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Politics and prosecutors: tortuous route to an all-powerful office

Aspirants to the office of United States Attorney don’t openly campaign for it. That’s unseemly.

Opinion    By Mark Moseley    January 4, 2013    5 comments

Letten lesson: Even the best officials need ‘terrible scrutiny’

Teddy Roosevelt aimed his elephant gun at elephants, not house flies.

Teddy Roosevelt aimed his elephant gun at elephants, not house flies. News stories have talked up the “irony” of U.S. Attorney Jim Letten’s resignation, which is effective today.

Opinion    By Mark Moseley    December 11, 2012    8 comments

Earl updated: Don’t tweet or blog what you can wink or nod

Eight years ago, I was up at odd hours of the night, helping my wife care for a newborn. After a bit of noodling on the internet I discovered and joined the wonderful (and wonderfully small) community of South Louisiana bloggers.

Opinion    By Mark Moseley    April 26, 2012    1 comment

Does the Canal Street brothel offer peephole on River Birch strategy?

Federal prosecutor Sal Perricone submitted his resignation to U.S. Attorney Jim Letten on Tuesday. It’s a shame because Perricone is one of the smartest guys in the region.

Opinion    By Mark Moseley    March 21, 2012    3 comments

The Macedonian candidate … and other tales of guile and folly

1. It’s unfortunate my recent Superman column puzzled so many readers, because I don’t know how to make my warnings any clearer or more dire.

Opinion    By Mark Moseley    September 20, 2011    1 comment

Robinette’s silence on River Birch must also have been golden

For the past six years, talk radio host Garland Robinette lectured local public figures about the importance of perception. Many would appear on Robinette’s “Think Tank” program after a news report linked them to controversy, in order to “clear the air” and tell “their side of the story.”

They’d use the forum to convince Robinette’s listeners that the whole matter had been blown out of proportion.

Opinion    By Mark Moseley    September 8, 2011    7 comments
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