October 20, 2004
Exactly forty years ago in 1964 Alabama became a Republican state as far as national politics are concerned. The 1964 election was the pivotal…
October 13, 2004
The November election is fast approaching. The Presidential race seems to be the center of all political attention. However, we do have some state…
October 06, 2004
A good many of you seemed to like the series of September columns on George Wallace. Several of my legislative friends have chatted with me and told…
September 29, 2004
Governor Bob Riley deserves accolades for his leadership during Hurricane Ivan. When all of the property damage is finally assessed, it will more…
September 22, 2004
When George Wallace was elected Governor in 1962, he started a virtual monopoly on the Governor's office that lasted more than two decades,…
September 15, 2004
Many historians and political scientists point to a certain political race and year as a watershed or pivotal race in a state's course or history.…
September 09, 2004
George Wallace is without a question the most renowned political figure in Alabama history. Wallace may be number one in Southern political lore…
September 01, 2004
A living legend in Alabama political lore celebrated his 80th birthday recently. Walter Johnsey has been the most influential political man in…
August 18, 2004
Over the past decade or so, a political party divide has developed in Washington politics. It has been so pronounced that our national political…
August 11, 2004
For most of my life Alabama gubernatorial candidates have run on a platform of let's take politics out of the road programs and highway department…