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Um, the Army Corp of Engineers - which helped destroy the Florida Everglades and is still dragging its feet on recovery efforts - is not exactly a staunch defender of liberal principles. Restructure away, Mr. Congresscritter.

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Well, Wall Street has pretty well absorbed the SEC, so...

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Steen's syrup and Zataran's crab boil libel!!

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Unfortunately, the awful part of Louisiana is the South Arkansas part. The Gulf Coast (what's left of it) is all pretty fantastic.

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He may believe in climate science, but I'll bet he still votes for Keystone XL.

Also, take a look at this for a comparison of LA's road signs' depiction of the state's shape vs. the actual current shape <a href="http:// <a href="http://.https://medium.com/matter/louisiana..."" target="_blank">.https://medium.com/matter/louisiana..."</a> target="_blank"> <a href="http://.https://" rel="nofollow noopener" title="medium.com/matter/louisiana-loses-its-boot-b55b3bd52d1e">medium.com/matter/louisiana..." target="_blank">.https://" rel="nofollow noopener" title="medium.com/matter/louisiana-loses-its-boot-b55b3bd52d1e">medium.com/matter/louisiana...

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Maybe they pronounce "observe" funny down there.

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That's OK -- so long as it doesn't stay risen for more than four hours.

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Are there enough hills in Louisiana to make this a plan?

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Depends on how fast you're pumping out your aquifer.

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I wonder <i>just how many</i> agencies this guy's been called on to absorb?

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That's a lot for a republican to admit to. I mean Bill O'Reilly is still trying to figure out how tides work.

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When it comes to Louisiana, the ocean can't rise high enough.

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Mercifully, the primary products of Louisiana will not be affected at all. In fact, the beignet futures are actually <i>rising</i>.

But...I am curious as to know where you're from that you know of those delicious things? (And I'm insulted that you didn't mention Tabasco!)

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Well, look--it was either we elect him, or the convicted felon. In this case, the whole "devil you know" argument is crap.

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Well, his response is better than Rick "I Fuck Goats" Perry after the Deepwater Horizon incident, who said the explosion was an Act of God.

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