Mike Rogers, Armed Services Committee Republicans press Biden for Afghanistan plan
Republicans on the House Armed Service Committee pressed Biden to present a plan on Afghanistan.
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SOS Merrill back in hot water over social media interactions
This is not the first time that Merrill has come under fire for the way he handles his social media accounts.
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See recent postsGov. Kay Ivey moved the football again
I understand how Charlie Brown must have felt. The disappointment and surprise when Lucy moved that football one more time. The betrayal. The embarrassment. The anger. I know those feelings, because far too often I’ve experienced them with Alabama politicians. I want so badly to believe that our elected lawmakers are good and smart people … Continued
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See recent postsMy unplanned pregnancy, and why Alabama should pass this pro-life bill
What keeps us from sharing our stories? The ones we should tell? When it comes to the story I shared Wednesday morning with the Alabama House Health Committee regarding what would be the nation’s strongest pro-life law, it’s been fear. Fear of being misunderstood. Fear of future assumptions based on past mistakes. Most of all, … Continued
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See recent postsEnough with the altruistic falsities, let markets decide
The last three years of legislative sessions have taught us that there is almost always more to the story when it comes to legislation, especially when the Southern Poverty Law Center is involved. Year after year, the SPLC and their allies they have come to the Alabama Legislature with bills that they claim to be … Continued
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See recent postsDo you smell what the Alabama Supreme Court is cooking up?
You can smell it coming, can’t you? I’m talking about the stink from whatever the Alabama Supreme Court is about to do with Mike Hubbard and his rightful conviction for 11 felonies. You can smell it for miles. Mainly because the ALSC hasn’t been interested in following the law for the last two decades. Instead, … Continued
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See recent postsWhy are white people so scared?
Several Saturdays each Fall, Auburn University students, faculty and alumni — thousands of them — roll into Jordan Hare Stadium on campus to cheer for the school’s football team. The majority of the players are black. The school’s basketball teams — both mens and womens — are made up primarily of black players. The school’s … Continued
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See recent postsJeff Sessions’ lonely island
You live by the cowardice, you die by the cowardice. Jeff Sessions is learning that lesson the hard way these days, as he adjusts to life on his lonely, lonely island. Years of bigotry and shadiness alienated him from everyone center-right and to the left. And now, the poor ol’ fella has done been out-bigoted … Continued
Activist calls for Attorney General Steve Marshall to be decertified or impeached
Across the state, lawyers, politicos and candidates are questioning how to deal with the dark money that flowed into the Republican Attorney General’s primary race. North Alabama Republican activist Thomas J. Scovill is calling for Speaker Mac McCutcheon and the ALGOP steering committee to deny Republican primary winner—appointed Attorney General Steve Marshall—certification because of funds … Continued
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See recent postsAlabama voters: You just don’t care
Secretary of State John Merrill expected turnout in Tuesday’s Democratic and Republican Party primary runoffs to be “extraordinarily low.” Merrill said he thought, on average, 15 percent to 18 percent of the state’s registered voters would go to the polls. Even that was wishful thinking. Alabama voters: You don’t care. With as much going on … Continued