November 03, 2004
Since this column is written before Tuesday's electoral outcome, I do not know the election results. Therefore, I cannot comment on the Presidential…
October 27, 2004
As the November national election day approaches this Tuesday, a good many of you are saying thank goodness. Politics has always been a vicious…
October 20, 2004
Exactly forty years ago in 1964 Alabama became a Republican state as far as national politics are concerned. The 1964 election was the pivotal…
October 13, 2004
The November election is fast approaching. The Presidential race seems to be the center of all political attention. However, we do have some state…
October 06, 2004
A good many of you seemed to like the series of September columns on George Wallace. Several of my legislative friends have chatted with me and told…
September 29, 2004
Governor Bob Riley deserves accolades for his leadership during Hurricane Ivan. When all of the property damage is finally assessed, it will more…
September 22, 2004
When George Wallace was elected Governor in 1962, he started a virtual monopoly on the Governor's office that lasted more than two decades,…
September 15, 2004
Many historians and political scientists point to a certain political race and year as a watershed or pivotal race in a state's course or history.…
September 09, 2004
George Wallace is without a question the most renowned political figure in Alabama history. Wallace may be number one in Southern political lore…
September 01, 2004
A living legend in Alabama political lore celebrated his 80th birthday recently. Walter Johnsey has been the most influential political man in…