Nagin: Bush donor

[StellaBlue]

I may be WAY behind the times here, but as I have been on DU almost 24/7 since last Sunday when I realized the hurricane Cat 5 was going to hit NOLA, and *I* hadn't heard it, I thought maybe others hadn't, either.

Wikipedia:

"Before his election, Nagin was a member of the Republican Party and had little political experience; he was a vice president and general manager at Cox Communications, a cable communications company and subsidiary of Cox Enterprises. Nagin did give donations periodically to candidates, namely President George W. Bush and former Republican U.S. Representative Billy Tauzin in 1999 and 2000, as well as to Democratic U.S. Senators John Breaux and J. Bennett Johnston earlier in the decade.

"Days before filing for the New Orleans Mayoral race in February 2002, Nagin switched his party registration to the Democratic Party, presumably in order to improve his chances of winning the race in heavily Democratic New Orleans. Shortly before the primary election, an endorsement praising Nagin as a reformer by Gambit Magazine gave him crucial momentum that would carry through for the primary election and runoff. In the first round of the crowded mayoral election in February 2002, Nagin received first place with 29% of the vote, against such opponents as Police Chief Richard Pennington, State Senator Paulette Irons, City Councilman Troy Carter and others. In the runoff with Pennington in May 2002, Nagin won with 59% of the vote. His campaign was largely self-financed."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Nagin

[Catch22Dem]

1. Yeah, that's been discussed some here

There's no doubt the man is doing good right now though.

[Spazito]

2. It's been posted a lot over the last few days

No big deal.

[shireen]

3. Nagin should ask for a refund. n/t