Romney up 45-36 with indys, 88% GOP support. Strong. MT @ppppolls: Mitt Romney leads Obama 47-45 nationally tinyurl.com/c65jzzq — toddcstacy (@toddcstacy) December 20, 2011   Alabama has largely followed national trends throughout the presidential race to this point. Texas Governor Rick Perry jumped out to a fast start in Alabama, winning the ALGOP Presidential Straw […]

By: Education Action Group The “education experts” that are giving leadership to the National Education Association have come out in favor of tougher testing measures for prospective teachers. The NEA, the nation’s largest labor union, announced last week that it favors “national standards for teacher preparation and licensing.” “All teacher candidates should have one full year of […]

No one really knows. In my time working in the music industry, that was the most startling realization I had. As an artist, and later as a producer manager and concert promoter, I worked in the music industry during a time of profound change. Multi-billion dollar entertainment empires were being dismantled by teenagers on computers […]

Have you ever tried to get into a Sam’s Club without an ID? Not happening. A few other activities that require an ID include purchasing alcohol, tobacco, or a firearm, renting an apartment, opening a bank account, entering a federal courthouse, boarding an airplane and cashing a check. Yet, in many states, ID is not […]

“These people are going to end up rioting about this,” says Sheila Tyson, a community activist in Jefferson County, Ala. “If they let this stuff happen they are going to get the biggest riot the South has ever seen . . . I can see it coming.” That’s a pretty serious prediction. What could possibly […]

by: Sen. Bryan Taylor (R – Prattville) All I want for Christmas is factual, unbiased news. All year long, we in Alabama have suffered one news report after another in which sensationalism has triumphed over fact. Take the media coverage of Alabama’s immigration law, for example. Contrary to widespread reports, the immigration law doesn’t criminalize […]

Senator Jabo Waggoner, Alabama State Chair for Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign, today announced his complete Alabama leadership team. Senator Waggoner personally delivered Speaker Gingrich’s qualifying papers to Alabama GOP Headquarters and released the following list: Alabama House of Representatives Chair – Rep. Jack Williams Central Alabama Chair- former State Sen. Larry Dixon South Alabama Chair- […]

A new Gallup poll shows Americans are growing increasingly concerned with the overreach of big government. 64% now say that big government is the biggest threat to our country, far exceeding the threat from big business and big labor. Even Democrats now share this concern although not by as wide of a margin as Republicans […]

A bizarre story broke on Sunday evening that former Director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs Bill Johnson has been living a secret life in New Zealand as a sperm donor for lesbian couples. The Mobile Press Register’s Political Editor George Talbot has the full story here. Johnson, who was also a former […]

“Alabama’s Drop in Unemployment Gets National Coverage” While opponents of Alabama’s immigration law strain for evidence that it hurts the state’s business climate, the facts continue to prove otherwise. The Daily Caller reports below. — Alabama’s unemployment rate fell at a record pace in November amid stepped-up efforts by President Barack Obama’s deputies to frustrate enforcement of […]

The White House Office of the President December 19, 2011 Dear Mr. Claus ~ As we celebrate the joyous season of Christmas, I know that I speak for many Americans in wishing you well on your trip around the globe and thanking you for the joy that you spread on an annual basis. You know […]

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Retail Association, one of Alabama’s largest business groups, announced their endorsement of Chief Justice Chuck Malone in his bid for election to a full term in the 2012 election cycle. “I am honored to receive the endorsement of the Alabama Retail Association,” Malone said in a statement released by his campaign. […]