R. Neal

May 16, 2006 - Here's a great Austin Chronicle profile and interview with Cyril Neville, now living in Austin after being forced out of New Orleans by Katrina.

May 16, 2006 - The Voting Rights Act extension sailed through the U.S. House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee 33-1 last week and was on its way to the floor for a vote.

May 12, 2006 - One of a pair of Kingbirds that shows up whenever we mow the yard. I guess they are after dead/injured/stirred-up bugs. They show no fear of me or the lawnmower, and will buzz right by my head sometimes. The bluebirds also go into a feeding frenzy when we mow, and there are some martins or swallows of some kind that show up for the feast, and mockingbirds. It's quite an aerial display.

May 11, 2006 - Grand Jury Indicts Kentucky Governor

May 11, 2006 - For a preview of how it's going to play out in the 2006 midterms, check out this report about a scripted GOP attack against Harold Ford Jr. for taking "Hollywood money." But wait, there's more. It seems the GOP is throwing bricks from inside a glass house.

May 11, 2006 - Good news from Tennessee. The General Assembly passed legislation yesterday to crack down on predatory mortgage lending practices:

May 11, 2006 - For the first time in 24 years, the American Bar Association has rated a federal judicial nominee as "unqualified". According to the article, the ABA says of Bush's nominee to the New Orleans based 5th Circuit Court of Appeals: