Birmingham Blues

Oh, goody. Ralph Nader has formed an exploratory committee to evaluate another run for the Presidency. That’s just what we need. Ralph, honey, please go find some other way to feed your ego. Kthxbai.

John Edwards suspended his run for the Democratic presidential nomination today. Melissa has a lovely post reflecting on his campaign and its welcome focus on the millions of people who haven’t benefited from George W. Bush’s efforts to enrich his friends.
Edwards hasn’t announced an endorsement, but if he makes one I predict he’ll go [...]

Rudy’s demise was inevitable. After focusing all his hopes on Florida, he came in a distant third in last night’s primary. And this after a string of sixth-place finishes. Well, he did manage to squeak in ahead of Ron Paul to claim fourth place in New Hampshire — with 9% of the [...]

Democrat James Fields won yesterday’s special election in Alabama House District 12 with nearly 60% of the vote in a race that many Republicans apparently thought would be an easy pickup. Danny has been following the race, and he has an excellent analysis of the results at the Political Parlor. I didn’t follow [...]

Last week, I posted about Mayor Langford’s Bible study on city time. Today, a commenter asked:
When is a lunch hour considered “city time” and “taxpayer’s money”?
While the City Chambers might not be the best place for it, the fact remains everyone is welcome to a lunch hour. That is their time.
So, in the interest [...]

Barack Obama won the South Carolina Democratic primary on Saturday with a convincing 55% of the votes cast. As big as that win is, what might be an even bigger story is the ongoing record turnout of voters for Democratic primaries and caucuses around the country. In South Carolina, more than 532,000 people [...]

In a nod to our Glamour/Society rating, I’d like to give a plug to Virginia Samford Theatre’s production of the School Edition of Les Misérables. The School Edition designation means that all the actors must be under the age of 19 and enrolled in high school, middle school, or elementary school. [...]

There will be a special election on Tuesday to fill the vacant seat in House District 12 previously held by Neal Morrison (D), who resigned in August 2007 to become interim president of Bevill State Community College. If you’re interested in helping to elect a Democrat in HD12, you can join a group from [...]

The Hillary Clinton campaign is holding an open house tomorrow (Saturday, January 26) to celebrate the opening of the Birmingham campaign office. Everyone is invited to 1614 3rd Avenue North from 2:00 to 3:00 PM. Click here for details.
Barack Obama will be back in Birmingham on Sunday for a town hall meeting at [...]

A source tells me that Mayor Langford will be leading Bible study for city employees this morning from 11:00 till noon in the City Council Chamber.  If you hurry, you can still get there on time.  That’s city time, paid for by city taxpayers.  Of course, it’s NOT mandatory, so perhaps some city workers will [...]