Jim's Previous Columns

Notes From The Outside:

January 3, 2007 - The First Guy to Call Him Mr. President

December 21, 2006 - Talk Radio Makes A Big Comeback

December 14, 2006 - In Iraq, You Gotta Know the Territory!

November 30, 2006 - It’s All About Leadership!

November 24, 2006 - Insurance Wake up Call from James Carville and Donald Powell

November 1, 2006 - No Brainer Leadership

October 25, 2006 - Is It over for Louisiana Democrats?

October 12, 2006 - Repercussions of Washington Problems Back in Louisiana

October 4, 2006 - The Legislature and Caesar Salad

September 28, 2006 - Louisiana Constitutional Amendments - Are Any Really Necessary?

September 21, 2006 - Auto Insurance: New Jersey Shines, Louisiana Lags

September 14, 2006 - Duck in the Insurance Race, Few Issues - Lots of Mud

September 7, 2006 - Fall Statewide Races Create Little Interest

August 31, 2006 - It's all about expectations

August 24, 2006 - What Happened to Long Vacations?

August 17, 2006 - The Secretary of State - What's He Supposed to Do?

August 10, 2006 - Where's the Justice System in New Orleans?

August 3, 2006 - More Louisiana and Gulf Cost Insurance Hikes? Give us a Break!

July 27, 2006 - Insurance Problems - Allstate is Just the Beginning

July 13, 2006 - Appointing versus Electing Our Judges

July 6, 2006 - Many Get Burned in the Congressman Bill Jefferson Investigation

June 29, 2006 - Federal Judges - Shape Up or Get Scrutinized

June 22, 2006 - Has the Fourth Amendment Been Routed?

June 15, 2006 - Quarterbacks and Cadillacs

June 8, 2006 - Hardball with Oil and Gas - But Get it Right this Time!

June 1, 2006 - Louisiana Secretary of State's Race - A Possible Surprise?

May 25, 2006 - Big Oil in Louisiana - A Blessing or a Curse?

May 18, 2006 - New Orleans Mayor's Race Goes Down to the Wire

May 11, 2006 - Hurricane Evacuation Plans Questionable

May 4, 2006 - Louisiana Should Show War's Cost for All to See

April 27, 2006 - A Barnburner of a Runoff for Mayor of New Orleans

April 20, 2006 - Continuing Travels with Shorty (Ramblings Driving Out West)

March 30, 2006 - Insurance a Mess in Louisiana

March 23, 2006 - Jim Leslie's Murder Thirty Years Ago in Baton Rouge

March 16, 2006 - LSU Selection Controversy Sidesteps More Fundamental Problems

March 9, 2006 - The Carrot or the Stick - the Governor Needs to Decide

March 2, 2006 - Property Insurance - What a Big Mess

February 23, 2006 - Is Anybody Happy with the Insurance Climate?

February 16, 2006 - Levee Boards. Who Needs Them?

February 9, 2006 - Louisiana Democrats have Big Challenge Ahead

February 2, 2006 - Blanco: Appointing a New Lieutenant-Governor

January 26, 2006 - Numerous Elections on the Front Burner!

January 19, 2006 - Recall the Governor? No way say the Republicans

January 5, 2006 - Voters Evacuate in New Orleans - Who Benefits?

December 29, 2005 - A Louisiana Statesman is Laid to Rest

December 15, 2005 - Katrina's Political Ramifications

December 8, 2005 - Should New Orleans Hold an Election?

December 1, 2005 - Louisiana Political Dream Team in the Making?

November 17, 2005 - Jindall-Vitter Round One; Bye-Bye Talk Radio and TPC Golf

October 20, 2005 - First Shots Fired in the 2007 Louisiana Governorís Race

September 29, 2005 - Reflections on Katrina

September 22, 2005 - Buses, Buses, Where are the Buses?

September 15, 2005 - Who Will Pay? Will the Insurance Companies Get off the Hook?

September 8, 2005 - The Storm is Far From Over - the Damage Gets Worse!

