Politics

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.

February 20, 2006 - Four Texas universities are fighting to host the George W. Bush Presidential Library. And although three of them are religious schools, it appears they may be using un-Christian means to win the honor, according to the New York Sun:

February 13, 2006 - Bob Hall -- the co-director of the watchdog group

February 9, 2006 - According to this article, a recent study found that 33% of homes in Kentucky do not have computers, and 40% do not have internet access. But, this is a slight improvement from last year, when the findings were 35% and 45% respectively.

February 9, 2006 - The six new nominees appointed by President Bush for the expanded TVA board appeared before the Senate Public Works Committee yesterday. Their confirmations were expected to sail through the Senate with Bill Frist's steady hand at the helm.

February 5, 2006 - Think the Jack Abramoff scandal isn't having much impact on politics? Ralph Reed, former darling of the religious right and current candidate for the second-in-command post in Georgia, would disagree:

February 3, 2006 - The campaign finance watchdogs at the Center for Responsive Politics have just released the numbers on which politicians in the U.S. House raised the most money in 2005. Here's the breakdown:

February 2, 2006 - President Bush received a warm welcome in Nashville yesterday at his first stop on a nationwide tour promoting... something?

February 1, 2006 - "Keeping America competitive requires us to be good stewards of tax dollars." "A hopeful society expects elected officials to uphold the public trust. " - President George W. Bush, State of the Union Address, 1/31/06

January 30, 2006 - It's no mystery that Ken Lay and Enron were big benefactors of George W. Bush -- the biggest in Bush Jr.'s political career, by far. The question is, how much?