AL Prisons Reform Should Be Top Priority
Now, with the threat of a federal lawsuit and possible takeover of its prison system, Alabama is finally acknowledging that there’s a crisis.
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Alabama political opinion editorials — commentary and analysis on state policy, legislation, and government.
Geraldine Assistant Police Chief Wishes Death On Nancy Pelosi And Left-Wing Democrats
The Assistant Police Chief of Geraldine, Jeff Buckles, is apologizing after wishing for Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats to hit a roadside bomb. In the Facebook post, Buckles says, “Pelosi just ripped up...
The Republicans’ Deplorable Cowardice
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.
Bradley Byrne Is A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Statewide Candidate
Bradley Byrne could have spent the remainder of his life soaking up a $174,000 a year taxpayer-funded salary just a few miles from Alabama’s gorgeous beaches. All he had to do was...
The Risk Mitigation Proclamation – Let’s Have Witnesses
I am not generally given to original “words of wisdom”. Most of the wisdom that I have accumulated and tried to pass on to our children is from books, or speeches, or old sayings of...
AL Attorney General Steve Marshall Dead Wrong, Again
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.
Bradley Byrne: Impeachment Is Nothing to Smile About
For three years now, the American people have been forced to endure the efforts by Democrats and the liberal mainstream media to impeach President Trump and remove him from office in the face of his...
Ruminations on Dr. King, Faith, and the Greatest Commandment
Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to attend a couple of events honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I have always considered him among the three most impactful Americans in history…along with Thomas Jefferson...
Republicans Paint Themselves Into A Corner
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.
Race, Politics, and Transformation in Alabama – Part 4
I consider myself a center-left individual. Interestingly, I considered myself a center-right individual for many years. However, as the right moved further from the center, my self-identification had to move with it. As a center-left,...