Clete Wetli, Author at Bama Politics

No Checks, No Balance

By Clete Wetli on December 13, 2019 | Opinion

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’.

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Hungry in Alabama? Mo Brooks Thinks You’re a “Slacker”

By Clete Wetli on December 6, 2019 | Opinion

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.

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A Word to The Ungrateful

By Clete Wetli on November 28, 2019 | Opinion

The Ungrateful spend their time talking about American exceptionalism and greatness, but cynically denigrate its institutions, values, and norms.

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What Will It Take For Republicans To See The Truth?

By Clete Wetli on November 21, 2019 | Opinion

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.

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There Is Nothing To See Here, Alabama

By Clete Wetli on November 15, 2019 | Opinion

If there’s one thing that the Republican Party has undeniably mastered over the last decade, both locally and nationally, it’s the art of misdirection. A misdirection is a tool that magicians and street corner hustlers…

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Hope For A New Blue Alabama

By Clete Wetli on November 7, 2019 | Opinion

Moving forward, the ALGOP won’t be able to make absurd claims and comments unchecked and unchallenged.

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President Donald Trump congratulates Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey in person Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in Washington, D.C., when she joined him and other government leaders at the White House for the signing of an executive order. Ivey was on hand as President Trump signed the "Education Federalism Executive Order." It aims to reduce the federal governments role in K-12 education.

AL Governor Ivey on “Political Charades”: It Takes One to Know One

By Clete Wetli on October 29, 2019 | Opinion

The real charade is that the ALGOP and Gov. Ivey are trying to spin the Trump era as wildly successful, but the facts tell a much different story.

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Mo Brooks Is Okay With Abandoning US Allies

By Clete Wetli on October 21, 2019 | Opinion

So, it’s ok for America to go back on its word and abruptly walk away from its allies that were instrumental in defeating ISIS? Does Brooks really think this is going to end well or that this move won’t cost the US much more later?

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Trump Derangement Syndrome Is Strongest in Alabama

By Clete Wetli on October 14, 2019 | Opinion

Alabama Republicans will never question Trump’s self-described “great and unmatched wisdom” that seemingly only rivals his expertise on literally every subject, or his profound display of Christian values including profanity-laced speeches and petty, obsessive political vendettas.

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In Alabama, The Poor Keep Getting Poorer

By Clete Wetli on October 7, 2019 | Opinion

Yeah, it’s been some great economic news lately for some, but more Alabamians seem to be working harder than ever, with less to show for it.

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