October 7, 2020 – The Story of the Dixiecrats and 1948 Truman Election as President
The year 1948 was an interesting and momentous year in southern politics. World War II had just ended. The King of American politics, Franklin…
September 30, 2020 – Alabama’s Budget Year begins this Week. COVID-19 has played Havoc.
The new fiscal year begins this week for Alabama government. We have two budgets, a General Fund and an Education Budget. Both budgets have seen…
September 23, 2020 – All Politics is Local. Most of Alabama’s Mayors Races this Year.
With it being a presidential election year and an election for one of our United States Senate Seats and all of the interest that goes along with…
September 16, 2020 – The Presidential Race is Underway
Now that the national political party conventions are over and the nominees have been coronated, the battle royale for the White House is in full…
September 9, 2020 – 1960 Presidential Race Marked beginning of Television as Premier Political Medium
The 1960 Presidential Race between Richard Nixon and John Kennedy is considered by many political historians to be a landmark presidential contest.…
September 2, 2020 – Labor Day
Labor Day is upcoming on Monday. In bygone days it was the benchmark day for campaign season to start. Historically, Labor Day barbeques were…
August 26, 2020 – Legendary Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black was from Alabama
The most enduring legacy a president will have is an appointment to the United States Supreme Court. A lifetime appointment to the high tribunal is…
August 19, 2020 – We Have Six Living Past Governors. How Are They Doing?
Some of you may wonder how many past governors we have in Alabama who are still living and how they are doing. We have six living past governors.…
August 12, 2020 – Thoughts on Last Month’s GOP Primary
It has been a month since our mid-July GOP runoffs for the U.S. Senate and two open Congressional seats. Since then, numerous publications as well…
August 5, 2020 – Tommy Tuberville Ran a Good Disciplined Campaign for Senate
Old political maxims clearly played out true to form in the GOP runoff for our junior U.S. Senate seat on July 14. Tommy Tuberville ran a very wise…