Southern Politics

February 12, 2008 - Are we looking at the end of a political era?

February 1, 2008 - Last week, I wrote about signs of the South's growing influence in U.S. politics.

January 28, 2008 - Yesterday's Raleigh News & Observer ran a terrific story on last week's surprise victory by the grassroots movement fighting the U.S.

January 22, 2008 - The Texas Supreme Court last week declined to intercede in a dispute between presidential candidate Rep. Dennis Kucinich and the state Democratic Party over Kucinich's refusal to sign a party loyalty oath.

January 18, 2008 - Every four years, you can always tell when the Republican presidential primaries are headed South. The claws come out, the dirty tricks ramp up -- and the political positions of the GOP hopefuls all turn sharply to the right.

November 30, 2007 - Sometime over the last week, in a flurry of posts about New Jersey, Mike Huckabee, HUD scandals and

November 27, 2007 - Speculation is rampant about what caused Mississippi's Trent Lott to up and announce his plans to depart the Senate by the end of the year.