re: Among those you know, is the City of St. George issue partisan?

Amongst my family & friends in the area (I don't live there obviously), St. George is definitely a Tea Party cause célèbre. In fact, if I were Rob Maness, I would try to use St. George as a wedge issue to syphon tea party support away from Bill Cassidy (this assumes, of course, you don't think Landreiu can get to the magic number in the Jungle Primary). While it certainly isn't a national or statewide issue, It is fair game with Cassidy since he represents Baton Rouge. Forcing Cassidy to take a public position on the issue (I'm assuming he hasn't already but I'm too lazy to check) could be a boon to Maness or another insurgent-challenger.