Sovereign Territory

Earlier today, someone at work showed me two CNN streaming videos featuring Uptown lawyer Ashton O'Dwyer, also noted here. Dressed in pink shorts--nothing else--and sporting a few items of military gear, O'Dwyer has been "holding out" in his highly exclusive neighborhood, and vows to stay on.

It's hard to feel sorry for someone who's roughing it with two generators, what looks like plenty of gasoline, and, according to other reports, firearms out the wazoo. But his latest--declaring his palatial home "sovereign territory"...well, I'll put it this way: that NOLA has at least one rich, white lawyer from an exclusive community going to this extreme--complete with a "national flag"--doesn't surprise me at all.

However, before I show any sympathy with Mr. O'Dwyer, I'll note the above article also features one James Reiss, noted by Billmon here and here. Notice what he--and others--are saying.

Still...only in NOLA...