Posts Tagged ‘Richard Shelby’
Shelby Steers Millions to Ex-Aides
Manu Raju and John Bresnahan at Politico reveal this morning that U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) has steered over $250 million in earmarks to organizations whose lobbyists used to work for the Senator. They also point out that this activity has led to campaign contributions flowing back to Senator Shelby from these same lobbyists and [...]
What’s the Matter with Democrats in the Deep South?
Rhodes Cook of the Wall Street Journal writes this morning on the state of the Democratic party in the Deep South, using Alvin Greene, the Senate candidate who came from nowhere in South Carolina (and appears to have been elected purely because his name was first on the ballot and reminded some voters of the singer Al Green), as well as the failed [...]
Could this week get any worse for Troy King?
This could very well be remembered as the week that ended Troy King's political career... First, a scathing editorial runs in the Washington Times, saying, amongst other things: Sometimes paying to sue just doesn't pay. In a case with major national implications, the Alabama state Supreme Court gave a huge and well-deserved spanking Friday to [...]
Obama’s Speech on Healthcare and Alabama Reaction
President Obama delivered his remarks on healthcare reform before a joint session of Congress this evening. Of course, the most interesting portion of the speech from an Alabama perspective, was when the president mentioned our state as an example of the worst of insurance company monopolies, but Blue Cross of Alabama has been disputing the [...]
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