December 12, 2007
There has been a political organization on the University of Alabama campus, called the Machine, since 1888. It is a secretive coalition of…
December 05, 2007
During the autumn months there has been a potpourri of political happenings in Alabama. So as the fall comes to a close and we enter the Christmas…
November 28, 2007
Our nation’s founding fathers were determined to create a democracy where anybody could become president. They espoused and formulated an egalitarian…
November 21, 2007
It’s Alabama vs. Auburn weekend in Alabama. It is the fiercest of college football rivalries. It is the game of the year. It is a state civil war…
November 14, 2007
It is assumed by political pundits that Hillary Clinton will be the democratic nominee for president next year. For six months she has consistently…
November 07, 2007
Even though Barack Obama is giving Hillary Clinton a challenge in the democratic race it appears that she will be tough to beat. She has been the…
October 31, 2007
The new political professionals who run campaigns today are highly paid hired guns. They go from state-to-state running U.S. senate and governors’…
October 24, 2007
As a young boy I was fascinated with politics. I would devour political history with an insatiable appetite. At the same time I developed a close…
October 17, 2007
As mentioned to you numerous times in this column the State of Alabama revenues are divided into two major funds. Unlike many of our sister states,…
October 10, 2007
Historically congressional and legislative districts have been redrawn every ten years when new census figures are taken. However, the U.S. Supreme…