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Rogers: Impeachment inquiry is “another dead-end witch hunt”

Wednesday, Congressman Mike Rogers, R-Saks, said, “We all know what the impeachment hoax is all about. It us about overturning the 2016 election.” “What a waste of time. Any and all work on behalf of the American people has come to a screeching halt as House Democrats continue their push their impeachment hoax,” Rogers said. … Continued
November 14, 2019

Court blocks the Alabama abortion ban

U.S. District Court Judge Myron Thompson , age 72, granted a preliminary injunction Tuesday blocking H.B. 314, the Human Life Protection Act. The state law would have banned abortion in nearly all instances in Alabama. The one exception is to protect the health of the mother. The move was expected by both the opponents of … Continued
October 30, 2019

Rogers, Byrne, and Brooks support the White House response to the impeachment inquiry

Wednesday, the White House sent a letter to House Democrat Leadership stating that the Trump Administration would not cooperate with the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. Alabama Republican Congressmen Mike Rogers, Bradley Byrne, and Mo Brooks issued the statements supporting the White House counsel’s letter to House Democrats on what both Byrne and Rogers called a “sham … Continued
October 10, 2019

The consequences of impeachment

In the summer of 1973, as a student intern in Washington far from my home in Mobile, I got a firsthand view as the Senate held its Watergate hearings. For a young person, it was an amazing introduction to politics, and I was fascinated by what I saw. I followed the subsequent impeachment proceedings in … Continued
October 8, 2019

Rural Alabama is worth fighting for

Our rural communities truly are the backbone of our nation.  They clothe us and feed us, and they manufacture many of the goods we use every day. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, nearly 60 million Americans live in rural communities. For too long, these 60 million Americans have been fighting global forces alone.  … Continued
September 17, 2019

Why aren’t we better than this?

There are good people in Alabama.  I know this to be true. I’ve lived here my entire life. I’ve seen the good people of this state in action.  I’ve watched them help each other after tragedies. I’ve watched them stop to help strangers on the side of the road. I’ve watched them go to unimaginable … Continued
August 13, 2019

Alabama Democratic Party specializes in doing nothing

There was an extremely unpopular gas tax.  There was the felon in the White House.  There are tiny children held in cages in America.  There was an abortion law that could have been a storyline on “The Handmaid’s Tale.”  There was Republican Supreme Court justices giving indications that they’re on the verge of handing Mike … Continued
July 17, 2019

2020 races around the corner

Folks, don’t look now, but the 2020 Presidential Election is upon us. Indeed, as many as 21 Democratic aspirants are already announced and campaigning. They are quite a liberal group as you might expect. Leading the pack of Democrats trying to take Donald Trump out of the White House is an avowed, true socialist, Bernie … Continued
July 10, 2019

Poarch Creeks subject of multiple federal probes, White House is watching

UPDATE: Late Friday evening, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians released a statement disputing that the tribe is under investigation, calling the comments from sources cited in the story below “untrue.” Tribal chairwoman Stephanie Bryan called the story an “attack” on the Poarch Creeks and said the tribe operates its businesses “with the highest degree … Continued
May 9, 2019