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The unimportant non-endorsement
by Sam Hanna, Jr. - posted Read More… 
A few national media outlets and some of those illustrious political bloggers got their panties in a wad again over weekend because Gov. Bobby Jindal has not endorsed Sen. David Vitter in his re-election bout with Congressman Charlie Melancon.

Omen...
by Joey Martin - posted Read More… 
It should have been an omen.

A Long shadow in Louisiana
by Tom Bonnette - posted Read More… 
I guess in some ways all roads in Louisiana politics lead back to Huey Long, maybe because there weren't that many paved roads in Louisiana before he came along.

Franklin Sun Weekly Cartoon
by Tom Bonnette - posted Read More… 

Blind-sided or just blind?
by Tom Bonnette - posted Read More… 
About three weeks ago, Winnsboro Mayor Jackie Johnson told a Monroe newspaper that he had been "blind-sided" by the city council when they didn't approve his recommendations for a new city attorney and fire chief.

Questions for LSU...
by Joey Martin - posted Read More… 
It's going to be that kind of year.

Muslims, manners and the mosque
by Tom Bonnette - posted Read More… 
When I deployed to Saudi Arabia with the National Guard for Operation Desert Storm in 1990, the military gave me and my fellow soldiers a crash course on manners in a Muslim country.

Franklin Sun Weekly Cartoon
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Things not to talk about
by Joey Martin - posted Read More… 
-Les Miles' clock management.

The president's Machiavellian malaise
by Tom Bonnette - posted Read More… 
It was interesting to see pictures of President Obama going for a swim in the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend in an effort to keep his head above water with sinking poll numbers.

Franklin Sun Weekly Cartoon
by Tom Bonnette - posted Read More… 

The federal role in a disaster
by Tom Bonnette - posted Read More… 
In 1887, President Grover Cleveland was faced with a conundrum when a devastating drought struck Texas.

Franklin Sun Weekly Cartoon
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Les Miles and recuiting
by Joey Martin - posted Read More… 
One thing Les Miles has proven he can do is recruit.

What does Carville know that the rest of us don't?
by Sam Hanna, Jr. - posted Read More… 
James Carville is living the fat life these days.

Battling Constitution ignorance on the home front
by Tom Bonnette - posted Read More… 
There is an axiom about not being able to fix stupid, but you might have at least a shot at fixing ignorance.

Franklin Sun Weekly Cartoon
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Saban and Les...
by Joey Martin - posted Read More… 
One thing Les Miles has proven he can do is recruit.

What will conservatives do?
by Sam Hanna, Jr. - posted Read More… 
We'll find out in about month whether registered Republicans in Louisiana's 5th Congressional District are true conservatives or if they simply pay lip service to conservatism like many of their counterparts elsewhere in America.

Franklin Sun Weekly Cartoon
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