March 26, 2008

The decision to move our presidential preference primary up to February 5th has been considered by most observers to have been good for our state.…


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March 19, 2008

The legislative session is in full swing and is entering its sixth week. Legislators are facing daunting financial problems. They are striving to…


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March 05, 2008

We are four weeks into the 2008 Regular Session of the Legislature. The session is one-third of the way through. It has been a relatively quiet…


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February 27, 2008

With the start of the New Year the presidential juggernaut bolted out of the gate with a cavalcade of early contests culminating with Super Tsunami…


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February 20, 2008

Now that the dust has settled from Super Tuesday the presidential contest is much clearer, especially on the Republican side. Arizona Sen. John…


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February 13, 2008

Mike Huckabee’s victory in Alabama was no surprise. If the primary had been held two months earlier he would have won by a larger margin. Polling had…


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February 06, 2008

You have an advantage over me because you know the results of Tuesday’s balloting and I do not because I had to go to press prior to Tuesday’s…


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January 30, 2008

Next Tuesday, February 5th, will be a red letter political day for Alabama. We will be a full participant in Mega Super Tuesday. We will be one of…


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January 23, 2008

Political campaign gurus and insiders have always known that there is a difference between running for a legislative, congressional or senatorial…


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January 16, 2008

Although our United States Congressmen are up for election every two years, they seldom are challenged. Incumbents win reelection at a 96% rate. Our…


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