Politics

March 14, 2006 - The Florida Secretary of State picked an unusual way to observe Sunshine Week, a celebration of open government:

March 9, 2006 - From the New York Times:

March 8, 2006 - How's President Bush doing in the "solid South?" Not so well, according to a new poll from Elon University in five Southern states:

March 7, 2006 - This is going to be good. Wonder what will happen at this weekend's GOP extravaganza in Memphis? At any rate, check out this letter to the editor:

March 7, 2006 - In the wake of Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen essentially dismantling the state's TennCare (Medicaid) program leaving nearly 200,000 people without insurance, state lawmakers have introduced several proposed bills to address the health insurance crisis in Tennessee:  

March 7, 2006 - Any politician will tell you -- it's not the scandal that hurts you, it's how you respond to the scandal that causes problems.

March 3, 2006 - Katrina is back on the agenda.

March 2, 2006 - Readers may remember news earlier this week about Rep. "Duke" Cunningham's "bribery list," which gave defense contractors a helpful list of ways they could buy off the California congressman.

February 28, 2006 - The newswires are aglow with reports about how convicted Rep. Randall "Duke" Cunningham went about accepting bribes in return for hefty defense contracts from his perch at the House Appropriations Committee from 1998 to 2005:

February 21, 2006 - (Ed. note: this is cross-posted from my KnoxViews blog because it should be getting wider coverage) In huge news that is not getting any coverage, Senate Democrats have taken a stand against White House cronyism and one-party GOP government.