When President Donald Trump visited Tuscaloosa in May to make the commencement address to the University of Alabama graduates, he also arrange…
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For the casual observer, taking a cursory look at our political leaders reveals that may we have some pretty old folks in positions of power.
Richard Shelby’s last week as our United States senator was poetically amazing.
Richard Shelby walked out of the U.S. Senate this week after 36 years. Walking out with him is almost all of Alabama’s seniority and power in…
Our iconic Senior United States Senator, Richard Shelby, will walk out of the Senate chambers in Washington, D.C. next week and come home to retirement in Tuscaloosa. History will reveal Senator Shelby as Alabama’s greatest U.S. Senator, especially when it comes to bringing home the bacon to the Heart of Dixie. To say Shelby is the greatest is saying a mouthful, because we have had some great ones. Shelby will rest along with the likes of John Bankhead, John Sparkman, Lister Hill, and Howell Heflin. He has served longer in the Senate than any Alabamian in state history – 36 years. He served eight years in Congress before beginning his senate tenure in 1986.
This 2022 Election Year in Alabama has been monumental and memorable. Any gubernatorial year is big in the state. It is the brass ring of Al…
Katie Britt won the Republican Senate Primary the old fashioned way. She got out and worked for it and earned it and, folks, she won big. She …
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Katie Britt has never held a political office, but she is no stranger to politics — even Washington D.C. politics.
My next book on Alabama politics will expound on who I believe have been the top 60 political leaders in Alabama over the past 60 years.
Our senior U.S. Senator, Richard Shelby, turns 85 this week. In March, he reached another milestone by surpassing Sen. John Sparkman as the lo…