Library Chronicles

But not too busy to reprint Mr. Clio's take on the scene yesterday at the Georgia Dome. The Atlanta newspaper reports that the Georgia ...

Bwaah ha ha... as if. That is unless Rudolph and Daisy have anything new to say to one another. There are lots of loose ends to tie up. W...

Join Rev Billy

About an hour ago.. a few minutes before midnight.. I finished all of the "night before" cooking, put the oyster dressing and the ...

Note: The following is a very long post about the District 2 Congressional race and national coverage thereof. If this does not interest y...

My new favorite storytime book: Ugly Fish

The holiday is bringing lots of folks back to town who have been away since the flood. I think I've seen more items returned this week ...

Conversation just now: Menckles: You're drunk Me: No I'm not, I just hate everything. I owe everyone that promised answer to Tim. ...

What did y'all do to this guy while he was here? I'm going to have to tackle this in detail later because I don't want to write...

And behaving quite well, the lot of you. Perhaps cookies are once again in order. link! Other link!

Despite the fact that my rent has jumped more than 20% post-K it does remain below the inflated average for the area. My building is locate...

Sic 'em Seventeen clubs that sponsor New Orleans' signature second-line parades filed suit in federal court Thursday to force the ci...

Y'all try and behave.

In three hundred years of existence as a political entity, Louisiana has yet to rise above its subservient colonial status. From its earlie...

Douchebags, indeed.

Because Daisy asked specifically for this. I'm linking to a yellow blog episode from the happier days of 2004... when no one really b...

If the Dems let COPE pass without serious pro-net neutrality revisions, they will have already failed. Contact your congressperson. Look up...

If you're uptown Saturday.

Taibbi's election night notes. No further comment from me.

ESPN.com's Bomani Jones steals a little of my thunder this morning with the following. Now that Reggie Bush has given a game away, will...

Nothing to see here. Yes I know the Saints blew it. We plan to address that tonight at some point. For now, enjoy the pretty yellow.

Adrastos lays out Jefferson's path to victory in this brilliant analysis. Without spoiling too much I'll just point out that it in...

Contact your new Congressperson today! The following is the best explanation I've seen. Pass it around.

Contrary to popular assumption. Bush's agenda for the lame duck session: 1) Try (again) to ram John Bolton through. 2) Wiretapping 3) ...

Rose is content enough to renew his Britney obsession. But, like the pill-popper he is, he refuses to fully accept responsibility for his d...

Tom Tomorrow: It goes without saying that the Democrats will disappoint us, one way or another. And right now, I can live with that. Because...

At least according to that "ultra-liberal" Times-Pic Editorial Page. EDITORIAL: A hopeful sign Friday, November 10, 2006 Louisiana...

Because we don't get quite enough of Dry-Drunk Garland, Dinner Theatre Spud, and Douchemaster Fitzmorris. Sic 'em, Schroeder.

Rent just went up at my apartment. Can't help but wonder if this is a reaction to the passage of the assessor amendment on Tuesday.

Democrats take Senate More Endzone celebrations ensue. endzone link via Moldy City

Montana has gone for Tester. Get ready to dance

Rumsfeld out

That's right, readers. You've made it abundantly clear that you want more "douchebag". And with a new "centrist...

As Atrios points out , it was a full moon last night.

I got sorta drunk and sat up late refreshing election returns so.. who cares what or if I think at the moment. Even in this day and age it t...

Getting tired of staring at these results... getting more tired of listening to Matthews say stupid things so I'm going to bed. At the ...

Chris Matthews is an enormous moron.

Time to go back to the Playboy party.

He just knew Heath Shuler would win something some day

Most watchers are calling the House for the Democrats. None of the outstanding Senate races look good, however. Already wondering about how...

The talk amongst the bobbleheads on MSNBC seems to lean toward "wait-and-see" right now. I still haven't seen anything happen...

NBC is calling Maryland for Ben Cardin. I'm still not so sure but..

Right now.. with 71% precincts reporting.. Webb leads Allen by ten votes.

They're calling Connecticut for Lieberman... not that that's any big surprise at this point.

Got my dill-flavored Zapps and my Diet Sprite... okay my two bottles of wine and a six pack of Abita Fall Fest but you get the idea. So far...

TDP notes trouble spots in Lafayette , in Shreveport .. plus intimidation in St Landry Parish.

Voter supression Voting clusterfuck.

I also hate those stupid robots

Palast explains how

Missouri poll worker: "We're fucked."

Allegations of voter intimidation there are serious enough to get the FBI's attention. Heh... all of this crap may be backfiring on the ...

This flier being passed around titled Ehrlich-Steele Democrats features the photos of three prominent Democrats who have not endorsed eith...

The voting machines, that is. Question: How many recounts/disputes will we be watching for the next month?

Adrastos is calling for a 20-40 seat pick up in the House AND a 51-49 Dem advantage in the Senate. It must be his sunny disposition that m...

TBogg's predictions are perfect.

That is... if you happen to live in one of the few districts or states in play this year. In case you need motivation I'm linking once ...

The Daily Show had a brilliant musical explanation in 2002 which they reran tonight. All that plus twelve years of wacky gerrymandering by t...

Just imagine the situation at this point in the season if Saints fourth string receiver and part time kick returner Reggie Bush had been dra...

Even if the Democrats achieve a 20-30 seat "tidal wave" tomorrow, that would mean about a 95% incumbent success rate.. in a suppos...

As we head into the final four days of election season, now is as good a time as any to recap the pending foolhardy predictions this site ma...

Tigers will try once again today to beat a non-high school opponent. Speaking of high school... I have issues with both of these schools.......

Watch Maryland

Read some of the stuff that people are writing to WWL and try not to puke. In trying to keep with my narrative that the blame for this lies ...

Here. Read it all.

TPM Not to rain on the parade but all the talk of dramatic Democratic gains in the House has a tendency to downplay a serious underlying str...

Rose leaves them unlocked in front of his house.

The racial stuff combined with a looming voter supression SNAFU is going to muck up this Senate race big time. The National Black Republica...

Is it that time of year already?

Looks like Corker is running away with it.

The Corpse is trying to kill Nashville next. Where will I have left to evacuate to?

1925-2006 Helluva writer, that guy.

What Taibbi said: What's dangerous about what's going on right now is that an electoral defeat of the Republicans next week, and per...

At least that appears to be the quote in an ambiguously worded throwaway line at the end of this article. Not good.

This is not a solution. The police continue to put forth the claim that they are too short of staff to cover two different parade routes o...

Dem's implosion is now complete.

Sandra Hester: "I don't see ever living in Louisiana again." I would also urge the Chris Rose groupies in the audience to read...

Now you see it.... WASHINGTON -- Linda Ireland figured that whatever money she got from Louisiana's long-awaited Road Home program could...

via Eschaton

Library reopens! This has been a truly strange year in liberry land... just as it has in the rest of the city.

Cute... but what is it? And why is it at my house?

The story of your New Orleans Saints is... what else?... a juicy story of political power brokering. The following is a long excerpt from t...

Dropped in Saturday night at the Crown & Anchor for their annual Halloween Costume Party. Pics from this year's party are here on...

The area at the top of the stairs is the social center of Section 617 in the Superdome. The little corner next to our seats has become a ki...

I am a journalist - I write to you to show you I am an incurable and nothing else behaves like me Okay so I realize this was my job and I bl...