Fiscal Cliff Vote Shows Dixie's Clout

Fiscal Cliff Vote Shows Dixie's Clout

by | Jan 8, 2013 | Archive, Southern Partisan

When the last key vote was taken in the out-going 112th Congress, a marked sectional divide was made clear. Non-Southern GOPers voted in favor of the compromise by 70 to 67. Among the Republicans from the South, however, the vote was overwhelmingly against the deal,...
News from Around the South 12/31 – 1/7

News from Around the South 12/31 – 1/7

by | Jan 8, 2013 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Alabama: Re-enactors Set to Reprise Cedar Bluff Raid ROME — Cannons will blast, cavalry will charge and infantry men will storm the fields in Cedar Bluff, Ala. this May — when Civil War re-enactors come together to portray Union Col. Abel Streight’s 1863...
A Saudi Christmas

A Saudi Christmas

by | Jan 5, 2013 | Archive, Southern Partisan

With Christmas now in the rearview mirror, it is perplexing that some far-left bloggers are still bemoaning the fact that Newsweek magazine proclaimed that folks who respect the traditions of the Christmas holiday “won” the battle against secular...
Where Does the South Begin?

Where Does the South Begin?

by | Jan 3, 2013 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Yesterday I crossed the border from Pennsylvania to Maryland, and was greeted by a road sign for “The Mason-Dixon Line,” the historical demarcation between the American North and South. It’s a misleading distinction from a linguistic perspective, because one does not...
News from Around the South 12/24 – 12/31

News from Around the South 12/24 – 12/31

by | Dec 31, 2012 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Georgia: Civil War Photographs Depict Reality of War Photographs of the Civil War era from the collection of Judith J. Norrell are on exhibit at the Morris Museum of Art, offering rare views of the impact of war on the land and its people. The exhibit features some 30...