New Orleans Wins The Game, Loses The City?

If this guy is anything like his sister-and he is following in her footsteps, Louisiana is in for another storm.

In the deliverance world of Louisiana politics, New Orleans voted in their new mayor among the hoopla of the Saints’ Superbowl victory. Mitch Landrieu, the brother of sellout senator Mary landfill Landrieu, won in a landslide, despite the presence of 11 candidates.

It was a natural progression for Landrieu, who served 16 years in the state legislature in seat that had formerly been occupied by his sister and father. Now he becomes the mayor of New Orleans, giving up his role as Lt. Governor. He went for the seat four years ago, but was narrowly defeated by Ray Nagin, who made ridiculous promises that he couldn’t possibly keep. And he did not keep those promises either. I remember there were some decent sounding candidates debating in the run. Of course they were debating reality, and Nagin was in the clouds somewhere. Landrieu didn’t impress me at the time either. Times change though.

As if it makes any difference, this will be the first time whitey has held the office in 30 years. His victory garnered support across racial lines, and it appears that the people of New Orleans chose a candidate this time, not a color, as they did with Ray chocolate city Nagin. It remains to be seen if Landrieu is just a clone of his sister, or the real deal. He picked a hell of job being mayor of a devastated city. Can he make headway with the inherent problems in that city, problems that existed even before Hurricane Katrina? Can he tackle the corruption, the poverty, the rebuilding?

There’s no way to tell, but you can be sure that Mary will be tugging on Obama’s coattails in order to get a few more bucks to make her brother look good. Fine. In fact, if he turns out to be even half-way decent, maybe he can take the place of his good for nothing sister. Again, I don’t want to condemn the man because he happens to be related to someone of dubious morals, but it just seems to me like that city, that state needs some new blood, not the same names over and over. I don’t live in Louisiana, but have you heard of any great things that Mitch Landrieu has done for the state? Neither have I.