August 13, 2025 – Three Down-Ballot State Offices Will Be Filled by Three Competent Republicans
This is a big election year in Alabama. All of our constitutional offices are up for election on May 19, 2026, and the races have begun. Included in…
August 6, 2025 – 2026 Lt. Governor’s Race May Hinge on Friends and Neighbors Politics
As mentioned last week, the race for Lt. Governor will be one of the best on the ballot next year. It will pit two very popular constitutional…
July 30, 2025 – 2026 Lt. Governor’s Race Will Be Good One
One of the best races in this blockbuster election year will be for Lt. Governor. In bygone years, this was a much more powerful position than it is…
July 23, 2025 – Coach Tuberville will Probably Make a Good Governor
For the last few years after every Civic Group or Chamber banquet I spoke to, I would typically open the floor for questions and invariably the most…
July 16, 2025 – Tommy Tuberville Will Waltz to Governor in a Cakewalk
As early as last Thanksgiving, there were smoke signals coming out of Washington that our popular Senior Senator, Tommy Tuberville, was going to…
July 9, 2025 – The Races are on – Big Questions Answered
Those of us who follow Alabama politics had been awaiting late May like kids waiting for Santa Claus at Christmas. We knew May 19 would be the golden…
July 2, 2025 – The Dekalb/Henager Ledbetter/Livingston 4th of July Breakfast Is Now Must Go To Political Event
In bygone days in Alabama politics, there were several what I call “go to” events for statewide Alabama politicians and potential candidates. Today,…
June 25, 2025 – Tuscaloosa has a Young Political Prodigy and a Great Political Heritage
When President Donald Trump visited Tuscaloosa in May to make the commencement address to the University of Alabama graduates, he also arranged time…
June 18, 2025 – George McMillan Epitomized Friends and Neighbors Politics
A political stalwart in our state, George McMillan, passed away Easter weekend at 81 in Birmingham. George was born for politics in Alabama. He was a…
June 11, 2025 – Secretariat and the Wiregrass
Like many of you, I have lived in Alabama all of my life. Therefore, I am an avid college football fan. As a boy, I followed Major League Baseball,…