The World Around You

Rep. Artur Davis (D-AL) received a little good natured pressure from Donna Brazile in a forum this morning to run for Governor of Alabama.

“You are living in a time when there is more promise politically for people of color than there has ever been. The only question is whether we are audacious enough and strong enough to embrace the opportunity. Finally, nobody is going to hand you anything in politics. I don’t care if you’re black, brown, green or purple. If you run, they going to lie. They going to attack you. They’re going to challenge your ideas. The question is whether you can do what candidates all over the country have to do which is to rise to the occasion and to win.”

“Davis for Governor” campaign gets a nudge from Donna Brazile - Sweet Home Potomac - al.com

Or is that too much to ask?

Thompson Fails to Impress Religious Right — Political Wire

It’s not like them to be this far behind the curve, but the “frenzy” has certainly begun.

Everett Announces Retirement — Political Wire

Of course one could, and Danny proposes the scenario on his site. You need a Democrat who has already proven they can do, and he provides the list, and you need the chips to fall perfectly, which they rarely do. A lot depends on who decides to run, which is why we are all watching that develop so anxiously.

Doc’s Political Parlor: Can Dem Win AL-02?

UPDATE: mooncat has some additional thoughts on the money aspect at Left in Alabama.

So, Republicans have more open seats due to retirements, plus a lot less national committee money to spend helping their candidates hold those seats than Democrats do. In my mind, this adds up to a very different election climate than we have seen in, oh, 14 years or so.

The Democratic candidate in AL-02 will need to be able to connect to those voters and will have to be able to raise a lot of money on his or her own, that’s a basic requirement. But there’s potential to tap into some DCCC $$ to help out if it’s a competitive race while the Republican may have to make do with whatever he or she can raise locally. Times have changed.

I agree, and if Ron Sparks gets in the race, it will certainly make things very interesting.

I’d be surprised by this, except I know what addiction can do. It’s powerful and makes people extremely inventive and creative. If there is a will, there is a way, and addiction is the most powerful motivator you will find.

A Bayou La Batre woman has admitted smuggling drugs to her husband, an inmate at the Escambia County jail, by stuffing pills into their baby’s diaper.

The admission was made in a plea agrement by Mandy Lynn Mareno, whose husband pleaded guilty in Mobile’s federal court Wednesday to possessing or trying to possess prison contraband, conspiracy to provide contraband in prison and retaliating against a witness.

Mandy Lynn Mareno pleaded guilty earlier this month to drug charges. In her plea agreement, she admitted she hid the drugs such as Xanax and methadone in her baby’s diaper because the guards didn’t search the child on previous visits.

Escambia County inmate admits to receiving drugs in diaper - NewsFlash - al.com