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ROSE ON LEAVING HIS NEIGHBORHOOD
AUG 7 Chris Rose writes about leaving the French Quarter in this post on New Orleans Magazine. Mostly for his children, he has moved out of the Vieux Carre and out to Bayou St. John, where they "haven't seen a dude in a pair of sparkling size 13 Jimmy Choo heels since we got here."
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GILL ON DAVID VITTER'S FINANCIAL SHELL GAME
AUG 7 Columnist James Gill writes - dripping with the kind of sarcasm of which only dear Jim is capable - about David Vitter, Vitter's Super PAC, his campaign and some financial shenanigans involving your tax dollars. Seems like ole Dave is just warming up for the job he wants - wasting our money on his own personal political ambition. We've certainly been there, done that, haven't we?
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CRAZY CRAWFISH KNOWS WHAT TO DO
AUG 7 Blogger Crazy Crawfish writes in this post about an interesting meeting he had with a reform funder and how it served as a wake-up call of sorts. We know the current "reform" is destructive and unsuccessful, but what's the alternative? Luckily he's got some ideas.
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DREHER'S THOUGHTS ON THE JV DEBATE
JUL 7 Blogger Rod Dreher posts his thoughts about the JV debate here, together with bits and pieces from past stories and media coverage of the various issues. It's a lot more interesting than actually watching that "debate" was.
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NYT: JINDAL FUDGING HIS RECORD IN JV DEBATE
AUG 7 Bobby Jindal warranted mention in this live commentary by the New York Times on the JV debate Thursday - but not in a good way. The NYT takes issue with Bobby's claim about his budget prowess. What, he didn't say that he turned a billion-dollar surplus into a billion-dollar deficit? That's pretty impressive, actually.
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AUG 6 The Onion is a satire publication, but this one might hit a little close to home for our (alleged) governor. It was posted shortly after the "JV" also-ran, sad-sack pre debate Thursday. Did you see the "audience" for that one? Pathetic. If you need more assurance that your candidacy is irrelevant, try talking to a room full of empty chairs.
Friday's Blogs from the Bog!
Chris Rose writes about leaving the Quarter. Also today, some coverage of the JV debate and Gill tells us about some Jindalesque financial shenanigans from ole Dave.