Old politicians never die, but they do get together once a year for a reunion. My first elected office was to the Louisiana state senate back in 1971. Former senators traditionally get together each May at the Louisianan state Capitol in Baton Rouge, and it’s nice to see old faces and renew acquaintances. Actually, since...Read More
Thursday, May 19th, 2011 Baton Rouge, Louisiana IN THE COMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION THE MAJORITY OF VOTERS ARE IRRELEVANT The jockeying for the 2012 republican presidential nomination is rapidly picking up speed with candidates coming and going almost daily. Arkansas’s former Gov. Mike Huckabee and Donald Trump, both the leaders in most recent polls, are out...Read More
A 13-year-old boy in Washington state faced federal interrogation by a Secret Service agent over a Facebook posting that warned President Obama of suicide bombers, q13fox.com reports. Vito LaPinta of Tacoma, Wash., said he posted a message on Facebook after Osama bin Laden’s death, saying Obama should be careful of possible retaliatory acts against him...Read More
A provocative look at the deepest of the deep southern states by two veterans of Louisiana politics. Thoughts that are informative, candid, humorous, and sometimes controversial about life in one of the most interesting and rabble-rousing states in the nation.
