Politics

May 26, 2006 - Yesterday's White House press conference came 30 minutes after a jury convicted Enron heads "Kenny Boy" Lay and Peter Skilling on multiple counts in one of the biggest corporate fraud cases in U.S

May 26, 2006 - Today, the North Carolina House voted 68 to 39 to pass a $1 increase in the state's minimum wage.

May 25, 2006 - Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed the rash of anti-sex toy legislation sweeping the South? South Carolina is the latest to consider a ban, and legislation has already been passed in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas.

May 19, 2006 - You know desperation is setting in when politicians start invoking "baby Jesus" to justify bribes:

May 18, 2006 - We had an interesting situation play out this week in the Tennessee General Assembly. Gov.

May 18, 2006 - The St. Petersburg Times gets down to the real issues regarding Katherine Harris' campaign for U.S. Senate.

May 17, 2006 - Some highlights from today's progressive blogging south of the Mason-Dixon Line:

May 15, 2006 - Sunday's Raleigh News & Observer features an essay about a new political demographic that supposedly will be decisive in 2006:

May 12, 2006 - On the heels of yesterday's news that Kentucky Gov.

May 12, 2006 - Grand Jury Indicts Kentucky Governor