August 03, 2016
Now that the national conventions are over and we have had a glimpse of what to expect in the upcoming fall presidential contest, let us turn our…
July 27, 2016
As we have watched and participated in the presidential foray this entire year, an equally important event occurred. The death of U.S. Supreme Court…
July 20, 2016
Sometimes when I observe national politics I am enthralled by the magnificent creation of our American government. When our forefathers founded our…
July 13, 2016
As if we have not been inundated enough with politics this year, hold on to your seats. Over the next few weeks that is all you will hear, read or…
July 06, 2016
The conviction and downfall of Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard is the political story of the year. It has not been the most profound…
June 29, 2016
The older you get the more you realize that old adages you heard as a child are true. There is a political maxim that says, “power corrupts and…
June 22, 2016
One of my most cherished lifetime memories is the almost two decades I served in the Alabama House of Representatives. It was because of the lifetime…
June 15, 2016
A few Friday nights ago, a large throng of people gathered at The Club in Birmingham despite a torrential thunderstorm. The event was called Jubilee…
June 08, 2016
While observing the legislature the other day, I fondly remembered a very eventful day as a youth. As a teenager, I grew up working at the Capitol as…
June 01, 2016
Sometimes the best thing that the legislature can do in a session is to pass very little legislation. That can be said of this year’s regular…