The World Around You

Dick Brewbaker is a quitter, but he’s right about the power structure on Goat Hill.

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It sounds like James Ray Phipps is well on his way to being qualified to be governor of Alabama. Of course, most of our governors wait until after they leave office to be indicted, but who said getting an early start was a bad thing?

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A famous test pilot is missing after taking off from the airport af in Prattville, Alabama. I thought the headline was interesting and Crossfield is certainly famous, but added interest came from the connection to P’ville. I hope he is found soon.

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How can our legislators be so proud of looking for ways to usurp the constitution? The attitude with the so-called “community service grants”, which I prefer to call “the legislators slush fund”, seems to be, how can we craft the law so we can get away with it? This is downright despicable, and yet they seem proud of their efforts. What can you possibly say in response to that pride?

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I’m proud to be back contributing to my blog, as The World Around You approaches it’s third anniversary (April 25th). I have had a lot of change in my personal and professional life over the last few months, but as things begin to settle into a new “normal” and the political season heats up, I am glad to be back. Please visit often, I assure you there will be plenty to read.

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I have been a strong supporter of an earlyier presidential primary for Alabama. It looks like we may finally have the elements aligned to get it done.

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Richard Crow of the Alabama Poverty Project lays down a challenge for Alabamians in today’s Montgomery Advertiser. We have a lot of work to do in educating all Alabamians about the causes, conditions and consequences of poverty. Let’s start with the premise of Mr. Crow’s column. Forty six percent of the poor CANNOT “pull themselves up by their bootstraps”, they are either too young (children) or too old to work. Understanding this fundamental truth changes the course of the debate.

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I have been shocked at how Alabama is quietly marching toward the primary elections for governor with the race barely making a ripple on the public conciousness. What was supposed to be a crazy free-for-all is slowly marching toward a foregone conclusion. It appears that the incumbent governor and lieutenant governor will be squaring off in the general election in the fall. I don’t see anything on the horizon that would prevent Bob Riley and Lucy Baxley from representing their respective parties in November. Color me amazed.

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The University of Alabama booster who got the school in a whole heap of trouble with the NCAA was apparently found murdered today. Alabama really is something else, especially when it comes to football.

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I certainly don’t think teachers should be bringing their politics in the classroom, but give me a break. How many Alabama teachers talk about how wonderful the President is every day? I would like to know what the so-called “vulgar” word was. If it’s about a teacher showing something vulgar, let’s talk about that, not about whether it said something that is perceived as negative about the president.

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