September 3, 2005 - A Time for A Special Leader!

September 1, 2005 - They're Trying to Wash us Away!

August 25, 2005 - Louisiana Governor's Race May be Heating Up!

August 18, 2005 - Energy and Highways Lots of Pork-Little For Louisiana

August 10, 2005 - Stop Judicial Activism? No Way!

July 28, 2005 - Whatís Happening with Social Security?

July 21, 2005 - Clement Under the Microscope

July 14, 2005 - Be Careful What You Wish For. The Politics Of Abortion

July 7, 2005 - New Republican Opportunities in Future Louisiana Elections?

June 30, 2005 - Your Property Please, I want to Build a Burger King!

June 23, 2005 - Mrs. Robinson and Federalism Both Have Gone Away

June 16, 2005 - From the Delta: Both Political Parties on the Wrong Track!

June 9, 2005 - After the Pay Raise for Teachers, What Next?

June 2, 2005 - Big Brother is Watching You

May 26, 2005 - Louisiana's Two Top Fems Dodge the Bullet

May 19, 2005 - The Filibuster and Mary Landrieu's Future: Is it Crunch Time?

May 12, 2005 - What Might Have Been in Louisiana?

May 5, 2005 - If the Worldís Going Flat, Is Louisiana Ready?

April 28, 2005 - Is Major Educational Change in the Wind?

April 21, 2005 - A Time To Pray, To Hope, To Be Concerned, And To Remember

April 14, 2005 - Time for Political Trash Talkiní

April 5, 2005 - Images of the Tar Heels and the USA 15,000 Miles Away

March 31, 2005 - Things Arenít That Much Different, Wherever You Go

March 24, 2005 - The Mess in Washington Gets Worse!

March 17, 2005 - So Whoís the Conservative, and Whoís the Liberal?

March 10, 2005 - Oh, that Sounds Terrible. But We Can't be Late for Supper.

March 3, 2005 - You Are a Federal Criminal, You Just Donít Know It

February 24, 2005 - At the Beauregard CafÈ, the New LSU Chancellor Goes From the Frying Pan Into the Fire

February 17, 2005 - Gravel and Eastwood Both Involved in Major Battles

February 10, 2005 - Supreme Court Choice Could Make or Break the President and Mary Landrieu

February 3, 2005 - Travels Around Louisiana With Shorty

January 20, 2005 - Wilbert Rideau ñ Freedom or Prison?

January 6, 2005 - Highs And Lows, Ins And Outs, Good Riddance To 2004

December 30, 2004 - So What are You Doiní New Yearís Eve?

December 23, 2004 - Christmas Remembrances

December 16, 2004 - Christmas and Politics

December 9, 2004 - National Parties have Little to Show for Their Louisiana Effort

December 2, 2004 - Feeling Sorry For Rush, OíReilly, Hannity, Fox News and the Whole Gang?

November 18 , 2004 - So Where Do the Democrats Go From Here?

November 11 , 2004 - Louisiana Winners

November 4 , 2004 - Democrats Drop the Ball -Both in Louisiana and Nationally

October 28, 2004 - So Who's the Next President? Watch the Redskins on Sunday

October 21, 2004 - Politics and the Serial Killer - Reflections on Living and Dying

October 14, 2004 - Will Young Voters Show Up on Election Day

October 7, 2004 - Presidents and Quarterbacks You Gotta Have Just One

September 30, 2004 - Presidential Debates : The Devil is in the Details

September 23, 2004 - Auburn Sticks it to LSU and Betrays Thousands of Alabamians

September 16, 2004 - Hurricanes and Elections

September 9, 2004 - Bill Clinton Gave Me a WakeUp Call

September 2, 2004 - Internal Republican Battles Affect LA. Congressional Races

August 26, 2004 - Are Pride and Youth Missing in Louisiana?

