Southern Politics
June 20, 2005 -
(Apologies for slight overlap with previous post.)
June 20, 2005 -
Just when the 13 Republican Senators who declined to co-sponsor the Senate's lynching apology resolution last week thought it was safe to poke their heads above the political parapet -- maybe a lazy June weekend would cause folks to forget?
June 16, 2005 -
A U.S. House panel has recommended cutting funding for dozens of long-distance Amtrak routes through Mississippi. From the Clarion-Ledger:
June 15, 2005 -
On the road today for meetings in South Carolina, blogging will be light. Some items from the news files to tide you over:
June 14, 2005 -
I didn't intend to follow this story so closely, but you reach a point of no return.... Anyhow, the day in lynching news ends in confusion, as senators scramble to make excuses or claim they supported the resolution even if they're not listed anywhere.
June 7, 2005 -
The latest of many possible candidates for the Supreme Court to have his name floated is Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). It's pretty clear what kind of justice Cornyn would be.
June 6, 2005 -
Virginia is emerging as hot political turf this year.