Politics

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Rob Christensen, political reporter for the Raleigh News & Observer, had an interesting column yesterday on how North Carolina has largely spurned religious-right politics that have overtaken other states:

Yesterday, by a vote of 348-71, the House approved a measure to provide $19.1 billion for cleanup and rebuilding of the Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. H.R.

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, a former tobacco lobbyist, vetoed a bill passed by the state legislature that would raise the tax on a pack of cigarettes to $1 and reduce the sales tax on groceries by half from its current rate of 7%.

So, it turns out the "major announcement" was just a publicity stunt to get unsuspecting dupes to watch that horrible Hannity and Colmes show on Fox News.

The blogs are lighting up over today's release of a Pew Center poll showing President Bush's approval ratings tumbling to 33% -- a record low for that poll.

Government contracting -- a growing form of privatization, which turns over public work to private interests -- is one of the biggest cesspools of corruption and scandal in our country today.

Government contracting -- a growing form of privatization, which turns over public work to private interests -- is one of the biggest cesspools of corruption and scandal in our country today.

Here's our quote for the morning:

Florida U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris is expected to make a big announcement tomorrow regarding her campaign for the U.S. Senate against popular incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson. Speculation is that she will announce her withdrawal.