1. After a great week for President Trump, the DNC files lawsuits and the mainstream media pretends nothing changed — After Trump legislative affairs director Marc Short stated he knows of no desire to fire Rod Rosenstein and Robert Mueller, Politico headline read, “Trump official won’t rule out firing Mueller”. — Hillary Clinton’s campaign’s favorite reporter says President Trump’s attorney […]

“Special interests” and “politically correct nonsense” are responsible for efforts to remove Confederate monuments from public spaces, Gov. Kay Ivey says in a recent campaign ad. At a campaign appearance earlier this week in Foley, Ivey made similar statements on the issue. “We must learn from our history. And we don’t need folks in Washington […]

Income taxes were just due, and I hope that filing this year wasn’t too painful. Despite the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) fearsome reputation, our tax system relies extensively on voluntary compliance. Tax Day thus reminds us why it is important for Americans to believe that our government serves our interests, an impression which seems endangered […]

1. AL.com’s most liberal brand “Reckon” hosted a GOP debate with an empty podium for Governor Kay Ivey — The misunderstood ethics bill, votes for Roy Moore, and arming teachers all showed differences in the candidates who appeared at the debate. — There is no benefit for the sitting governor to make herself available to […]

1. The economy continues to be strong and most Americans want the GOP running it, generic ballot tightens — In a change from three months ago, two polls found that 35 percent believe the Republican party is better suited to handle the economy, compared with 28 percent who think Democrats have the better economic policies. — Another […]

1. No one wins in court clash over the raid on President Trump’s lawyer’s office, home, and safe deposit box — Trump and Michael Cohen wanted to be able to see what the Feds seized, the judge ruled against them. — The judge also denied the prosecution’s requests to allow them to start going through […]

When Facebook makes promises, news outlets make bets, and dozens of outlets did just that when Facebook signaled an increase in traffic for video products in 2017. Now, Facebook seems to be reneging on its promise. Vox fired 50 video producers due to lagging Facebook traffic in February, but conservative news outlets have been on […]

1. Former FBI Director James Comey’s ABC interview doesn’t disappoint, everyone agrees they win — One of Comey’s most quotable lines was about whether the president of the United States is unfit to hold the job, saying “I don’t think he’s medically unfit to be president. I think he’s morally unfit to be president.” — […]

Tuesday is the final day to pay your 2017 taxes, but if you live in Alabama, at least you have stopped working for the government for the rest of this year. Alabama’s “Tax Freedom Day” came 11 days ago, on April 5, according to the Washington-based Tax Foundation. That is tied with Oklahoma and Tennessee […]

A recent Morning Consult poll showing Democratic U.S. Sen. Doug Jones’s approval rating at 47 percent – four points under Shelby’s 51 percent – gives me reason to revisit my thoughts on Sen. Jones’s politics. A few days after Doug Jones was elected as a U.S. senator, I offered four reasons why he looks like […]

1. 3 GOP candidates debate while the Governor threw out the first pitch at a minor league baseball game in the same city — Governor Kay Ivey’s refusal to debate is a key talking point for Republican opponents but probably doesn’t move the needle all that much with actual voters. This won’t stop us from talking […]

On Wednesday, Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) responded to the Congressional Budget Office’s recent budget outlook with, what could become, regret for his role in passing tax cuts. “If it ends up costing what has been laid out here, it could well be one of the worst votes I’ve made,” Corker told The Hill. Corker was […]

On Monday, the Congressional Budget Office published its analysis of the budget and economic outlook for 2018-2028, giving both Republicans and Democrats some more ammunition to take into the midterm elections. For Republicans, the analysis indicates that their recent tax cuts are helping to grow the economy as they said it would. “In our economic […]

1. FBI agents have raided the office of Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney — Michael Cohen’s office was raided Monday afternoon. Agents seized emails, tax documents, and records related to his payment to Stormy Daniels which indicates this is a campaign finance issue. — An important point in all of this is that […]

Last month the U.S. Senate passed the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA), legislation intended to limit online sex trafficking. (A similar bill—the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA)—was also passed by the House, and the combined legislation is known as FOSTA-SESTA.) Here are five facts you should know about […]

1. Syria has once again gassed its own people; President Donald Trump and the United Nations plan to act — Dozens are reportedly dead and hundreds are injured by what is being called a gas attack delivered by artillery, but Russia has called it a hoax. — Syria’s latest attack on men, women and children has […]

It’s been just over a week since the 2018 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature came to an end. After marinating on this year’s 26 legislative days, here are my takeaways in the final legislative review for 2018. There were a few pieces of legislation for which our legislators deserve a round of applause. 1. […]

1. Fixes to Alabama’s ethics laws would require a special session; a Democrat candidate for Governor wants to see one — As part of the conclusion of the state’s Bentley/Mason grand jury, there were multiple suggestions made for improvements to Alabama’s ethics laws which would require a special session. — Speaking to Guerrilla Politics, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt […]

1. President Donald Trump is not a target of the investigation, media declares this shows he is in big trouble now —  Trump’s lawyers have told the president that Robert Mueller does not consider him a target, but does consider him a witness. — In an attempt to make all news bad news, the media insists this […]

Both haters and defenders of President Donald Trump seized on this week’s bombshell Washington Post report that special counsel Robert Mueller’s team told the president’s lawyers he is not a “target” of the long-running Russia probe. Trump’s supporters contend it is evidence that breathless media speculation about “collusion” is overblown. Trump critics counter that Trump’s […]

Last week, Pope Francis reportedly told Eugenio Scalfari, the founder of the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, that Hell does not exist. “There is no hell, there is the disappearance of sinful souls,” Scalfari quoted the pontiff saying. On Friday, March 30, after Scalfari published his story, The Vatican published this statement  challenging its credibility: “The […]

1. An Alabama lawmaker, ex-GOP chief, and business executive have been arrested — In what appears to be a never-ending stream of criminal charges against elected officials, new charges ensnare the three for allegedly engaging in a scheme to pass legislation to force Blue Cross and Blue Shield to cover treatment at a diabetes clinic. […]

Last week’s non-David Hogg related gun news consisted of different entities declaring a need to repeal the 2nd Amendment, followed by savvy Democrats and the media allies declaring no one wants to end the 2nd Amendment. Alabama Senator Doug Jones was asked about the current state of the gun debate, and he said a gun […]

1. President Donald Trump signals end of the DACA debate as a “Caravan of migrant families” move towards U.S. border — The president has declared that any DACA deal is officially dead, he also called for a “nuclear option” to work on border issues. — This is all happening as there is a massive mob […]