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
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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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