Between The Lines

Jeffrey D. Sadow is an associate professor of political science at Louisiana State University Shreveport. If you're an elected official, political operative or anyone else upset at his views, don't go bothering LSUS or LSU System officials about that because these are his own views solely. This publishes five days weekly with the exception of 7 holidays. Also check out his Louisiana Legislature Log especially during legislative sessions (in "Louisiana Politics Blog Roll" below).

16.2.08

Some using reform against itself and its backers

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Some bills wending their ways through the legislative process give us insight into the agendas of the good-old-boys and others who try to sm...
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14.2.08

Process to, not nominee, shapes Landrieu's chances

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It’s refreshing to see that the media and other interested political observers finally have caught on to what I observed many months ago – ...
13.2.08

Whining legislators remind of need for LA ethics reform

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Just as some opponents of Gov. Bobby Jindal have been using scare tactics to try to paint the governor as a hypocrite on the issue of ethi...
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11.2.08

Ethics enforcement change criticism part of larger agenda

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As the Louisiana Legislature dives into the ethics special session summoned by Gov. Bobby Jindal , a clever if not disingenuous sort of oppo...
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10.2.08

More than ethics at stake for Jindal at special session

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Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal gave a pep talk to the troops hankering for ethics reform as well as a plea, and challenge, to the legislators...
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9.2.08

LA primaries keep McCain rolling, Dems up in the air

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The results of the Democrat primary in Louisiana yielded no surprise, but a mild upset almost emerged on the Republican side. Sen. Barack Ob...
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7.2.08

NW LA state seat up for grabs, for U.S. seat developing

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The fun started when U.S. Rep. Jim McCrery announced his retirement at the end of 2008 but what really set things in motion was when then-s...
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6.2.08

Especially for Dems, LA primaries have relevancy

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Many in the political class nationwide snickered when Louisiana placed the imperatives of Mardi Gras ahead of bumping up its presidential pr...
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5.2.08

Expect rocky start between Jindal Administration, media

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“Never argue with a man who buys ink by the barrel” is an aphorism attributed to someone who actually did buy his ink by the barrel, Benjami...
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4.2.08

Landrieu defends wasteful spending to defend her seat

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Sen. Mary Landrieu is not going to go away without a struggle, as she indicated with her defense of “earmarks” in the face of a growing pub...
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