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…
January 16, 2008
Although our United States Congressmen are up for election every two years, they seldom are challenged. Incumbents win reelection at a 96% rate. Our…
January 09, 2008
The cavalcade of presidential preference primaries has begun. They will fall fast and furiously over the next two months and when the dust settles…
January 02, 2008
As we enter the New Year we find ourselves in the midst of a political year in full swing. We are off to the races and in full throttle in the 2008…
December 26, 2007
As 2007 comes to an end let’s look back at what happened politically in Alabama this year. The partisan bickering in the Alabama Senate climaxed on…
December 19, 2007
Many of you found last week’s column on the Machine at the University of Alabama interesting and intriguing. The Machine, as mentioned last week, is…