I am pleased to announce that four legislators have agreed to be guest-bloggers here at the Political Parlor during the 2008 legislative session. Sen. Rusty Glover (R – Mobile), Sen. Parker Griffith (D – Huntsville), Rep. Chris England (D – Tuscaloosa), and Rep. Cam Ward (R – Alabaster) have agreed to offer their perspectives [...]
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 Posted by Danny, on January 31st, 2008, at 11:13 amRep. Sue Schmitz (D -Toney) was arrested today in the continuing fallout from the two-year college scandal.
Posted by Danny, on January 31st, 2008, at 9:07 am Montgomery Mayor Bobby Bright will end months of speculation by announcing that he is running for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District as a Democrat, a source close to Washington circles told the Parlor. The source added that the announcement may come as soon as Feb. 5. A Democratic insider confirmed for the Parlor that Bright will [...] Posted by Danny, on January 31st, 2008, at 8:30 amWhen you vote on Tuesday in the primary, you can disqualify your ballot. Here’s how. Thanks to reader Don. Posted by waltm, on January 31st, 2008, at 8:08 am Brewton Standard asks “New statehouse or schools?” The Tuskegee News Headlines its editorial of tne junior college scandal, “Johnson’s bubble has rightfully burst”. Take away quote, “He’s going to lose it all for a mess of pottage.” The Selma Times-Journal says “Questions raised by ABI probe”. Related article on the facts [...] Posted by G, on January 31st, 2008, at 6:50 amBirmingham News – Support for Obama growing among Alabama’s Black voters. Birmingham News – Bill Clinton, Huckabee, and McCain all to make Alabama campaign stops on Saturday. Birmingham News – Following action by appeals court, Alabama plans execution of death row inmate this evening; opponents of capital punishment seek [...] Posted by waltm, on January 31st, 2008, at 12:01 am1902: Tallulah Bankhead, star of stage, screen, and radio in the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s, is born in Huntsville. The daughter of U.S.Congressman William B. Bankhead, Tallulah was most famous for her flamboyant lifestyle, throaty voice, and stage role in The Little Foxes (1939) and her part in the film Lifeboat (1943). [...] Posted by Danny, on January 30th, 2008, at 11:29 am Clearly, Democrat James Fields had a good evening and Republican Wayne Willingham did not last night as James Fields brought home the historic win in the House District 12 special election that many expected would be a GOP pickup. Who else had a good night last night? A bad night? Posted by Danny, on January 30th, 2008, at 10:29 amCongressman Robert Aderholt and former state GOP chair Marty Connors will speak at a rally for presidential candidate Mitt Romney this Friday in Tuscaloosa. The rally is from 3 to 5 at the Jemison-Van de Graff Mansion on Greensboro Avenue and will feature a video address from Romney. Posted by waltm, on January 30th, 2008, at 7:49 amThe News Courier Limestone county will be mailing out new voter ID cards with new polling places to all voters. Also the paper reports over 1000 new voters have been registered. Enterprise Ledger Coffee County Commission is mulling a plan to sell landfill methane. Troy Messenger reports two board of education incumbents [...] Posted by G, on January 30th, 2008, at 6:55 am Birmingham News – McCain plans Saturday campaign visit to Alabama. Birmingham News – UA System comes under congressional scrutiny as endowment approaches $1 billion. Birmingham News – Democratic nominee James Fields becomes first Black to win House District 12. Birmingham News – Sen. Hank Sanders (D-Selma) to [...] Posted by waltm, on January 30th, 2008, at 12:01 am1956: With the Montgomery Bus Boycott about to enter its third month, segregationists bomb the home of boycott spokesman Martin Luther King Jr. The home sustained moderate damage, but no one was injured. The young minister addressed the large crowd that gathered after the blast, declaring, “I want it to be known [...] Posted by Danny, on January 29th, 2008, at 7:27 pm Early returns are encouraging for Democrat James Fields in the House District 12 special election. Our man in the field reports that with 10 boxes in (out of 30+), it’s James Fields (D) at 1211 votes and Wayne Willingham (R) at 894. Update: People on both sides of the aisle tell me it’s going to be a [...] Posted by Danny, on January 29th, 2008, at 12:11 pm A friend had suggested to me that the Parlor Political Index would be interesting if you could see it on a map. So here it is… the darker the color the higher the PPI figure for a county. The gradations can be hard to discern, so if you are [...] Posted by Danny, on January 29th, 2008, at 10:44 amRepublican Presidential candidate John McCain will appear at the downtown Sheraton in Birmingham Saturday at 1:30 pm. Does his resurgent campaign have legs? It’s all very interesting… |
ChangeI 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 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. Back in the Day... Union Avenue in Ozark in the 1920s |
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