Birmingham Blues

Mosque attacks are pushing Iraq toward civil war. Why are we there again?

Wow! I am amazed and thrilled that SB52 passed on a 10-0 vote in the Senate Constitution Committee. Now the bill has to make it to the Senate floor for a vote. I don’t know if it has a chance of passing, but I’m thrilled that it even has a chance. [...]

Waiting. Waiting to see if the chemo makes him sick this time. Waiting for the radiation to be done. Waiting for the next round of tests. Waiting to find out if the surgeon will be able to remove the tumor. Waiting for the day lilies to come up and waiting [...]

I’m loading the kids in the momvan and heading off to visit my parents. Posting will be light unless Dick Cheney shoots someone else. Have a great President’s Day weekend!

HB109 would let the citizens of Alabama vote on a constitutional convention. The Birmingham News offers no detail, but my sources tell me it was a 7-7 vote, with one Republican, Paul DeMarco, voting yes, and two Democrats, Steve Hurst and Joseph Mitchell, voting no. Sadly, the Mobile Register captured the no voters’ [...]

Rest in peace, Rev. Porter.
UPDATE: Here’s Rev. Porter’s obituary from the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church website. He served as Dr. King’s associate pastor at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery. His civil rights work is commemorated with a statue in Kelly Ingram Park.

Roy Moore has asked the head of the state Republican Party to step aside till after the primary, claiming she favors Bob Riley. Want some cheese to go with that whine, Roy?

Yesterday I attended a public hearing on Senate Bill 52, which proposes a statewide vote on a constitutional convention. I’ve supported constitutional reform ever since I attended my first ACCR meeting quite a few years ago. If you’ve been reading here, you’ve already seen my rants about our current constitution. If you’re [...]

I’m off to Montgomery to lobby for constitutional reform, so I’ll certainly have my heart broken today.

In the most recent Mobile Register-University of South Alabama poll of likely Republican voters, Gov. Bob Riley leads Roy Moore 56% - 28%, with 16% undecided. October poll results had Riley at 44%, Moore at 25%, and 31% undecided. It looks like those who are making up their minds are making them up [...]