Trump’s Manifest Incompetence
Clete Wetli | March 24, 2020 | Opinion Article
Trump’s abysmal failure as a leader is shockingly more evident by the hour as the pandemic begins to accelerate in America.
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Putting Partisan Priorities Aside… For Now
Jeremy Jeffcoat | March 18, 2020 | Opinion Article
So often, we hear that our leaders should put partisanship aside and “get something done”. I’ve never believed that was the best way. First of all, we have to decide what “things” are to be done? We decide that with debate and consensus. There is...
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.
The Risk Mitigation Proclamation – Let’s Have Witnesses
Jeremy Jeffcoat | January 30, 2020 | Opinion Article
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 my family. But I do have one piece of advice...
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.
Bradley Byrne Introduces Resolution to Censure Pelosi
Dakota Layton | January 10, 2020
On Thursday, Congressman Bradley Byrne introduced a resolution to censure House Speaker Nancy Pelosi due to frustration over her refusal to send the two articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate in order to kick-start the impeachment trial. “Speaker Pelosi’s decision to hold...
Race, Politics, and Transformation in Alabama – Part 4
Jeremy Jeffcoat | January 8, 2020 | Opinion Article
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, white male over 40 in ruby-red Alabama I guess I...
Jeff Sessions: Doug Jones is a Foot Soldier for the Radical Left
Dakota Layton | January 6, 2020
On Saturday, former Attorney General and Alabama GOP Senate front-runner, Jeff Sessions sent out a critical tweet against Alabama’s Democratic incumbent Senator, Doug Jones after Jones explained in in an interview with ABC’s Martha Raddatz that he believes the American people deserve a full, fair,...
Doug Jones: The American People Deserve A Full, Fair, and Complete Trial
Dakota Layton | December 22, 2019
Senator Doug Jones was interviewed Sunday morning on ABC’s “This Week” by Martha Raddatz. Their conversation revolved around the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump and Senator Jones had a lot to say. In the same way that he promised to be an independent voice...
Senator Doug Jones on Impeachment: Policy Before Politics
Dakota Layton | December 20, 2019
On Thursday afternoon, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) tweeted: “In the past week, Congress has passed my bills to end the military widow’s tax, permanently fund HBCUs and to simplify the FAFSA application. That’s the work I came to the Senate to do — not to...