Monday's Blogs from the Bog

DWINDLING CAMPAIGN FUNDS FORCE JINDAL TO TAKE JOB AT IOWA PIZZA BUFFET

Deperate times call for desperate measures.

SADOW: JOHN BEL EDWARDS IS NOT A SOCIAL CONSERVATIVE

In attempting to criticize John Bel Edwards for not being conservative enough, Advocate columnist Jeff Sadow unwittingly reveals Edwards to be something else: Compassionate and thoughtful.

VITTER'S BROTHER TO BECOME CHANCELLOR OF OL' MISS

U.S. Sen. David Vitter's older brother Jeffrey was named as chancellor of Ol' Miss today. Earlier this year, the former chancellor's contract was not renewed, a decision that prompted widespread protest among alumni and students.

MANN: DESPERATE FOR CASH, JINDAL CAMPAIGN ATTEMPTS TO RAISE MONEY ON LSU FOOTBALL WIN

Shortly after the LSU Tigers beat Florida on Saturday night, Gov. Bobby Jindal sent out an e-mail blast, urging people to donate $7 to his flailing presidential campaign, ostensibly to honor the football team.

GAMBIT PULLS VITTER STORY AFTER INCONSISTENCIES COME TO LIGHT

Over the weekend, investigative reporter Jason Brad Berry published a bombshell interview with Wendy Ellis, a woman who claims to be David Vitter's former mistress. Ellis told Berry that she was once pregnant with Vitter's child and that Vitter asked her to get an abortion. Clancy DuBos of Gambit picked up on the story on Saturday, but by Sunday, he decided to pull his report. The problem? Upon closer inspection, Ellis's story does not completely add up.