The principle that the greater good is best achieved when all parties set aside petty differences and personal agendas often is, in real life, overrated. Louisiana government, for instance, has been getting along quite well for years without its top political leaders getting along. The less comity and good will that exists between Gov. Bobby Jindal and Sen. Mary Landrieu, the better the state seems to fare in critical, high-stakes decisions coming out of Washington. November alone brought Louisiana nearly $1 billion in federal largesse for future flood protection in hurricane-affected parishes and public health care statewide. Yet, despite the season, there were no thanks exchanged between the two, nor a mention of each other’s roles in their respective press releases. Read the full column here.
(John Maginnis publishes LaPolitics Weekly, a newsletter on Louisiana politics, at LaPolitics.com.)
