Politico reports that lobbying bans on former lawmakers haven't discouraged some former members of Congress from influencing policy. Their article today spotlights former Reps. Bud Cramer and Jim McCrery, whose hefty donations and new jobs advising clients with interests before Congress allow them to virtually negate their year-long lobbying ban. Former Alaska Rep. Cramer, now runs Wexler & Walker,...
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The controversial documentary, Outrage , finally opened in Atlanta (nearly two months later than the rest of the country) and I went to the matinee this afternoon with fellow bloggers Cleo Creech and Lisa Allender . Directed by Kirby Dick (best known for This Film is Not Yet Rated ), the doc outs conservative politicians (and their outspoken supporters and sycophants) who vote against GLBT rights,...
Ah it looks like we are going to go through this again as to Jim that was my Congressman . For all the talk about how explosive this is and "naming" names there is not really anything new here Jim McCrery - I suspect it is the same allegation of bisexual conduct from his earlier days that has been public aired like two decades ago Ed Koch - No Secret David Dreier - Everyone knows he is gay...
A significant percentage of Members of Congress who lost or retired recently have been hired by lobbying firms, according to this report. The new hires include Jim McCrery of Louisiana, who was the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee before moving to Capitol Counsel LLC, where clients include Roche Holdings AG, the world’s [...]
The final House race of the election was decided this evening when Democrat Paul Carmouche conceded to Republican Congressman-elect John Fleming. Fleming defeated Carmouche by 350 votes out of over 92,000 ballots cast. He will succeed Rep. Jim McCrery (R-La.) in Louisiana’s Fourth District. ... Democrats will hold 257 House seats in the 111th Congress, compared with 178 seats for Republicans....
It’s Official…Fleming Headed to Congress Without Recount Democrat Paul Carmouche has conceded to Republican Representative-Elect John Flemming. Flemming will take over the seat of retiring Republican Rep. Jim McCrery (Louisiana-4). Flemming held a strong Republican district by 350 votes. Hopefully that margin will increase as Flemming begins to run as an incumbent. I, for one, would like...
In a shocker, there will be a GOP Rep. in New Orleans. In a surprising twist, GOPers won a sweep in LA tonight in two general elections, picking up embattled Rep. Bill Jefferson 's (D-LA 02) seat in New Orleans, and holding retiring Rep. Jim McCrery 's (R) seat in the Shreveport-based Fourth District. But the surprise of the night, and possibly the cycle, was in the Big Easy. Atty Ahn “Joseph”...
Today is the final election day of the 2008 election cycle. Sigh... In LA-04 , the Northwestern most Louisiana district, Democrat Paul Carmouche is going up against John Fleming to replace Republican Jim McCrery in the House. As Brownsox noted yesterday, the polls have really been all over the place, so this is considered a true toss-up, which is actually fairly remarkable since McCain won the district...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- The last two elections of 2008 are being held Saturday in Louisiana's 2nd and 4th Congressional Districts, where Hurricane Gustav delayed polling. The race in the 4th District will decide retiring 10-term Republican Rep. Jim McCrery's successor. Democrat Paul Carmouche is facing off against Republican John Fleming in the high-profile race, CNN reported. It's a Republican-leaning...
The last two elections of 2008 are being held Saturday in Louisiana's 2nd and 4th Congressional Districts, where Hurricane Gustav delayed polling.The race in the 4th District will decide retiring 10-term Republican Rep. Jim McCrery's successor. Democrat Paul Carmouche is facing off against Republican John Fleming in the high-profile race, CNN reported.It's a Republican-leaning district, but the Democrats...
Today, Louisiana holds two elections, one a foregone conclusion and the other a toss-up. In New Orleans, corrupt Democratic Congressman William Jefferson should coast to re-election. In the 4th Congressional District (the northwest section that includes Shreveport), Republican Rep. Jim McCrery is retiring, and the Democrat, Paul Carmouche, faces Republican John Fleming. The race isn't high profile,...
Saturday is the Louisiana runoff election. There are two races still outstanding: the 4th Congressional district in the Western part of the state where John Fleming is fighting to hold on to Jim McCrery's conservative seat. And the 2nd, in the heart of New Orleans. Normally, we wouldn't have a prayer in LA-2. Except for one thing: the incumbent is Wiliam "Freezer Cash" Jefferson. And recent...
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