Politics

November 17, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal Apropos of the previous post, and not to stray too far off into the land of political wonkery, but I think we should eliminate state presidential primaries and let the parties nominate their candidate at their respective conventions. Or, at least have all the state primaries on the same day. What do you think?

November 17, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal

November 14, 2005 - GOP gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson was in Memphis for a fundraiser this weekend, and according to the Memphis Flyer, he clearly distanced himself from those who think the charges against "Scooter" Libby are no big deal:

November 10, 2005 - The Senate voted today against setting up a "Truman Committee" to investigate reports of scandal, fraud and abuse for war contracts going to Halliburton and other companies. But the vote was close, and there was a surprise announcement from one GOP Senator. Here's a dispatch from Halliburton Watch:

November 8, 2005 - The woes of scandal and moral relativism continue to trouble our nation. Add a little mountain-style intra-party back-stabbing, and you get this dispatch from Kentucky:

November 7, 2005 - In Baton Rouge today, Governor Blanco and the Louisiana legislature launched the first day of a marathon 17-day special session devoted to post-hurricane rebuilding.

November 5, 2005 - Sometimes it seems that the whole country is a veritable popcorn machine of scandal, new misdeeds bursting into the air on a daily basis. The South is no exception, and we here at Southern Scandal Watch (TM) are struggling to keep up. But we'll try: