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Re: Republicans Hand Democrats a Wedge Issue to Counter Abortion
02/09/12 9:35 pm
I can't remember if I tweeted you this link but it's to an article by a Professor of Moral Theology at the Jesuit Marquette University. I h...Re: Republicans Hand Democrats a Wedge Issue to Counter Abortion
02/09/12 8:26 pm
The six Republican Senators who sponsored the contraception mandate consist of two women who now have Stockholm Syndrome, a man who was driv...Re: The Tea Party is Only as ‘Dead’ as Conservatism
02/08/12 11:14 am
The essence of culture war is a marching-backwards. Glenn Beck made "Leave it to Beaver" noises because his target audience is cognitively s...Re: Morning Awful: Catholic Birth Control Contention
02/08/12 10:51 am
Notice how a lot of so-called liberal Catholic MEN, like E J Dionne and Chris Matthews, are making this all about religious freedom. Bullpuc...Re: The Tea Party is Only as ‘Dead’ as Conservatism
02/08/12 10:46 am
I was six years old and in parochial school when John Kennedy ran for President. I remember my parents and family being pleased when he won,...Re: Chris Hedges on the Black Bloc “Cancer” in Occupy (but not in Anonymous)
02/08/12 2:15 am
You've seen them before at the 2009 G-20 meeting and the Battle of Seattle in 1999.Re: Morning Awful: Regressive South Carolina
02/07/12 3:17 pm
It takes an advanced degree in cognitive dissonance to deny these laws have any object other than making it harder for minorities & the ...Re: Chris Hedges on the Black Bloc “Cancer” in Occupy (but not in Anonymous)
02/07/12 7:07 am
I checked out on OWS months ago so I never heard of Black Bloc. Wow. Good to know.Re: Most Precise Bombing Campaign Ever
02/06/12 8:43 am
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Category Archives: Alabama politics
Mo Brooks Town Hall
Freshman Representative Mo Brooks held a town hall meeting in Killen, Alabama on Thursday, June 30th. Killen is a suburban community that turned out for him in November 2010, helping him become the first Republican to represent Alabama’s fifth district … Continue reading
States of Dissolution
That spate of new Republican legislatures enacting austerity? They’re doing more harm than good: Cutting state services not only harms vulnerable residents but also slows the economy’s recovery from recession by reducing overall economic activity. When states cut spending, they … Continue reading
New C & L Post Up
My latest C & L post, “Big Government Republicans in Alabama,” is up! Please read, view, and share often.
Witnesses Of Perry County
House Bill 50, which would allow the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) to regulate coal ash in landfills passed the Commerce and Small Business Committee unanimously on March 2, 2011. Citizens from Perry County were there to press for … Continue reading
Alabama, Race, and Redistricting
While I’m in Montgomery over the coming weeks, I’ll be looking into redistricting issues. The US Census started releasing data relevant to the question yesterday. Swing State Project: Alabama…remained at seven seats (although they were close to losing one). Their … Continue reading
The Sick Man Of Alabama
There are just twelve Democrats left in the State Senate. Three are newly-elected. Of the remaining nine, just two are white males; so of course, the scandal-plagued (and white) Roger Bedford has been elected their leader. He sponsored the bingo … Continue reading
Morning Awful: Chairmanosclerosis
This is everything wrong with Alabama politics in a nutshell: MONTGOMERY — For the first time in his nearly 42-year career as chief lobbyist for the Alabama Education Association, Dr. Paul Hubbert will have to work with a Legislature controlled … Continue reading
Morning Awful: Alabama Crimson Tea Tide
Alabama is officially a red state at last. Republicans own the state house for the first time in 136 years: Stewart attributed the Republicans’ taking of the Legislature for the first time in 136 years, as well as every state … Continue reading
Are Times Daily Editors Smoking Crack?
In endorsing Republican Robert Bentley for governor, my local newspaper sees fit to include this third-from-the-bottom ‘graff: If elected, Bentley would do well to reconsider his opposition to health care reform, his support for Arizona’s tough immigration law and other … Continue reading
Herding Cats
From Steven Noles via Facebook: I wanted to say that yesterday’s SDEC meeting was the worst I have ever attended. Contentiousness; misguided decisions; constant worry that someone was going to succumb to heatstroke … then I remembered. My least favorite … Continue reading
Don’t Tax Me, Bro
California has a budget problem. So does Alabama. I wish Trevor Stokes, writer at my local newspaper, could use boldface in print: Frustrated residents, about 40 strong, gathered Thursday to protest a proposed property tax increase that education officials hope … Continue reading
