Politics

November 10, 2005 - The Senate voted today against setting up a "Truman Committee" to investigate reports of scandal, fraud and abuse for war contracts going to Halliburton and other companies. But the vote was close, and there was a surprise announcement from one GOP Senator. Here's a dispatch from Halliburton Watch:

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:

November 7, 2005 - In Baton Rouge today, Governor Blanco and the Louisiana legislature launched the first day of a marathon 17-day special session devoted to post-hurricane rebuilding.

November 5, 2005 - Sometimes it seems that the whole country is a veritable popcorn machine of scandal, new misdeeds bursting into the air on a daily basis. The South is no exception, and we here at Southern Scandal Watch (TM) are struggling to keep up. But we'll try:

November 3, 2005 - This is astounding:

November 2, 2005 - If news coverage is any indication, it seems abortion is shaping up to be a key focal point -- and maybe the focal point -- of the Supreme Court confirm I'm hearing from progressives who think this single-issue focus is a bad idea. There are lots of ration battle over Judge Samuel Alito.

November 2, 2005 - Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) may be a deposed House Speaker embroiled in legal controversy, but you have to admire his chutzpah. As the WaPo reports today, he's walking around Congress like he still owns the place: