David Vitter has catchy murders-monuments slogan in tussle with New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu
DENNIS PERSICA
Sept. 8, 2015 7:14 p.m.
... And now comes Vitter, who says he’s “Focusing on murders not monuments” ...
A battle of competing put-downs has emerged between Vitter, who has been running for governor for a long time, and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who’s said he isn’t.
Vitter used the .. line as early as Aug. 12, when he wrote to the mayor about the crime problem in New Orleans ... Though he had not mentioned anything about the Confederate statues in his letter, he closed by saying, “For goodness sake, focus on murders, not monuments” ...
You don’t hear people saying the city should stop repairing streets, or forget about the firefighters’ back pay, or not try to fix the ancient water-treatment system because those tasks would detract attention from the fight on crime. Yet some see an easy connection between the monuments controversy and blood-drenched streets, as if they think Landrieu can’t chew gum and walk at the same time ...
http://theadvocate.com/news/opinion/13390988-129/dennis-persica-us-senator-david
I'd be happy to hear Vitter promise he'd focus on murder-not-diapers