a genius to discern that, even though the election results are not official yet, there is much wailing and gnashing of teeth,…
Two days until the election. I know a lot of people are sick of the hype. If you’re sick of it, please read no further.…
Today our local news daily, the Times-Picayune, weighed in on the presidential race. They are endorsing… nobody. …we cannot recommend either George W. Bush or…
Man, I thought the political rhetoric was pretty shrill this season, but last night I got an earful of some conservative AM radio that made…
Six months or so until our big presidential election. I’m going to be bold and predict Bush as the winner. This way, no matter what…