Southern Politics
August 3, 2005 -
Last month, Toyota made a decision that didn't get a lot of press, but sent ripples of concern through state houses across the South.
August 1, 2005 -
Back in April Bill Frist starred in "Justice Sunday," an infamous televised political rally to push conservative judges (and promote holy war).
July 19, 2005 -
Maybe somebody else can explain what this gesture is supposed to mean. From the Birmingham News:
July 15, 2005 -
As I write, the president is jetting towards North Carolina again, this time to fluff up sagging support for CAFTA. What is it with Bush and adjacent Southern states? First it was the sojourn to a remote (read: no protesters) location in the Smoky Mountains on Earth Day to celebrate the undermining of air pollution laws.
June 29, 2005 -
Rep. Robin Hayes (R-NC), who was picked to accompany President Bush at Fort Bragg yesterday -- instead of the shunned colleage Rep.
June 28, 2005 -
Gov. Jeb Bush has vetoed three bills designed to check the governor's power to hand out multi-million-dollar contracts for state government work. The bills were passed nearly unanimously in the Republican-dominated legislature, raising the possibility that the legislature could vote to override Bush's veto.
June 27, 2005 -
Courtesy of the Texas Observer: "I've already yielded more than a cheerleader at a drive-in." -Sen. Kel Seliger (R-Amarillo) on the Senate floor.