“Mississippi, United States” on The Daily Caller

Reporting from Washington and New Orleans — Hundreds of skimming boats prepared Friday to return to calmer gulf waters in the wake of Hurricane Alex and resume cleanup of the massive BP oil spill, which scientists now predict is likely to reach the Florida Keys and Miami in the months ahead. (more)

Last month, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour told Fox News that tar balls washing up on beaches are not cause for alarm. Anywhere from 250,000 to 750,000 barrels of oil seep through the ocean floor and into the Gulf of Mexico every year, Barbour said.  It’s natural to have a few tar balls. Mississippi is used to it. (more)

Gulf Coast states are gearing up to follow shrimpers and hotel owners in seeking payouts from BP PLC for lost revenue and other damages stemming from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. (more)

It’s now Day 66 and counting since the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig suddenly exploded and burned on April 20. (more)

Though the President and BP are allotting $20 billion for the Gulf Coast recovery effort, lawmakers from the Gulf Coast region are fighting for more. And they have a viable plan for obtaining the needed funds. (more)

It’s about two years too late, but Hillary Clinton has finally pulled ahead of Barack Obama. (more)

The 2010 hurricane season is in full swing and summer storms are already popping up almost daily. Fishing, shrimping, and tourist seasons are under way and all are desperately needed to buoy the Coastal economy during this ongoing national recession. Local and state government budgets continue to see shortfalls in tax collections resulting in the loss of constituent services. (more)

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Today, many Americans will honor fallen brethren from all wars throughout our country’s history. (more)

Researchers and legislators are trying to determine just how far some obscure but deadly third world diseases have penetrated into the United States. (more)

At first it might seem that Democratic Sen. Harry Reid (Nev.) and Republican Sen. Bob Bennett (Utah) don’t have much in common ideologically. (more)

“Man plans and God laughs,” a former boss used to say all the time, quoting the Yiddish Proverb.  And Republican plans to send Democrat Majority Leader Harry Reid to retirement this year are now in jeopardy as national issues intervene in Nevada and may allow the 70-year-old senator to get re-elected with a pathetic 33 percent approval rating. (more)

A few months ago, I met a gentleman at the National League of Cities conference in San Antonio named John McAlister. John is a fellow City Council member from Gahanna, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. As we waited for a boat tour of the downtown San Antonio Riverwalk, John and I discussed politics in our hometowns, a common discussion at these conferences. Soon our discussion turned to national politics and the challenges facing our country. I learned of John’s steadfast commitment to the oath of office he took upon entering his role of City Councilman, that to uphold and defend the Constitution, an oath that City Councils, County Supervisors, state legislatures and Congressmen take all across this country. John strongly believes that we can regain limited federal government by holding local politicians accountable for their votes. I found his zeal refreshing and reassuring since I, too, am impassioned by such beliefs. (more)

The oil well connected to a drilling rig that sank in the Gulf of Mexico last week after a fiery explosion is gushing crude oil, raising fears of a severe environmental hazard. (more)

I trust by now you have received and completed your 2010 Census. Once again, we as Americans are called upon to step up and be counted. The repercussions of the census on local, state, and national government are tremendous, from proper representation to appropriations to emergency preparedness and more. And while the census is extremely important, it also highlights an ongoing problem in our American society. (more)

NEW ORLEANS — Republicans are awash in optimism over their prospects for the fall elections, with the party on a plausible path toward picking up governor’s seats across the country and, perhaps, even winning control of the House and strengthening their power in the Senate. (more)

From county courthouses and city halls to Supreme Court buildings, state capitols, and the halls of Congress you’ll find images of Lady Justice. Her eyes are adorned with a blindfold and stately robes drape her elegant figure. Lady Justice wields a set of scales in one hand and a sword in the other. The scales are where she weighs the merits of a case’s prosecution and defense. The sword is her power to convey reason and justice, for or against any in her presence. Lady Justice stands as a symbol of the fair and equal dispensation of the law, without partiality or corruption, but in truth and with candor. (more)

Jesse James on Wednesday became the latest in a string of high-profile celebrities to enter rehab for a pathological inability to remain faithful to his wife. The Daily Caller engaged in some hard-hitting journalism to figure what the ado about sex addiction therapy is all about. (more)

The lesbian student who waged a legal battle against her Mississippi high school after being denied permission to bring her girlfriend to the prom is happy with a judge’s ruling that the school violated her constitutional rights and said the fight has been worth it. (more)

As a candidate for the 1^st District of Mississippi, I am disappointed and frustrated with Washington insiders who are trying to impose a massive health care bill that the American people do not want. However, the Democrat leadership in Congress will once again attempt to ram through a health care bill on a partisan vote later this week. (more)