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Democrats need to start acting like Republicans

Republicans are masterful at pandering and heaping praises upon themselves. Democrats should give that a shot.
November 14, 2024

Alabama Republicans can’t manage the crisis they helped create

On Tuesday, Alabama’s governor called together the state’s media, in the midst of a global pandemic, so they could broadcast pictures of her tying a ribbon around a post to remind people to pray for healthcare workers.  Surrounding Gov. Kay Ivey at the event were various pastors from churches in and around Montgomery. And they … Continued
April 9, 2020

Groupthink voting is now literally killing us

I have many friends who can tell you the names of the offensive linemen who started last year for their favorite college football team. And most of them can also tell you who their backups are.  Very few of these people can name off their state senator, their state representative, the city councilmen or their … Continued
April 3, 2020

An optimist, or just naïve?

Give U.S. Sen. Doug Jones credit. He isn’t pandering for Alabama votes, and that’s just another reason to respect this public servant. I was stunned, but then not stunned, to see that Jones, a Democrat from Birmingham, is only polling at 41 percent approval. Alabama is, after all, solidly for Donald Trump, a now-impeached president. … Continued
January 23, 2020

Judge Moore says that Democratic candidates are pandering to their socialist constituents

Tuesday, Senate candidate former Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) criticized the tax plans of major Democratic Party candidates for President of the United States. Judge Moore said that the Democratic contenders were “pandering to their socialist supporters.” The major Democratic candidates for President of the United States have all promised to undo the Tax Cuts … Continued
January 15, 2020

Another “guns in church” bill is coming. It will be as pointless as the previous versions

You can take your gun to church, unless the church says you can’t.  There is no law that will change this. And there will never be one.  That is because in America, a private business or house of worship has the right to prevent anyone from entering their premises for pretty much any reason that … Continued
January 2, 2020

Kay Ivey has an opportunity to do some real good

Dressing up in blackface 50 years ago doesn’t make Gov. Kay Ivey a racist.  It just helps explain why she’s a racist today. Think of it sort of like those superhero origin stories that are popular now. The blackface incident at Auburn was just one early clue that Kay Ivey was going to be a … Continued
August 30, 2019

Tuberville was right. And then he caved.

Tommy Tuberville is right about veterans’ health care.  Or, well, he was right. Before he bent to political pressure and stupid Trump pandering. But when Tuberville, speaking to a group in north Alabama this week, said that Trump should be doing more to help this country’s veterans, he was right. He was also right to … Continued
August 8, 2019