Expect more racial divide as Cooper carried [...]
Expect more racial divide as Cooper carried [...]
When is Election Day in the Magic City?
August 25, 2009 ... and October 6, 2009 ... and November 3, 2009 ... AND December 8, 2009.
And now ... yet another election in Birmingham ... look for a special mayoral runoff on January 19, 2010.
The already depressed electorate in what should [...]
It appears that the Birmingham mayor's race will have a runoff between Patrick Cooper and William Bell. Right now, Cooper has about 40.1% of the vote, Bell at 25.1%, and Smitherman finishing 3rd with 18.8% (Tallies are unofficial).
So the eyes of everyone will focus upon Birmingham for the next [...]
Here are the FDL Action health care reform highlights for Tuesday, December 8.
1. Marta Evry reminds everyone that doing a "One Voice for Choice" phone bank is "easy, it's fun, and best of all, you will make a difference." What more can you ask for? :)
2. [...]
Guess not.
Last week, Fox and Friends showed a Rasmussen poll graphic revealing that a whopping 120 percent of the American public believes scientists may be falsifying research to support their own theories on global warming:
As always, this is a crosspost from Congress Matters and the most important [...]
As I've said before, if Alabama goes whole hog for gambling revenue, we'll be getting in on the backside of a trend -- that doesn't mean it won't bring in anything, but we shouldn't base revenue predictions on pre-competition, pre-Great Recession performance in neighboring states.
I have to admit in some ways I like Tiger better now. He's more human. Also it gives the pictures I took of him 6 weeks ago some new meaning.
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Perry County Commissioner Albert Turner is scheduled to testify tomorrow before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment at a hearing to discuss the TVA coal ash spill in Kingston, TN. He'll be addressing health and safety concerns about the coal ash being dumped in Perry County's [...]
Lawyers are the people everybody loves to hate - until they need a good one.
Kudos to this local organization of lawyers who aren't only good attorneys but good people as well: the Madison County Volunteer Laywers Program.
The Madison County Volunteer Lawyers Program (MCVLP) is a not-for-profit pro bono [...]
If you live in Birmingham, vote now, before the rain gets any worse!!! Patrick Cooper!!!and thought you might be interested in reading.
A Day in the Life of Average Joe Conservative:
"Joe gets up at 6:00 am to prepare his morning coffee. He fills his pot full of good clean drinking water because some liberal fought for minimum water quality standards. He takes" [...]
This is the most important news of the day... okay, maybe only some of [...]
People in power hardly ever give it up gracefully, and Dr. Joe Reed is no exception. Reed, Associate Executive Secretary of the AEA and head of the Alabama Democratic Conference, has wielded great political power in his lifetime, but in recent years he's been on the losing side more and [...]
Honest services fraud: The law in in question has been on the books since 1988 (Title 18, s. 1346) and has been used in high-profile prosecutions like that of lobbyist Jack Abramoff and former Enron executive Jeff Skilling -- his is one of three [...]
Hi there! You may not remember me, because my ten year old computer decided to play "On again Off again" over the past week or so. My television set, however, has been working, and yes! I saw Alabama walk all over the formerly invincible Tim Tebow on their way to [...]
from my friend and fellow PE member - Mykle T
Are you game to face off with Palin one more time and win?
Sarah Palin's book went on sale November 17 and predictably, it's selling like crazy. Fiction or not, it'll be tough to topple. But for just one day, Tuesday, December' [...]
... Highlighting The Cost of Delaying Health Care
We all know the Republican game plan on health care reform is delay & obstruct, obstruct & delay, hoping to make this President Obama's Waterloo. If Alabama has a Senator who might be the tiniest sliver of a bit [...]
Adding to the debate regarding charter schools in this state, there are a few op-eds across the state worth noting. Two of the following are supportive with the third opposing them, and they each bring up some thoughts worth considering
1) Caroline Novack of the A+ Partnership
Novack, a longtime [...]
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There's a lot of truth to M. J. Ellington's Ethics the Focus for 2010.
... Democrats, who have long been the subject of Republican questions about ethics and the Montgomery "culture of corruption," say openness in government needs to go both ways.
With the turn comes renewed hints that 2010 political [...]
It's hard to believe they pay Rush for this. It's even harder to believe he gets hundreds of millions to spout wild nonsense. I've heard more sensible things from schizophrenic homeless people.
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I hardly follow football at all these days, but if the President can favor Florida in the SEC championship game and a gubernatorial candidate can tweet his prediction, the rest of us might as well jump in, too.
Artur Davis says Bama 24 : Florida 20.
I [...]
Do I know of the tax measures that will be on our ballots next month, she asks? Why, sure I do. But what I didn't know was' [...]
We woke up to a lovely dusting of snow this morning here in North Alabama.
There's not much prettier than a small snow, especially one that leaves the roads clear. Naturally, I had to run out and snap a few pictures ... grab yourself a warm beverage and enjoy the [...]
Predictions for the game today.
This is the open thread of the day. Politics, sports, scandals. You name it, we discuss it.
Even weather. I hear it's snowing back in Birmingham.
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Crist is wagering Florida's famous fruit against a [...]
Jump on in and discuss. Don't make me suggest the absences of a quorum.
As always, this' [...]
Have you heard the Obama administration might appoint a (gasp) Republican as the next U.S. Attorney in the Middle District of Alabama? Let me set your mind at rest. No matter what you may have heard, Tamarra Matthews Johnson is not a "rabid, right-wing Republican." She's not any sort of [...]
It’s never good news when it’s about the tanker, and now this.
Moviegoers know Jody Trautwein as the smiling Alabama pastor who tries to talk Sacha Baron Cohen’s character out of being gay in the hit movie “Bruno.” Trautwein is now auditioning for another role: Mayor of Birmingham.
(Forgive me if [...]
Taking our good news where we find it: Job losses for last month were lower than expected.
With one possible exception, nobody came close to correctly predicting the surprisingly low job losses for November reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics today. The non-farm payroll fell just 11,000, [...]
I served my country from ‘71 - ‘74 in that dirty little war.
When I got off the plane there were no brass bands to greet me or parades to march in but I still walked tall. I had done what I was asked to do and then [...]
I like the spirit of this video. It's a good wakeup call for the concerned bloggers who perpetually gripe and don't get anything done. Although I don't think Baratunde needs to make it an either or thing. A lot of bloggers also make phone calls.
Much more on this in' [...]
Are you a gambler? How would you rate the odds of Bradley Byrne or Artur Davis becoming our next governor?
Hint: Danny's experts rate their chances high and predict Jim Folsom is a favorite to repeat at Lt. Gov. Personally, I think 2:1 [...]
Rick Warren, the purpose driven pastor, did it differently. He married someone he was not in love with and was not attracted to, asking her to marry him [...]
We knew Bob Riley wasn't really serious about bidding all contracts back when he was signing that $13 million no-bid contract with Paragon Source, a computer services company with no business phone, no business license and no website ... Riley and the [...]
H.R. 4145 — Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 -- passed the House today, 225-200.
I don't have any problem with the estate tax. I think it serves the important function of inhibiting the (further?) development of an American aristocracy. Conservatives -- [...]
