July 14, 2004
Bob Riley became Governor last January by being elected by the narrowest margin in Alabama gubernatorial history. Basically, it was a dead-even race…
July 07, 2004
The most colorful Senator from Alabama may have been "Cotton Tom" Heflin who represented Alabama in the Senate in the 1920's. Fifty years later his…
June 30, 2004
Today marks the midway point of the year 2004. In four months we will know the outcome of the Presidential race. A close election is forecast…
June 23, 2004
An interesting twist in Alabama political history has occurred in only recent years. That is the transformation of our Port City of Mobile from a…
June 16, 2004
Now that the dust has settled on the June 1 primaries we will know who will be coming to the dance in November. Our primaries are too late to have an…
June 09, 2004
The recent indictment of former Governor Don Siegleman is a tremendous plus for one potential 2006 gubernatorial candidate, Lucy Baxley. Lucy's…
June 02, 2004
The 2004 Regular Session of the Legislature adjourned sine die on May 17 and both state budgets have been put to bed for the fiscal year beginning…
May 26, 2004
The Education Budget passed by the Legislature in the just completed Regular Session was the largest in the state's history, 4.5 billion dollars. It…
May 19, 2004
In Alabama political history the Lt. Governor's office has not been a good stepping stone to Governor. Attorney General has been the better…
May 12, 2004
Governors "Big Jim" Folsom and George Wallace were both renowned for calling the Legislature into Special Session. During their era the Legislature…