August 22, 2007

In 1971 George Wallace was at the height of his political power. Including his wife’s election in 1966, Wallace had been elected Governor of Alabama…


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August 15, 2007

I have been on a speaking tour throughout Alabama this summer talking Alabama politics with many of you. As I traveled the state a question was posed…


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August 08, 2007

Our Senior U.S. Senator, Richard Shelby, is Alabama’s most premier and powerful politician. Shelby has enjoyed a stellar political career and taken a…


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August 01, 2007

The dynamics of the 2008 Presidential Race have changed dramatically over the past six months due to the avalanche of large and more populous states…


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July 25, 2007

The avalanche of states moving their presidential primary to February 5th next year has made a tremendous impact on the 2008 Presidential Race. This…


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July 18, 2007

It seems like the saying, “thank God for Mississippi,” has been around most of my life. This adage referred to our perennial status on most economic…


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July 11, 2007

As the year 2007 began the biggest story brewing was the unraveling and evolution of the gigantic junior college system corruption saga. It is still…


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July 04, 2007

Otto Whittaker wrote the following essay, “I am the Nation,” in 1955 as a public relations advertisement for the Norfolk and Western Railway. The…


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June 27, 2007

As we approach mid-year 2007 allow me to offer to you a glimpse of events and happenings in Alabama politics in potpourri fashion. A lot has…


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June 20, 2007

The presidency of George W. Bush will be viewed by history in two different lights. His Iraq blunder has devastated our nation. Besides the thousands…


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