Florida Delegation Party

Country music performers

Florida delegation’s party on the 1st evening.

Alabama Delegates

Alabama delegates to GOP convention

Alabama delegates on the first day.

GOP Convention Site

Day One at the Convention Center

Day one in the convention site.

Ward, Swaid, and Waggoner

Cam Ward, Swaid Swaid, and Jabo Waggoner enjoy Congressman Spencer Bachus' train reception and dinner in St. Paul.

Cam Ward, Swaid Swaid, and Jabo Waggoner enjoy Congressman Spencer Bachus’ train reception and dinner in St. Paul.

American Icons

Uncle Sam, Lady Liberty, and American Bald Eagle

Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty hang out with the American Bald Eagle right off convention floor.

Alabama Delegation

Alabama delegation Wednesday night

Members of the Alabama delegation Wednesday night

Roll Call Vote

Joe Reed during roll call vote at Democratic Natl Convention

Joe Turnham and Joe Reed shared the announcement of Alabama’s delegate vote yesterday. Here is a picture of the big screen behind the podium during the announcement.

Pepsi Center

Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado

Denver’s Pepsi Center was the site of the first three days of the convention.

Street Sign

Unhappy with the Veterans Administration

People show up at the convention to be seen and heard.

Mascots on Segways

Political Mascot on a Segway

Political mascots.

Nader Sandwich Board

Sandwich board promoting Nader's participation in debates

A man wearing a sandwich board promoting Ralph Nader’s participation in presidential debates.

Street Scene

Denver busker

Downtown streets were full.

Media Crew

A media crew in Denver for the convention

There were so many media people in Denver that that they were interviewing each other. Camera crews were everywhere; here’s one.

Jimmy Carter

President Jimmy Carter

Former President Jimmy Carter addresses the Alabama and Georgia delegations at Wednesday breakfast.

Party at Sweet Home AlObama

Band at 'Sweet Home AlObama' Tuesday night

State Sen. Roger Bedford hosted a party after the convention session Tuesday night at Sweet Home AlObama. Sweet Home AlObama is a lounge set up for the Alabama delegation a few blocks from the convention site.

The back of Sweet Home AlObama opens up into an alley with tables and chairs where [...]

Legislative Dispatch

A Look from the Rearview Mirror

This Thursday will mark the last day of the legislative Session.  For some, it was a Session that seemed would never end.  For others, it was one that ended much too quickly.  It may be early, yet, to write an obit on this Session, but as we approach the finish line, some perspective may be in order.

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Putting Students First

As you know, a very important piece of legislation will be presented for our consideration in the House tomorrow in Montgomery – Senate Bill 310 – the “Students First” tenure and fair dismissal reform bill. Like me, many House members have been inundated with phone calls and emails from opponents of this bill, and some have been [...]

Legislative Transparency

There are a lot of issues to debate before we begin the final days of this session. In fact, I am quite certain there will be some comments on this post debating many of them. Before we get into the last seven day of the session I wanted to bring up a topic that [...]


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