The debt is real — and so is the hypocrisy
Alabama’s congressman rails against waste yet backs multitrillion-dollar bills, delaying real spending cuts and passing the burden onto future generations.
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“Family values” lawmaker Tracy Estes arrested on domestic violence charges
Estes, a two-term Republican lawmaker who has long touted conservative family ideals, is now facing legal troubles after a protection order was filed.
September 23, 2024
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See recent postsHypocrisy exposed: Lawmaker’s texts on “Sugar Baby” site amid crackdown on porn
This incident is emblematic of the disconnect between the public personas our politicians cultivate and their private endeavors.
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See recent postsMo Brooks really just can’t agree with … Mo Brooks
Mo can’t seem to agree with himself.
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See recent postsIf a racially just Alabama is what you want, prove it
Inauguration speeches came on a day when Alabama has chosen to honor both Martin Luther King and Robert E. Lee.
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See recent postsAre we about to see another surge? It’s up to us
We’re in the cusp of either taming the plague or giving it a fifth life.
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"We’ve been mandating vaccines for public health reasons forever."
Alabama Democrats call on Gov. Ivey to work with feds to boost vaccinations
Ivey said she plans to fight President Joe Biden's order to have more Alabama workers vaccinated against COVID-19 or be tested weekly.
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See recent postsAlabama lawmakers continue to embarrass state when it comes to issues of race
There was no irony in the Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday evening. Oh, several members of the House billed it as such, when the Republican-dominated body voted down an anti-racial profiling bill just moments after passing a resolution honoring Rosa Parks. But that wasn’t irony. It also wasn’t hypocrisy. Because for either irony or … Continued
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See recent postsHypocrisy, injustice from the Alabama Legislature
By Rep. Craig Ford State Legislatures and the US Congress typically have the lowest approval ratings of any government branch or agency, and last week the Alabama Legislature showed exactly why that is. The same State Legislators who made their own pay raises part of the State Constitution, and are subsequently receiving more than a … Continued