January 22, 2015
Dr. Robert Bentley was inaugurated Monday as our governor for the second time. He and his lovely wife, Diane, are good people. When you get to be my…
January 15, 2014
Throughout Alabama political history, certain cities, counties and enclaves have had a proclivity for having an inordinate number of their citizenry…
January 08, 2014
During the 2010 Governor’s Race, I continuously made the statement that whomever won the 2010 Governor’s Race would be a one-term governor. My…
January 01, 2014
As is the custom with my year end column, we will take note of the passing away of notable Alabama political personalities during the year. Some…
December 24, 2014
Paul Ray Hubbert was born on Christmas Day in 1935 in the small rural crossroads of Hubbertville in Fayette County. The community was named for his…
December 18, 2014
As we approach the end of the political year, a few thoughts and observations on 2014 political happenings in the Heart of Dixie. Jim Sumner retired…
December 11, 2014
The GOP takeover of the U.S. Senate has a silver lining for Alabama. We came out like gangbusters with the Republican victory. Both of our U.S.…
December 04, 2014
The 2014 elections were quite uneventful. The seven statewide constitutional offices were all retained by Republicans. In fact, the reason the…
November 27, 2014
Mike Hubbard is the political story of the year because our 2014 state elections were so mundane. The October indictment of the Speaker of the…
November 20, 2014
This was probably one of the dullest and least interesting gubernatorial election years in memory. It stemmed from the fact that Robert Bentley was a…