We were going to have this conversation one of these days — if you consider a barrage of claims, assertions, denials, and calls for resignation a conversation. However, I digress. We were going to find ourselves tied in knots eventually…
So. Be careful what you wish for. I have no idea what went on with Roy Moore. And the demands increase from Republicans in Washington for him to get out of the Alabama Senate race. Now, Texas Senator Ted Cruz has withdrawn…
A generation ago a leading criminal defense attorney retained me to test arguments. The defendant — his client — was a California legislator accused of several counts of “unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor.” In California this previously was called…
Things are looking bleak for Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore, what with more women coming forward accusing Moore of being a cad when these women were girls, and with Gloria Allred pushing herself into the center ring of what is…
Washington President Donald Trump and his Republican Party should be celebrating. The GOP just rolled out a big tax cut bill, as the party controls the White House, Senate and House. But instead of breaking out party hats and noisemakers,…
Cable television is littered with “Republican consultants” who hate Republicans and consult no one. To the extent that they even worked on Republican campaigns, they were losing ones. MSNBC and CNN are a veritable jobs program for these frauds, sending…
Mitch McConnell spent a chunk of money in Alabama. His influence probably hindered his buddy’s chances rather than helped him. Instead, he gave money and his vociferous endorsement to Luther Strange in the Alabama race, and according to the Senate…
Luther Strange had entered the United States Senate temporarily, hand-picked by now-disgraced former Alabama Governor Robert Bentley to sit in the seat that became vacant when Jeff Sessions left the upper legislative chamber to head the Justice Department. On Tuesday…
Washington The future of Donald Trump’s presidency could ride on what Alabama Republicans do at the polls on Tuesday. If Trump’s favored candidate, Sen. Luther Strange, wins after trailing in recent polls, the president can claim that he still can…
It is said that conservatives, like elephants, never forget — and apparently some of them never forgive, either. For very good reason, conservative 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge William Pryor is reportedly on President-elect Trump’s short list for a…