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...then, the drastic end of flush economic times happens to coincide with the natural end of a conservative political era. Such was the case in the 1930s - coming after three straight conservative presidencies, a period of whizbang technological progress (electrification, radio, aviation) and a culture of bon temps rouler - and such is the case...
...Entryway. There, a group of eight sipped champagne and celebrated victory. The scene was one of sublime Schadenfreude Tuesday night, as Radcliffe Union of Students Co-Chair Dara F. Goodman ’07 and friends toasted the announcement of Summers’ resignation. Laissez les bons temps rouler! It looked like your average 21st birthday, or a rendezvous between friends to celebrate a job offer. Until you started listening to the party chatter. “Down with the king!” one male Summers-hater shouted, as the revelers tossed back plastic flutes of cheap bubbly. Another...
Laissez les bon temps rouler...
...biggest blow to Edwards might actually have come before the trial even began, when it was moved from New Orleans, where it rains almost every afternoon to wash away the stain of sin, to Baton Rouge, which is less inclined to let the bon temps rouler. Even if Edwards walks, he'll have little time to throw away much cash. He and the state insurance commissioner are defendants in another corruption case that waits on deck. Can the Cajun fox dodge two bullets in one hunting season? If not, they're going to have some of the best poker games...
Edwards' creao, Laissez les bon temps rouler, often takes him to the casinos of Vegas and Monte Carlo, and one of the main goals of his current term has been to legalize casino gambling. Questions about a large gambling debt led to the governor's indictment on racketeering charges three years ago. Edwards' first trial ended in a deadlocked jury; a second one ended in acquittal...