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From the Advocate: Despite support from Senator David Vitter and Agriculture Secretary Mike Strain, Senate hopeful John Kennedy is embracing successful efforts by key campaign supporter Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn to block bill that would provide aid to Louisiana farmers.

From the Shreveport Times: $700 billion Wall Street bailout passes the Senate without support of Louisiana Senators Mary Landrieu and David Vitter.

By Deon Roberts, Online Editor Sen. David Vitter this week took the Army Corps of Engineers to task for what he called the slow pace of levee work in south Louisiana. The corps “studies things to death, in general,” Vitter is quoted as saying in a story by The Associated Press.

Joe Biden repeatedly made the claim in a Sunday interview on the NBC political show “Meet the Press” that he opposes taxpayer funding of abortions. However, a look at his voting record over the years reveals numerous instances where Barack Obama’s pro-abortion running mate did exactly that.   “I don’t support public, public funding.

According to the Coast Guard, all 70 of the vessels that broke loose in the Industrial Canal during Hurricane Gustav belonged to a company called Southern Scrap. 'Loose Ships Sink Levees' The loose vessels produced some of Gustav's scariest moments as they careened around the waterway, with some crashing into an interior floodwall, a bridge and industrial warehouses.

From the Gambit Weekly: Jeremy Alford takes a look at how Hurricane Gustav impacted Louisiana’s political landscape.

Laurie and Debbie say: Sarah Palin is a terrible choice for vice president. To pick just a few reasons: 1) she’s vehemently anti-choice; 2) it seems likely that she pulled strings to get her sister-in-law’s ex-fiancee fired (and at least one other public figure got fired along the way); and 3) she reportedly believes in banning books from libraries.

From the Times Picayune:

Senator Vitter Finds a New Use for Campaign Funds By The Editorial Board When Senator David Vitter’s phone number popped up on the client list of a prostitution service, he apologized to supporters for “a very serious sin” and tried to put the matter behind him: As “D.C.

Bad news for donors who contributed to Louisiana Republican Senator David Vitter's reelection campaign! Turns out that your money won't be used to pay the Senator's legal fees in his prostitution scandal. The Federal Election Commission yesterday ruled against Vitter's request that he be allowed to reimburse himself for past and future legal expenses related to the case.