AL Prisons Reform Should Be Top Priority
Clete Wetli | February 12, 2020 | Opinion Article
Now, with the threat of a federal lawsuit and possible takeover of its prison system, Alabama is finally acknowledging that there’s a crisis.
Clete Wetli, Author at BamaPolitics.com
Clete Wetli is former Chair of the Madison County Democrats and a liberal political activist.
The Republicans’ Deplorable Cowardice
Clete Wetli | February 3, 2020 | Opinion Article
Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and many of his GOP brethren made it clear from the beginning that they were committed to blindly following Trump, whatever the cost, and that they never had any intention of honoring their oaths to consider the matter impartially.
AL Attorney General Steve Marshall Dead Wrong, Again
Clete Wetli | January 24, 2020 | Opinion Article
Attorney General Steve Marshall continues to show that he is all about pandering to his base, rather than putting real effort into fixing the problems that face Alabama.
Republicans Paint Themselves Into A Corner
Clete Wetli | January 17, 2020 | Opinion Article
The point is that Republicans have decided to defend Trump at all costs, no matter what, truth be damned, and until the sad, inescapably bitter end.
Trump Wags The Dog
Clete Wetli | January 8, 2020 | Opinion Article
Soleimani was evil and deserved his fate, but the problem is the dubious timing, the profound lack of articulated Middle East policy by Trump, and the lack of indisputable evidence that he was, indeed, posing an imminent threat.
Bradley Byrne Uses Religion to Pander for Votes, Defend Trump
Clete Wetli | December 27, 2019 | Opinion Article
If Byrne is so concerned about the darkness of the world, he and the rest of the GOP need to spend a little more time figuring out why the wealthiest aren’t paying their share of the light bill.
No Checks, No Balance
Clete Wetli | December 13, 2019 | Opinion Article
The House is certain to rightfully impeach Trump and the Republican controlled Senate will refuse to convict and remove him from office barring some miraculous ‘deus ex machina’.
Hungry in Alabama? Mo Brooks Thinks You’re a “Slacker”
Clete Wetli | December 6, 2019 | Opinion Article
It’s another sad example of Republicans vilifying the poor so they feel better about cutting necessary social service programs while they keep giving the wealthy huge tax breaks.
A Word to The Ungrateful
Clete Wetli | November 28, 2019 | Opinion Article
The Ungrateful spend their time talking about American exceptionalism and greatness, but cynically denigrate its institutions, values, and norms.
What Will It Take For Republicans To See The Truth?
Clete Wetli | November 21, 2019 | Opinion Article
It’s beyond ironic that a party that has embraced constitutional originalism has green-lighted blatant obstruction of justice, obvious abuses of executive power, and clear violations of the rule of law.