Politics

May 30, 2006 - Outgoing Florida Gov. Jeb Bush uses his line-item veto power to "reward allies" and punish critics in his final budget action. He also says "...if there was some liberal Democrat in this office, it would have been a hell of a lot worse."

May 26, 2006 - Yesterday's White House press conference came 30 minutes after a jury convicted Enron heads "Kenny Boy" Lay and Peter Skilling on multiple counts in one of the biggest corporate fraud cases in U.S

May 25, 2006 - Today, the North Carolina House voted 68 to 39 to pass a $1 increase in the state's minimum wage.

May 25, 2006 - Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed the rash of anti-sex toy legislation sweeping the South? South Carolina is the latest to consider a ban, and legislation has already been passed in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas.

May 19, 2006 - You know desperation is setting in when politicians start invoking "baby Jesus" to justify bribes:

May 18, 2006 - We had an interesting situation play out this week in the Tennessee General Assembly. Gov.

May 18, 2006 - The St. Petersburg Times gets down to the real issues regarding Katherine Harris' campaign for U.S. Senate.