Who is on this "Excellence in Recovery Host Committee" and why would they see this as a good time to give Nagin an award for "Distinction for Recovery, Courage and Leadership"? (We should note that Homer Simpson once received an award for "Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence" Nagin's award is at least that distinguished an honor.)
Anyway, according to a highly reliable source (okay a blog comment) the Co-chairs of the event are Dan Packer and Jackie Clarkson. Packer is the CEO of Entergy New Orleans and since that position requires a professional soulless phony, his name comes as no big shock (PUN!) Clarkson, while a professional soulless phony of a slightly different stripe, is still at least an amusing name to have surface here. But there is already speculation that she is positioning herself to run for Mayor as the "peacemaker candidate" in 2010 so maybe this fits.
Update: Another highly reliable source says that Clarkson's office is denying she is involved. (So while we might end up retracting the rumor we continue to maintain that Clarkson is indeed a soulless phony)
Upperdate: E has the flip side of that announcement and... lo and behold... there's Jackie's name under the heading "Co-Chairpersons"
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