Southern Politics

January 8, 2009 - From a January 6 letter to The State newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina (one of those Southern states with a big foreign automaker): Don't blame workers for bosses' mistakes

January 8, 2009 - Movers and shakers in North Carolina's Democratic Party are gearing up for three days of lavish parties in honor of incoming governor Beverly Perdue.

January 7, 2009 - Governors and other state leaders are gearing up for what promises to be a difficult year, with the combined 50-state budget shortfall projected to be $200 billion over the next two years.

January 5, 2009 - Speculation ended yesterday about who would be tapped to lead Democrats in the Obama era when it was announced that Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine had agreed to lead the Democratic National Committee.

December 19, 2008 - When it comes to politicians getting busted for crooked deeds, three Deep South states and Kentucky have Chicago beat.

December 17, 2008 - The U.S. Senate showdown over the Employee Free Choice Act just got a little tougher: Arkansas Dem. Blanche Lincoln has gone on record saying that the EFCA "isn't necessary, bringing the number of "yay" Senators down to 57, three short of the 60 needed to prevent a filibuster.

December 16, 2008 - The head of the National Governor's Association sounded the alarm this week about the catastrophic economic conditions states are facing today: States face their worst fiscal challenge in25 years as the national recession could punch a $200 billion hole instate budgets over the next two years [...] For the first time in 25 years, states expect to see a