The Latest from Alabama Political Blogs

Artur Davis’s Latest Ad: One Leader
Saturday, March 20, 2010 09:44 from The World Around You
Artur Davis has a new ad out called, “One Leader”.  Nothing earth-shattering here and nothing to fact check, but it does hit on the themes you often hear him discuss. This video was embedded using the YouTuber plu.. ..

Small town political gazette – 3/20/10
Saturday, March 20, 2010 07:14 from Doc’s Political Parlor
The Selma Times-Journal – Lowndes County Commission chair faces charges The Greenville Advocate – Principal’s decision to resign unaffected by Board’s decision Dothan Eagle – Henry County NJROTC dispute set.. ..

Rep. Artur Davis, Congressional Black Caucus split on health care bill
Saturday, March 20, 2010 06:30 from Sweet Home Potomac – al.com
Alabama Congressman Artur Davis is expected to be the only one in the 42-member black caucus to oppose the health care bill. ..

Daily Headlines, Saturday, 3/20/2010
Saturday, March 20, 2010 06:26 from Doc’s Political Parlor
Montgomery Advertiser – State’s gambling task force can resume Montgomery Advertiser – Ala. Democrats Bright, Davis to vote against health care bill Montgomery Advertiser – State briefs: Swine flu blamed in.. ..

Eight Points About Campaign Polls
Friday, March 19, 2010 17:53 from Doc’s Political Parlor
One of the posts that is on my “one day I’ll do it” list would be something akin to a FAQ about campaign polls. It would include points that are obvious to some of you and apparently not-so-obvious to others. For.. ..

Which Alabama Congressional District has the Most Uninsured?
Friday, March 19, 2010 08:41 from The World Around You
I promised I would dig deeper…and it turns out there is a problem with the census figures I used in an earlier post.  Namely, the question has only been on the American Community Survey administered by the Census Bureau.. ..

Small town political gazette – 3/19/10
Friday, March 19, 2010 06:47 from Doc’s Political Parlor
The Cuillman Times – Tim James: ‘Government must live within its means’ – an interview Cleburne News – Payne let go as Police Chief in Heflin – something is going on here Moulton Advertiser – Hi.. ..

Daily Headlines, Friday, 3/19/2010
Friday, March 19, 2010 05:56 from Doc’s Political Parlor
Montgomery Advertiser – Immigration agency plans to inspect hiring records Montgomery Advertiser – Shelby open to talks on financial overhaul Montgomery Advertiser – Author speaks about the Wright brothers’.. ..

Taking Note of the Alabama Bingo Drama
Thursday, March 18, 2010 14:53 from Doc’s Political Parlor
An out-of-stater tries to get a handle on the Alabama bingo issue for stateline.org, and writes it all up : It has the drama and suspense of a John Grisham novel: pre-dawn gambling raids by state troopers, rumors of politica.. ..

New Ad from Sen. Smith… um… Harri Anne
Thursday, March 18, 2010 07:03 from Doc’s Political Parlor
In this 60-second commercial, State Sen. Harri Anne Smith (R – Slocomb) plays just about every issue card in her deck to convince you of her conservative bona fides. I don’t have specific numbers though I hear it’s a &.. ..

Small town political gazette – 3/18/10
Thursday, March 18, 2010 06:26 from Doc’s Political Parlor
Shelby County Reporter – McClurkin’s new State House office proving controversial Shoals Insider – Colbert County indigent defense system could save the state millions The Greenville Advocate – Morgan resig.. ..

Daily Headlines, Thursday, 3/18/2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010 05:59 from Doc’s Political Parlor
Montgomery Advertiser – Sinkhole to close portion of I-65 Montgomery Advertiser – Riley backs bills on PAC-to-PAC transfers, rules for lobbyists; calls for ‘more transparent’ government Montgomery Advertise.. ..

Senate Sketches # 1189
Thursday, March 18, 2010 00:43 from Doc’s Political Parlor
Senate Sketches # 1189 by Senator Hank Sanders *************************** A massive event!  An important event!  The Bridge Crossing Jubilee is truly important, truly massive.  And it is just a part of the National Voting R.. ..

Arab Says Hold On About that Sales Tax
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 10:54 from Doc’s Political Parlor
About that Forbes.com story saying that the highest sales tax in the nation is found in Arab, Alabama… The Arab Tribune says hold on . According to the Tribune, not only does the town of Arab not have any businesses in.. ..

Who is Running? SD 33 and SD 35 Updates
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 10:00 from Doc’s Political Parlor
Chip Drago of the Mobile Bay Times sends email this way saying: Victor Crawford in sd33 and Gary Tanner in sd35 have told me they are not running. Crawford’s withdrawal reverses previous statements. Tanner never announced, m.. ..

Majority of Swing Voters in Swing Districts Haven’t Settled on a Position on Hea..
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 09:50 from The World Around You
They call them swing voters for a reason.  Anzalone-Liszt Research has conducted a survey of 92 Frontline, Blue Dog and rural districts across the country and came up with some very interesting results. ·        Strong majori.. ..

Former congressman lobbies for commercial space firm while trying to defend NASA..
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 07:30 from Sweet Home Potomac – al.com
Former Rep. Bud Cramer says he can manage both worlds but hometown will always come first ..

Top o’ the Morning to You!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 07:13 from Doc’s Political Parlor
Have a wonderful day. Here is a St. Patrick’s Day postcard from 1913, almost a century ago. Are you wearing green? ..

Small political gazette – 3/17/10
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 06:35 from Doc’s Political Parlor
The Arab Tribune – For the umpteenth time, tax is not 12 per cent here Southeastern Sun – Enterprise residents have their day in court Eufaula Tribune – Deerfield Development files suit against City of Eufa.. ..

