http://www.cottonmouthpress.org Life and politics below the sweet tea line Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:35:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There's an alarming trend that really has to stop right now. That is, complaining because the questions aren't given out in advance of the test. I speak specifically about Veep-nominee Sarah Palin. She has been complaining that the interview questions have been too tough. She wants to know the questions ... http://www.cottonmouthpress.org/?p=76 Guess which state gives unemployed people the least amount of money when they lose their jobs? That would be Mississippi, which gives a maximum amount of $210 weekly. (Most people get much less.) But that shameful amount is followed by my home state of Alabama, now giving jobless workers a maximum of $235, even if ... http://www.cottonmouthpress.org/?p=75 With each passing Democratic primary, I've been led to believe that a definitive answer would somehow emerge and we would know for sure who the Democratic nominee would be. Surely to God, I thought, if she loses the Texas and Ohio primaries she'll bow out. Or, he'll bow out. But no. Barring a miracle ... http://www.cottonmouthpress.org/?p=74 A decent bill has a fair chance of passing the Alabama Legislature in the next week or so, mirabile dictu! But so does a stupid bill. You decide.First, the good bill. It would remove the sales tax on food for an individual shopper. (Restaurants and corporations would still pay a food tax.) ... http://www.cottonmouthpress.org/?p=73 Here’s an eye-opening web address:  http://change-congress.org:80/ Go there, click on your Congressional district on the map and see how much bundled money your representative is getting. What is bundled money? It’s money collected from different corporations and lobbyists by a political action committee, or PAC, that hides who the true giver ... http://www.cottonmouthpress.org/?p=72 As of today, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008 Barack Obama has raised $132 million for his race and Hillary Clinton has raised $121 million. The television pundits are saying that she has not raised enough to compete. Hello? When $121 million is not enough to carry a person forward in a race, ... http://www.cottonmouthpress.org/?p=70 If you do not believe this country is in a new era of McCarthyism, take a moment to review a piece of legislation in the United States House of Representatives right now. Its number is HR1955. Its name is the Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007. The Congress wants to step ... http://www.cottonmouthpress.org/?p=69 I will say up front that I am a girl who likes her movies noir. On my top-picks list are The Grifters, The Last Seduction, Apocalypse Now and the Coen Brothers' murder saga, Blood Simple. So you would think that I'd be enamored of this season's top-rated "Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber ... http://www.cottonmouthpress.org/?p=68 Did I not warn y'all? Did I not TELL YOU that Mike Huckabee is the most dangerous man to progressives and Democrats?  Here it is, 3 weeks since my last blog. Now, Huckabee has disarmed his closest competitors in the Republican horse race by doing the Jimmy Stewart thing. He put on ... http://www.cottonmouthpress.org/?p=67 Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee may be the most dangerous Republican candidate for president, if you are a Democratic Party voter. A Baptist preacher with loads of charm, he is the audio version of highly photogenic; he's the sound-byte king.In last night's debate among GOP contenders, the single sound byte picked ... http://www.cottonmouthpress.org/?p=66