Twenty years ago, former U.S. Secretary of Education William Bennett noticed a disturbing set of developments in American society. The American ideals of freedom, opportunity, and representative government were prevailing in…
Category: Politics
NFIB Endorses DeKalb Legislative Candidates
Senator Phil Williams, with a 100% voting record on pro small business issues, was among those endorsed by the NFIB.
Joe Hubbard is Shooting Blanks
Politicians who don’t have a record to run on or accomplishments to tout almost always end up slinging mud. That’s what Montgomery trial lawyer Joe Hubbard is doing in his race…
We Need Real Solutions for the Budget Crisis
There are many things I believe a person in leadership should be: responsive to their constituents, strong in their core values, able to make tough decisions and most importantly, a good…
The Legislature's Limitations and Need for Reform (Part 3)
Alabama’s Constitution requires the diversion of certain categories of revenue to specific purposes, without those funds ever passing through the hands of the Legislature. As noted in Budget Basics, Part 1, 86%…
Aderholt Addresses House Vote to Arm Syria
Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) today announced his vote against authorizing President Obama to raise, train, and equip a rebel army to fight in Syria’s Civil War. “The same question that haunted President Obama…
The Ray Rice Effect
Has Ray Rice Cost Mark Fuller His Job? Ever since a video of Ray Rice assaulting his then-fiancé and present wife in the elevator of an Atlantic City casino, the national…
Move Over Dale Peterson...
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