Daily Headlines, Wednesday, 3/17/2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 06:10 from Doc’s Political Parlor
Montgomery Advertiser – End date for state’s PACT plan may be 2011 Montgomery Advertiser – Woman hit with rock in car on I-20 dies Montgomery Advertiser – School uniforms may go systemwide in Montgomery Mon.. ..

Patent overhaul may help Alabama universities
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 07:00 from Sweet Home Potomac – al.com
First system revamp in decades. ..

A reminder that elections do have consequences
Monday, March 15, 2010 22:16 from Flashpoint
Please indulge me as I rant… I had to renew my drivers license recently and since I had LASIK surgery* a few years ago and figured it was as good a time as any to get the corrective lens restriction removed.  I anticip.. ..

How to tell your campaign is off the rails
Monday, March 15, 2010 20:43 from Flashpoint
When your campaign issues a press release attacking bloggers then you are officially in serious trouble.  From the Ron “Don Quixote” Sparks for Governor campaign: Day 21: Still No Funding Plan Artur: ‘Yes, I’m Gu.. ..

Base Connect & Les Phillip
Monday, March 15, 2010 08:23 from Flashpoint
Here’s a very interesting article from The Washington Independent (emphasis mine) about a controversial direct mail fundraising outfit named Base Connect.    I’ve been hearing about them for a few months now since AL-05 cand.. ..

Something to Consider about Artur Davis and Healthcare Reform
Sunday, March 14, 2010 20:52 from The World Around You
I found some interesting data today that backed up a suspicion I had, and I thought I would take the opportunity to share it.  The suspicion came from some of my progressive friends who have been arguing that Congressman (and.. ..

Tim James Up with First TV Ad
Saturday, March 13, 2010 23:08 from The World Around You
Candidate for Alabama governor Tim James is up with his first TV ad, which will start airing this week.  I’m surprisingly impressed with the ad and think it may be the best of the lot of TV campaign ads in this race so .. ..

Alabama Politics Tweets of the Week – 3/12/2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010 22:45 from The World Around You
It was a relatively quiet week in Alabama politics on Twitter, but there were still some items of interest.  We welcomed candidate for Alabama’s 3rd Congressional district seat, Josh Segall to Twitter this week.  Though.. ..

Senate Judiciary Committee agrees to cut disparity in cocaine sentencing
Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:05 from Sweet Home Potomac – al.com
Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions has worked on issue for 9 years. ..

Griffith on Appropriations Committee? Not likely
Thursday, March 11, 2010 07:51 from Flashpoint
I missed this tidbit the other day in The Huntsville Times (thanks to reader Ivan for the heads up): Although he switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican in 1994, Shelby had little to say about Griffith, who made.. ..

House ban could affect Alabama earmarks
Thursday, March 11, 2010 06:30 from Sweet Home Potomac – al.com
WASHINGTON — The congressional practice of steering public money to hometown for-profit companies, especially popular in Alabama’s defense-related industries, was banned Wednesday by the U.S. House committee that writes the.. ..

Alabama government grapples with pressing issue: Cockfighting
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 22:20 from Flashpoint
From WHNT : Members of an Alabama House committee have heard impassioned and conflicting over a bill to dramatically increase penalties for cockfighting. Bird breeders argued Wednesday that the animals are often raised for s.. ..

U.S. Rep. Artur Davis to vote no on health care reform
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 08:15 from Sweet Home Potomac – al.com
Candidate for governor says he wants simpler, less-expensive bill ..

Griffith contribution give away exposes another lie
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 06:46 from Flashpoint
From CQ Politics : Party-switching Rep. Parker Griffith (R-Ala.) on Tuesday cut a $7,000 check to a local veterans’ memorial foundation in an effort to distance himself from a pair of campaign donations he received from scan.. ..

Taking a Look at the Tim James Healthcare Plan
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 22:00 from The World Around You
I strongly encourage gubernatorial candidates to come out with detailed policy proposals, something we can really sink our teeth into and something that gives a real window into how the candidate thinks about the issues we fa.. ..

Huntsville Councilwoman Sandra Moon will not seek reelection
Monday, March 8, 2010 23:11 from Flashpoint
From the South Huntsville Civic Association Blog : City Councilwoman Sandra Moon, who has represented most of South Huntsville on the city council for the past twelve years, has publicly announced that she will not seek reel.. ..

No one likes Parker Griffith: Hundreds come out for protest
Monday, March 8, 2010 22:20 from Flashpoint
The verdict is officially in.  Conservative or liberal, no one likes Congressman Parker Griffith.  I went to the protest outside of the Griffith fundraiser headlined by Rep. John Boehner and I can safely say I’ve never seen .. ..

Bradley Byrne and Kay Ivey release New Campaign Ads
Monday, March 8, 2010 21:34 from The World Around You
Just after I got caught up on campaign ads, the Byrne and Ivey campaigns released new ads today. Apparently someone has convinced Kay Ivey that green screens are the way to go with her ads: Kay Ivey Campaign Commercial #2 .. ..

Alabama Crimson Tide touring the U.S. Capitol
Monday, March 8, 2010 15:58 from Sweet Home Potomac – al.com
WASHINGTON — The national champion Alabama Crimson Tide football players were hard to miss in the new Capitol Visitors Center lining up for their guided tour of the Capitol. The large group of large well-dressed men ha.. ..

Update: National champion Alabama Crimson Tide give President Barack Obama a jer..
Monday, March 8, 2010 14:26 from Sweet Home Potomac – al.com
“That’s how champions act, in football and in life,” Obama said of Alabama’s football team, citing a graduation rate and 3,500 hours of community service. ..

Alabama players visit White House: It’s a jersey, helmet for President Obama
Monday, March 8, 2010 14:06 from Sweet Home Potomac – al.com
Team continues visit in Washington ..