August 23, 2004 - Judge: Re-open Qualifying in the 5th Congressional District

August 19, 2004 - Let the Games Begin

August 12, 2004 - Alexander Switch a Democratic Wakeup Call

August 5, 2004 - Louisiana Republicans Get Their Act Together

July 29, 2004 - Roemer Out - Vitter Still Underdog

July 22, 2004 - Looking Back Over 40 Years of National Political Conventions

July 15, 2004 - LA Fifth District Congressional Race Heats Up

July 8, 2004 - The Church and Politics - Louisiana and Rome

July 1, 2004 - Italians Love Our Nation Dislike Our Policy and Attitude

June 24, 2004 - Piazzi `Ognissanti Florence, Italy

June 17, 2004 - Hotel du Louvre, Paris

June 10, 2004 - Morrell a Big Factor in the U.S. Senate Race

June 3, 2004 - Shake-up in the Louisiana Senate Race

May 27, 2004 - Can The President Be Re-Elected?

May 20, 2004 - Can John Kerry Win The Presidential Election?

May 13, 2004 - Prison Abuse Right Here at Home

May 6, 2004 - Presidential Politics: What it Will Take to Carry Louisiana

April 29, 2004 - Needles Between the Eyes Affect Louisiana Politics

April 22, 2004 - Is Chris John Hedging His Bet in the U.S. Senate Race?

April 15, 2004 - Cooksey Having Second Thoughts About 5th District Race

April 9, 2004 - Roemer Being Coy in the U.S. Senate Race

April 2, 2004 - A Major Shakeout in the Third Congressional District

March 25, 2004 - Final Thoughts on Martha

March 18, 2004 - The Supremes and Judicial Ethics - An Oxymoron?

March 11, 2004 - Bernhard Emerges as National Political Power Broker

March 4, 2004 - Was Congressman McCrery Playing Hamlet or Hardball?

February 26, 2004 - McCrery's Rumored Retirement Causes Upheavel in Northwest Louisiana

February 19, 2004 - Third District Congressional Race to be a Barn Burner

February 12, 2004 - It's Turkey Struttin' Time in Washington, D.C.

February 5, 2004 - The Media Runs for Cover

January 28, 2004 - Unfair Funding Rules in U.S. Senate Race

January 21, 2004 - Water, Water Everywhere and Not Enough to Drink

January 14, 2004 - Kennedy to Run for U.S. Senate

January 6, 2004 - Senate Race Won't be That Crowded

December 17, 2003 - The Feds Continue to Stick it to Us

November 25, 2003 - Political Notes from Ole Miss

November 20, 2003 - Was the Blanco Victory Really a Surprise?

November 12, 2003 - Can the Governor Make Any Difference?

October 10, 2003 - Notes From the Outside

September 18, 2003 - Notes From the Outside World


Notes From The Inside:

October 15, 2002

Day One - My First Day in Prison

Week Two - Words of Inmate No. 03312-095

Week Three - Count Time, Everyone on the Wall!

Week Four - Notes From Federal Prison

Week Five - Continuing Notes From Federal Prison

Week Six - Continuing Notes From Federal Prison

Week Seven - Continuing Notes From Federal Prison

Week Eight - Continuing Notes From Federal Prison

Week Nine - Continuing Notes From Federal Prison

Week Ten - Continuing Notes From Federal Prison

Week Eleven - Continuing Notes From Federal Prison

Week Twelve - Continuing Notes From Federal Prison

Week Thirteen - Continuing Notes From Federal Prison

Week Fourteen - Continuing Notes From Federal Prison

Week Fifteen - Continuing Notes From Federal Prison

Week Sixteen - Continuing Notes From Federal Prison

Week Seventeen - Continuing Notes From Federal Prison

Week Eighteen - Continuing Notes From Federal Prison

Week Nineteen - Continuing Notes From Federal Prison

Week Twenty - Continuing Notes From Federal Prison

Week Twenty One - Continuing Notes From Federal Prison

Week Twenty Two- Continuing Notes From Federal Prison

Week Twenty Three- Continuing Notes From Federal Prison

Week Twenty Four- Continuing Notes From Federal Prison

Week Twenty Five- My Last Few Days Here at Oakdale Prison

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