AL-02 GOP Primary Poll #’s

Verne Kennedy of MRI Research confirmed some poll numbers that I came across. The numbers represent the % of support among decided voters for the GOP primary. About 30% of voters were undecided. Mr. Kennedy said that in races without an incumbent, undecided voters tend to break out about the same way [...]

Happy Halloween

Jack-o-lantern and bats

Happy Halloween!

Wednesday 10/31/2007 DAILY NEWS DIGEST

Birmingham News – Birmingham mayor-elect sets meeting with Governor to discuss state funding for proposed dome.

Birmingham News – Second prosecutor denies any political involvement in Siegelman prosecution.

Birmingham News – Attorneys argue whether child welfare case should be revived in appearance before three-judge federal appeals court.

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Look for Harri Anne Smith in AL-02 Race

I have become convinced that state Sen. Harri Anne Smith (of Slocomb) will be a candidate in the Republican primary for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. The announcement may be days, may be weeks, but watch for it.

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Tim James Looks at AL-02

Tim James

Has Republican Greenville businessman Tim James committed to joining the race for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District? Yes and no, he told the Parlor. He’s looking at it “very seriously,” doing due diligence, not making a decision yet, and probably won’t until Thanksgiving. One consideration is that this seat doesn’t come open very [...]

Tuesday 10/30/2007 DAILY NEWS DIGEST

Birmingham News – Clinton leading Obama in new state poll; Giuliani, Thompson tied for GOP nomination.

Birmingham News – State finance director Jim Main says he will seek seat of retiring Supreme Court Justice Harold See.

Birmingham News – Projected liability for health care for current and future education [...]

Birmingham Area Bits and Pieces

Recent news of interest from around the Magic City…

  • The Jefferson County Election Commission set a Feb. 5 election date to replace Larry Langford on the Jefferson County Commission. Gov. Bob Riley has not publicly yielded in his conviction that he will appoint the Langford’s replacement. Irresistible force may meet the immoveable object in [...]

Frantic Football Finish Saturday

Former Alabama head football coach Mike Dubose is coaching at Millsaps in Mississippi and might should be on a suicide watch after Saturday’s game against Trinity University. I always considered the end of the 1982 Stanford-California game to be an unbelievable finish, but this…

Trinity takes over on its 40 with 2 [...]

Monday 10/29/2007 DAILY NEWS DIGEST

Birmingham News – Forever Wild set to acquire 10,000 acres.

Birmingham News – Study shows state’s rural roads more dangerous than urban.

Birmingham News – Contract to hire attorneys to sue drug companies going to Legislative Contract Review Committee almost three years after being signed.

Birmingham News [...]

PSC Prez Race – New and Old News

Associated Press tells us this weekend that Republican Public Service Commission President Jim Sullivan does indeed plan to run for re-election next year.

You can also read there what you read here in the Parlor a month ago: former Lt. Governor and gubernatorial nominee Lucy Baxley (D) is considering a run, as [...]

HD 12 Polls a’Plenty

HD 12

Folks in House District 12 (Cullman area) are getting polled. One source reported a home polled twice in the last two weeks. One poll asked about the Democratic primary. Another asked about favorability ratings of Riley and Folsom, followed up asking about which HD 12 primary the respondent would vote in, and [...]

Sunday 10/28/2007 DAILY NEWS DIGEST

Birmingham News – Showdown looms in water battle.

Birmingham News – Montgomery federal prosecutors say that they overruled Justice Department attorney who wanted to end Siegleman investigation in 2004.

Birmingham News – VOICES for Alabama’s Children Communications Director calls for Bush and Congress to reauthorize SCHIP.

Birmingham News [...]

Saturday 10/27/2007 DAILY NEWS DIGEST

Birmingham News – Gasoline prices expected to surge as crude oil hits almost $92 a barrel.

Birmingham NewsThe Birmingham News finds that the legislature’s ‘to-do’ list is growing while comments from Senators make the prospect of a productive session dim.

Mobile Press-RegisterPress-Register finds Justice Department [...]

Dems “Make Noise” About AL-02

Alabama with the 2nd Congressional District highlighted

The Fix at washingtonpost.com today looks at the top ten U.S. House seats most likely to switch parties in the 2008 elections.

Considering the 15 (so-far) House members stepping down in 2008 (13 Republicans, 2 Democrats), the Fix offers this aside about the second Alabama Congressional district where Republican Terry Everett is retiring:

Democrats are also [...]

GA Gov. Perdue: Bless Riley’s Heart

Bob Riley

Southerners know that in the South you can say anything you want about anybody as long as you add “Bless his heart” – to demonstrate, I suppose, you are not poor-mouthing but that you have real concern for the individual and his shortcomings. As in, “She doesn’t have the sense God gave a [...]

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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