You Heard It Here First
You heard it here in the Parlor. Now the Tuscaloosa News has a similar take:
In one sense, the Legislature handed Gov. Bob Riley his head this week when it overrode his veto of the education budget.
At the same time, however, it handed him an election issue on a silver platter, if the Republican governor chooses to use it.
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Riley may have lost that battle but he emerged with strong ammunition for the governor’s race.
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Riley also has positioned himself to run against the Legislature, which is controlled by Democrats. And that’s good political strategy as well.
Conservative voters may be reluctant to warm up to Riley after his 2003 Amendment One tax fairness proposal, but, hey… if the enemy of my enemy is my friend, then Riley may be re-kindling some old friendships with the right.
