February 09, 2005
When the State Senate stripped Lieutenant Governor Steve Windom of the traditional powers of his office in the 1999 organizational session a good…
February 02, 2005
In the classic novel, A Tale of Two Cities, the author Charles Dickens begins his classic with the words, "It was the best of times, it was the worst…
February 02, 2005
In the classic novel, A Tale of Two Cities, the author Charles Dickens begins his classic with the words, "It was the best of times, it was the worst…
January 26, 2005
While the Presidential race raged last year the Alabama political pot was boiling and getting ready to stew in 2006. The '06 campaigns are on the…
January 19, 2005
Alabama’s most masterful politician, George Wallace, would confide in some of his closest cronies sage bits of his political genius. Joe Azbell was a…
January 12, 2005
The defeat of Amendment 2 on last year’s ballot was a victory for Roy Moore over Bob Riley. Riley adamantly urged approval of the amendment that he…
January 05, 2005
As the New Year begins a few additional observations from last year as a follow-up to last week’s year-end review. The most significant political…
December 29, 2004
The year 2004 has been an interesting year for Republican Governor Bob Riley. There is no question that he has worked hard to resurrect his base…
December 22, 2004
I was saddened by the recent passing of former First Lady Helen Hunt. She was a real lady. During my tenure in the Legislature I never met a more…
December 15, 2004
There is probably no living Alabama politician who loves the political arena as much as Don Siegelman. He has spent his entire life in public office.…