BREAKING: ALFA Declines to Endorse…

I am hearing now from a solid source that ALFA has declined to endorse any candidate for Governor or Lt. Governor.

In 2002, the ALFA endorsed Republicans Bob Riley for Governor and Bill Armistead for Lt. Governor, but not this year. Lingering hard feelings over Riley’s Amendment One tax proposal in 2003 likely cost [...]

Sue Bell Cobb Ad Responds to Nabers’ Ad

Sue Bell Cobb has an ad that responds to Nabers’ ad…


So far I have not been getting many ads (particularly YouTube links) sent to me from the Republican side, which is disappointing. I think political ads are usually interesting and revealing, and I like running them.

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10-Mill Bill Without Organized Opposition

Are you a little surprised that groups like Alfa, the Alabama Forestry Association, and the Organization Formerly Known As The Christian Coalition are not lining up in fierce opposition to Amendment Two, a.k.a. the 10-Mill Bill?

I expected to see angry, organized opposition to Amendment Two, but so far it has not happened.

Debate Roundup

I don’t have anything to add to what has already been said in the blogosphere regarding last night’s debates. (Confession: they are yet unseen on my Tivo.) Wade on Birmingham and Jeff at Politics in Alabama were live blogging the gubernatorial debate (Jeff also did lt. gov. and AG race debates). [...]

Happy Halloween!

Trick or Treat!

Tuesday 10/31/2006 DAILY NEWS DIGEST

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1162289806296080.xml&coll=2 – Candidates tout differences in gubernatorial debate.

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1162289948296080.xml&coll=2 – Strange, Folsom speak to different relationships with governor in their debate.

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1162290033296080.xml&coll=2 – King, Tyson argue over experience.

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1162289907296080.xml&coll=2 – Federal judge sets December hearing on objections to settlement of long-running higher ed desegregation suit.

http://www.al.com/opinion/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1162289845296080.xml&coll=2The Birmingham News [...]

Bloggered

Blogger is being Blogger which means it’s being a pain. Blogger wouldn’t update the blog yesterday, and then it finally threw up three copies of the Sunday Daily News Digest.

Won’t let me do much of anything. This post may make it up since it is an email update, and G’s Daily News [...]

Monday 10/30/2006 DAILY NEWS DIGEST

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1162203647259860.xml&coll=2 – Medicare Part D recipients to have more options next year.

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1162203487259860.xml&coll=2 – Debate for major constitutional offices scheduled for tonight.

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1162203528259860.xml&coll=2 – Campaigns plan to flood television airways between now and election day.

http://www.al.com/opinion/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1162203418259860.xml&coll=2The Birmingham News endorses Tyson in AG race, Chapman in race for Secretary of [...]

Sunday 10/29/2006 DAILY NEWS DIGEST

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/116211773036710.xml&coll=2 – Major gubernatorial candidates each offering different tax cut strategies.

http://www.al.com/opinion/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/opinion/116211764936710.xml&coll=2The Birmingham News endorses Riley in race for governor.

http://www.al.com/opinion/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/opinion/116211759736710.xml&coll=2The Birmingham News endorses Strange in race for lt. governor.

http://www.al.com/opinion/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/opinion/116211806636710.xml&coll=2 – With the governor’s race all but decided, UAB professor identifies four other constitutional races that [...]

Saturday 10/28/2006 DAILY NEWS DIGEST

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1162027182127180.xml&coll=2 – Article profiles advertisement strategy and its effectiveness in this year’s state campaigns.

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1162026935127180.xml&coll=2 – Former U.S. Attorney General Ashcroft endorses Strange for lt. governor during campaign visit.

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1162027092127180.xml&coll=2 – Baxley campaigns on promises to end annual property tax reappraisals

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1162026957127180.xml&coll=2 – Folsom says he won’t be a rubber stamp [...]

More on Terri Willingham Thomas

Republican Terri Willingham Thomas is running against Democrat Jim McFerrin for Place 3 of the Court of Civil Appeals.

The Huntsville Times has endorsed Jim McFerrin over Terri Willingham Thomas.

The Decatur Daily has endorsed Jim McFerrin over Terri Willingham Thomas.

But Judge Terri Willingham Thomas is claiming on the front page of her campaign [...]

Local Conflict

I love a good story.

The race for Probate Judge Place 1 in Jefferson County between Republican former state representative Mark Gaines and Democrat Alan King started interesting and is getting more so. (Here is a good introduction to the story from Bob Archibald of The Birmingham News.) Gaines is the incumbent after [...]

Terri Willingham Thomas In the News

You may remember Terri Willingham Thomas, the Republican Candidate for Alabama Court of Civil Appeals with family ties to white supremacist groups (whose beliefs she has never repudiated).

She is in the news again, this time for proclaiming on her web site and for claiming in a campaign brochure that she serves as [...]

Last Day to Register to Vote

A reminder: today is the last day to register to vote in time to vote in the Nov. 7 election.

Forum’s Question of the Day – Friday

Some discussions do a little better in the format over at the new forum rather than in the comments for a post that will soon scroll off the front page.

It is not the highest profile race out there, but some are watching it closely.

The Question of the Day over in the forum:

What is [...]

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Legislative Dispatch

Change

I wish my friend Hinton Mitchem godspeed and good luck after his retirement from public service. Hinton, on Monday, announced what many had suspected — he will not seek re-election. I remember meeting Hinton for the first time while I was a student at Auburn University. He served the people of his [...]

Ten Minutes in the House, Senate Moves On

Riley and her friend Caroline joined Julie on the campaign trail in Isabella this past weekend.

Here is a quick preview of the upcoming week in Montgomery. This week will be a standard legislative schedule for the House. We will be in session on Tuesday and Thursday with committee meetings scheduled for Wednesday.
The House will take up a ten minute calendar this week. A ten minute calendar is [...]

Purple Dot Connection

MARCH MADNESS

TOP TEN INDICATIONS OF MARCH MADNESS

10.  Eric Massa inviting us to ask the 10,000 Navy men he served with whether he is gay.

9.  Larry Langford hitting the jackpot 33 times in one day and not remembering it.

8.  Ron Sparks being able to make payments on a $500,000 loan with an income of $80,000.

7.  Artur Davis [...]


Back in the Day...

Union Avenue in Ozark in the 1920s

Vintage postcard