March 17, 2010
It is very fitting that we Alabamians celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this week because a good many of us can trace our ancestry back to Ireland. The…
March 10, 2010
I host a 30-minute television show entitled, “Alabama Politics,” which airs on public television. Most of the gubernatorial candidates have…
March 03, 2010
With all the furor created by our outgoing governor over electronic bingo, the fact that we have a governor’s race has flown completely under the…
February 24, 2010
A good many of you have asked why simple, straightforward, no nonsense, good government legislation fails to pass even though it appears to have…
February 17, 2010
As Gov. Bob Riley delivered his last State of the State address to the legislature on January 12th, I sat in the old House of Representatives chamber…
February 10, 2010
Most folks were shocked when Gov. Riley declared that unlike every other state in the country Alabama was not plagued by nor should we worry about…
February 03, 2010
This week marks a milestone in the young 2010 Governor’s Race. The yearend campaign fundraising disclosure forms are due. Because of mailing delays…
January 27, 2010
The 2010 Legislative Session is underway with an ominous cloud of economic woes overshadowing every move. Other issues pale with the daunting task of…
January 20, 2010
As the legislature wrestles with the daunting dilemma of crafting a budget in these dire economic times, they are mindful that the worst is yet to…
January 13, 2010
Southern politics has produced the most colorful political characters in U.S. history. We are in a league of our own in that category. Even cartoons…