What’s the Problem Gov’nuhs?

Somebody is lying…either Bobby Jindal or Barack Obama. In either case there appears to be 7000 National Guard troops in Louisiana who are not being used; they’re just sitting idly by. If you’re a Democrat my guess is you might say it’s Bobby Jindal playing politics. If you’re a Republican, you would probably say Obama is lying about the resources available, again. But if you … Continue reading What’s the Problem Gov’nuhs?

A Rogues Gallery in Oil, but Then a Leader Emerges…Kindra Arnesen

Let’s review, shall we? Thad Allen: National Incident Commander of the Unified Command for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill…or as I like to call it, The British Petroleum Gulf Oil Explosion Catastrophe. Since the beginning, he has claimed he is in charge but in truth merely serves as BP’s errand boy. He colludes with BP and the government to keep the oil estimates low and to … Continue reading A Rogues Gallery in Oil, but Then a Leader Emerges…Kindra Arnesen

New Column from Jarvis DeBerry of the Times-Picayune

Screw Joe Barton, screw Louie Gohmert and screw British Petroleum… I guess I didn’t understand that the oil company is in fact, the victim here. Thank you Jarvis Deberry for once again, calling bullshit and setting the record straight… I’m a fan. Oily Words Can’t Hide the Sticky Truth …and yes, have a nice day… Continue reading New Column from Jarvis DeBerry of the Times-Picayune

Don’t Miss Ya Ray…

Wow, what a difference a year makes…could it be, now that the absentee mayor-ship of Ray Nagin is over, New Orleans finally has a competent mayor…too soon to tell, but this is better than I could have hoped for with the former, who probably would be somewhere in Houston getting dinner by now… Landrieu Steps Up to Oil Spill Challenge, by Stephanie Grace Continue reading Don’t Miss Ya Ray…

Hey Joe Lieberman – trust? China this, you dumb son of a…

Yeah, I saw Holy Joe on the news, who hasn’t… Hell, I even saw it on the Daily Show but if you haven’t….take a look at this guy: Hmmm, let’s filter through the typical bullshit…I think he hit all the usual points…umm, “Time of War,” and “National Security”, yeah, can’t forget good ol’ National security and let’s see, what else..oh yes, “the President would never … Continue reading Hey Joe Lieberman – trust? China this, you dumb son of a…

Rolling Stone Article about the British Petroleum Oil Gulf Catastrophe

The villains are absolutely endless…and they keep coming…and coming and coming, as numerous as the barrels of oil all these sons of bitches unleashed into the Gulf of Mexico…not enough of this in the mainstream press…pretty obvious who is paying their bills… Read on…a tremendous summary to everything I missed while on vacation… BP's Next Disaster by Tim Dickinson Disenfranchised? Hmm Continue reading Rolling Stone Article about the British Petroleum Oil Gulf Catastrophe

Afterword to Why New Orleans Matters – Tom Piazza

Picked up this book at a favorite bookstore in New Orleans called Faulkner Books located in Pirate’s Alley…read it on the flight home, highly recommended and nothing I need to add to it… Here is the afterword…by Tom Piazza: “How to convey the mixture of gratitude and grief, anger and joy, worry and hope, that we in New Orleans live with everyday? I don’t know … Continue reading Afterword to Why New Orleans Matters – Tom Piazza