Top 10 Most Memorable Moments of Session (Part One)
This year’s legislative session is behind us, and so, just for fun, here are the Parlor’s Top 10, er… 15, most memorable moments of the legislative session. Or at least a start…
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Favorite quote of the session. The Parlor’s favorite quote of the session comes from Rep. Duwayne Bridges (R - Valley): “You’re wrong. I don’t know what you said, but you’re wrong.” You can hear the audio here at Between the Links (with about 42 seconds left in the recording). |
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Speaker of the House Seth Hammett restructures House Committees. Hammett (D - Andalusia) shook up the committees when organizing for the new quadrennium. Some important committees, e.g. Rules and Education Appropriations, had only five Republicans and twice as many Democrats. House Minority Leader Mike Hubbard (R - Auburn) was not re-appointed to the Education Appropriations Committee, an important one to Hubbard’s hometown university. On this subject, Friday night at the Red State Summer Dinner, a GOP House member told me, “I know I am supposed to be all partisan about this, but if we were in the majority, we’d be doing this to the Democrats.” |
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Sen. Bradley Byrne resigns. Sen. Bradley Byrne (R - Fairhope) resigned to accept Governor Riley’s appointment to clean up the two-year college scandals. Riley’s choice to stop the revolving door of leadership at the top of the two-year college program has been widely praised. Primary elections for the empty Senate seat will be August 7. Expect a Republican to fill the seat. |
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Special session and constitutional amendment for industrial incentives. A special session and a new constitutional amendment allow the state to sell up to $400 million in bonds to pay for industrial incentives, particularly for German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp AG who chose the Mobile area for a $3.7 billion steel plant. Which will probably happen, but… |
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Mike Hubbard wears two big hats. Rep. Mike Hubbard (R - Auburn) serves in two high profile party roles as state GOP Party Chair and House Minority Leader. |
To be continued…
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“On this subject, Friday night at the Red State Summer Dinner, a GOP House member told me, “I know I am supposed to be all partisan about this, but if we were in the majority, we’d be doing this to the Democrats.”
And to that, I must respond “duh”. And it’s nice to hear that someone is honest about it.
Comment by Kathy — June 19, 2007 @ 10:24 pm
Must’ve been Cam Ward. Sounds like him.
Comment by Anonymous — June 19, 2007 @ 10:25 pm
LOL. Poor Cam Ward. I always imagine that when I quote a legislator anonymously, especially a GOP legislator, that readers will imagine it is Cam Ward because he blogs here.
Of course, I won’t identify a source who prefers to be anonymous, nor will I confirm that someone is not a source.
Comment by Danny — June 20, 2007 @ 12:23 am
“You’re wrong. I don’t know what you said, but you’re wrong.”
Classic.
Comment by Anonymous — June 20, 2007 @ 12:53 am
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