text: Someone, maybe Napoleon, said that history is lies agreed upon. If everyone agreed upon the history of the Confederacy and the Civil War, Landrieu's decision would have been easier.  Some people find the lies more palatable but fortunately the disagreement continues. Congratulations to the mayor for his courage in the face of what must be considerable opposition.
  
  Before getting too smug about the Landrieus connections to the Church it would be good to recall that one of Louisiana's most notorious racist politicians, Leander Perez, was excommunicated for his resistance to desegregation.