April 02, 2008
In the 1992 presidential campaign, where Bill Clinton defeated George H.W. Bush, the economy was in the doldrums which contributed greatly to Bush…
March 26, 2008
The decision to move our presidential preference primary up to February 5th has been considered by most observers to have been good for our state.…
March 19, 2008
The legislative session is in full swing and is entering its sixth week. Legislators are facing daunting financial problems. They are striving to…
March 05, 2008
We are four weeks into the 2008 Regular Session of the Legislature. The session is one-third of the way through. It has been a relatively quiet…
February 27, 2008
With the start of the New Year the presidential juggernaut bolted out of the gate with a cavalcade of early contests culminating with Super Tsunami…
February 20, 2008
Now that the dust has settled from Super Tuesday the presidential contest is much clearer, especially on the Republican side. Arizona Sen. John…
February 13, 2008
Mike Huckabee’s victory in Alabama was no surprise. If the primary had been held two months earlier he would have won by a larger margin. Polling had…
February 06, 2008
You have an advantage over me because you know the results of Tuesday’s balloting and I do not because I had to go to press prior to Tuesday’s…
January 30, 2008
Next Tuesday, February 5th, will be a red letter political day for Alabama. We will be a full participant in Mega Super Tuesday. We will be one of…
January 23, 2008
Political campaign gurus and insiders have always known that there is a difference between running for a legislative, congressional or senatorial…