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1. Spending trillions on welfare leads to the “Great Society” “What Hurricane Katrina exposed was the psychological consequences of the welfare state. What we consider "normal" behavior in an emergency is behavior that is normal for people who have values and take the responsibility to pursue and protect them. People with values respond to a disaster by fighting against it and doing whatever it takes to overcome the difficulties they face. They don't sit around and complain that the government hasn't taken care of them. And they don't use the chaos of a disaster as an opportunity to prey on...

New Orleans' local newspaper, the Times-Picayune, is blasting President Bush for his handling of response to Hurricane Katrina, and is calling for heads to roll within his administration. "Every official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency should be fired, Director Michael Brown especially," the paper states today in an open letter to Bush in its print edition.

There's Something About Mary('s Friends) "These are certainly difficult political times for Louisiana freshman Democratic junior Sen. Mary Landrieu, as she seeks to fend off a serious challenge from her Republican opponent, State Elections Commissioner Suzanne Terrell, in the Dec. 7 runoff. . . . She's hoping that lavish support from interest groups - like trial lawyers in particular - will help put her over the top. "...On the campaign trail, Mrs. Terrell has also been sharply critical of Mrs. Landrieu's close relationship with trial lawyers. During the current election cycle, Mrs. Landrieu has received more than $520,000 in contributions...

REVIEW & OUTLOOK (Editorial) Voting New Orleans - style   04/15/1997 The Wall Street Journal Page A18 (Copyright (c) 1997, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.)   Morris Reed is the forgotten candidate in the burgeoning investigation of Louisiana's disputed U.S. Senate election. Last November, Mr. Reed was on the same ballot as a challenger to the longtime New Orleans District Attorney. A Democrat and former judge, he maintains that both he and GOP Senate candidate Woody Jenkins were victims of a concerted effort at vote fraud by elements of Mayor Marc Morial's LIFE political machine. "This isn't a partisan issue,...