Politics
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 8, 2005 -
Remember the Lincoln Bedroom -- that place in the White House which President Clinton supposedly turned into a den of scandal and disrepute with sleep-overs by soft-money contributors?
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.
June 2, 2005 -
The L.A. Times reports on a little gift to the energy industry Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran snuck into the emergency military spending bill signed by the president this month.
June 1, 2005 -
Today, years of battle over the death penalty will come to a head as the North Carolina House will vote on whether to pause executions for two to three years -- a move endorsed by hundreds of municipalities and organizations across the state, and across the ideological spectrum.
May 31, 2005 -
Check out this post by Andrew Dobbs of Burnt Orange Report on how Texas Republicans treat the poor both as their "punching bag" and as "their personal ATM" (how versatile these poor folks are!):