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Posted at 8:41pm on Jul. 11, 2008 LA-06: Sweet.
By Vladimir
LA-06 is the Baton Rouge vacated by Rep Richard Baker (R), a ten-term incumbent. The special election to replace Baker was won by Don Cazayoux, a Dem, over Woody Jenkins just a couple of months ago.
Qualifying for this fall's regular elections closed today. In an interesting twist,
Jackson throws wrench in 6th District race
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Posted at 6:04am on Jul. 7, 2008 NYT Magazine Puff Piece on Rush Limbaugh?
By Vladimir
Considering the source, today's New York Times Sunday Magazine cover article on Rush Limbaugh is almost a puff piece. You wouldn't guess it from the cover:
Sure, certain passages have a "Conservative in the Mist" overtones, but Limbaugh granted unprecedented access for this interview, and actually gave voice to opinions and points of philosophy that went unchallenged by the Times.
Read on . . .
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Posted at 11:33pm on Jul. 5, 2008 LA-2008: Rundown on Senate and House Races
By Vladimir
Landrieu-Kennedy Senate battle tops fall political lineup
This article provides a decent rundown of this fall's elections, the first regular election in recent history to feature party primaries. The three-day qualifying period opens Wednesday.
The two [Senatorial] candidates both plan three-day tours of the state this week to launch a contest that features atypical juxtapositions.
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Posted at 11:08am on Jul. 4, 2008 Rep. Wm. Jefferson (D-LA): Not Guilty of Bribery, Because He's a Thief
By Vladimir
Or so goes the apparent defense that Jefferson's attorney will mount in his Dec. 2 trial on corruption and bribery charges.
Jefferson will be a Superdelegate at the Democratic national Convention Aug. 25-28 in Denver.
Bribery defense hinges on risky tack
Jefferson has promised an "honorable explanation" will be provided at his trial, which is scheduled for Dec. 2, and has so far declined to elaborate.
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Posted at 9:54am on Jul. 2, 2008 "Even a Blind Hog Finds an Acorn Every Now and Then"
By Vladimir
Here, for your listening and viewing enjoyment, a video clip of Badger Oil Corporation owner Paul Hilliard, from his appearance on CNBC's Squawk Box show this morning.
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Posted at 5:44pm on Jul. 1, 2008 "Wildcatter" Paul Hilliard
By Vladimir
Having been pre-empted by President Bush's news conference on North Korea's game of once again playing us as chumps dismantling of their nuclear program, CNBC's morning show Squawk Box has scheduled my boss, the inestimable Paul Hilliard of Badger Oil Corporation, for an interview.
The live interview is now set for tomorrow morning, Wednesday, July 2, at 7:40 a.m. ET (6:40 a.m. here in flyover country). The boss usually manages to make his comments both pithy and entertaining. I urge you to view/TiVo.
Posted at 8:55am on Jun. 30, 2008 Barack Obama's ACORN Connection
By Vladimir
The defeat that stings the worst is when you feel like you've been beaten at your own game. The narrow defeats of the Presidential elections of 2000 and 2004 have energized the lunatic base of the Democratic Party. Images of Diebold-rigged voting machines, minority voter intimidation and The Political Anachronism That Is the Electoral College have haunted the activists' dreams for eight years. We can expect the Dems to pull out all the stops to make sure it doesn't happen in 2008.
One need not look to the Book of Revelation to find reason to be troubled by the presumptive Democratic nominee. The "Unholy Trinity" -- Barack Obama, Chicago politics and the radical "community development" organization that goes by the acronym ACORN -- should be troubling enough.
Read on....
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Posted at 10:23pm on Jun. 29, 2008 Jindal's Legislative Director Resigns
By Vladimir
...and don't let the door hit you in the backside on the way out.
Jindal's legislative director resigns
Gov. Bobby Jindal's legislative director has resigned after serving fewer than six months with the new administration, which is embroiled in a controversy over the Legislature's large pay raise.
Tommy Williams, 65, said Sunday the decision to leave was his and that he left on good terms. He did not offer reasons for his departure, but said he plans to return to his career as a professional lobbyist.
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Posted at 5:43pm on Jun. 27, 2008 BREAKING: Recall Petition Filed Against Bobby Jindal
By Vladimir
Recall petition filed against Jindal
What a joke. What a sad, pitiful joke.
Some in th elocal media have been stoking this fire for a week and a half.
Two Jefferson Parish residents have filed a recall petition against Gov. Bobby Jindal.
...The two would have to collect and then have verified signatures from at least one-third of the registered voters in the state.
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Posted at 8:38pm on Jun. 26, 2008 Maureen Dowd's Paean to an Empty Suit
By Vladimir
Maureen Dowd, looking longingly at Barack Obama and apparently finding no there there, invents a romantic persona for him out of whole cloth:
Unlike W., Obama doesn’t have a chip on his shoulder and he doesn’t make a lot of snarky remarks. He tries to stay on a positive keel and see things from the other person’s point of view.
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