Louisiana News Link publisher and long-time Louisiana political consultant Patrick Bergeron makes a compelling legal argument that Sally Clausen is not now and has not been Commissioner of Higher Education since her retirement last August. THE ‘CLAUSEN COVER UP’: LOUISIANA’S... (Continue reading)
Fellow Hayride contributor Ryan Booth has posed an interesting though controversial question, Is the Spill Good for LA’s Economy? The question bears further scrutiny. ... (Continue reading)
OK, I know that you probably think that’s a horrible question to think, much less ask, and I don’t want it to be misinterpreted. The death of the eleven men who worked on Deepwater Horizon is tragic, and I mourn their deaths... (Continue reading)
Tonight, special election runoffs were held in two state House districts in Baton Rouge and one in New Orleans. In both of these all Democratic runoffs, the more moderate/less controversial candidate won.... (Continue reading)
We found this at Hot Air, and couldn’t stop laughing at the creepy PR guy for this hospital where the staff was using its patient gift fund like it was Brewster’s Millions. A local TV station shows up to ask... (Continue reading)
While Washington is atwitter over the burgeoning Joe Sestak scandal, the curious departure of Minerals Management Service head Liz Birnbaum Thursday appears to be a growing story in its own right. It appears that not only did President Barack Obama... (Continue reading)
We at the Hayride are not fans of Michael Brown, President George W. Bush’s FEMA director who was cashiered amid the failed federal response during Katrina. Brown deserved what he got, and he was a classic example of a political... (Continue reading)
Hayride sources indicate that today’s effort at a “top kill” of the Macondo gusher carries with it gigantic stakes for BP – as if no measurable progress is made on the spill through that method, President Obama will announce when... (Continue reading)
The deep-water oil well blowout in the Gulf is a tragedy that continues to unfold. Hopefully, efforts underway to cap the well will succeed soon. But even if that occurs, the finger-pointing will carry on far into the future, and... (Continue reading)
Jim Geraghty’s Morning Jolt from National Review Online is a classic today (you really should consider subscribing to it if you haven’t already). A sampling, from the section on yesterday’s hour-long Obamathon with the media… So That’s Why He Doesn’t... (Continue reading)