Southern Politics

December 15, 2005 - According to Thomas, Rep. Davis (R-VA) introduced this last week. Here are the deliberations from yesterday:

December 15, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal

December 15, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal As hard as it is to work up much sympathy for the guy, Democratic Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen appears to be the victim of a coordinated swiftboat-style political attack campaign. The problem is that Bredesen keeps shooting himself in the foot whenever he tries to deflect the incoming fire.

December 1, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal Governors around the U.S. are scrambling to avoid the dubious distinction of having their state host the 1000th execution since the Supreme Court lifted the death penalty ban in 1976.

November 28, 2005 - John Sugg has an interesting piece in the current Mother Jones, about the aims of the conservative Christian Reconstruction movement.

November 18, 2005 - The SouthNow blog of the Program on Southern Politics, Media and Public Life at UNC-Chapel Hill (whew) has been doing an excellent week of coverage on hot Southern political races to watch for 2006.

November 8, 2005 - The woes of scandal and moral relativism continue to trouble our nation. Add a little mountain-style intra-party back-stabbing, and you get this dispatch from Kentucky: