LA-SEN: “Blue Dog” Charlie Melancon (D-LA03) May Challenge Vitter

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  June 19th at 09:30 AM  | 

Melancon ready to run against Vitter in Louisiana’s 2010 Senate race, columnist reports A Louisiana political columnist reported Thursday night that Democratic Congressman Charlie Melancon plans to run for the U.S. Senate next year against Republican incumbent Sen. David Vitter. John Maginnis, in his LaPolitics Weekly, said the 3rd District representative is not prepared to make a public announcement but has told national Democratic campaign | Read More »

We Need More Regulation (Like a Hole in the Head)

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  May 19th at 07:42 PM  | 

One of the Democrats’ main goals is to re-regulate the businesses that were deregulated in the ’80s and ’90s. As if the problems that we’ve had are all the result of not enough regulation. Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) begs to differ. Several government agencies had direct knowledge of serious red flags (including employee whistleblowers) at the Stanford Group, but failed to act. Houston-based Stanford was | Read More »

U.S. Att’y Jim Letten Nails Another Corrupt New Orleans-Area Democrat

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  May 9th at 11:00 AM  | 

From the diaries by Erick. Last Saturday it was a judge in St. Bernard Parish. This week it’s a Gretna City Councilman. (Gretna is the parish seat of Jefferson, suburban New Orleans.) That’s not really news. The really interesting story here is that U.S. Attorney Jim Letten is the guy going after these clowns. Letten is a Republican and an eight-year Bush appointee who has | Read More »