Let's Praise Shelby, Not Censure HIm

Many are saying Alabama wouldn't have gotten the Toyota-Mazda plant if Roy Moore had been elected our newest U.S. Senator. No one can actually know that for a fact, but we feel it's a pretty good guess. Would Moore have cared? We're guessing the answer to that is no.

What role did Richard Shelby play in Moore's defeat? We certainly think he helped, but we don't believe he was the deciding factor. Now some Moore supporters want the Republican Party to censure Shelby for going against party line. We doubt that they get their wish, but it does reflect on the average Moore supporter, aka sore loser.

Shelby won't run again, so he really has nothing to lose. He's already a hero to most of the state, and many are calling him the greatest senator the state has produced. We're holding off on that title. Such appraisals are almost impossible considering the amount of change in political climate from generation to generation, but certainly Shelby should be pretty high up in the pantheon. 

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Colbert Commissioner David Black

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Let's Talk John McMillan

John McMillan is the current state Commissioner of Agriculture and a long standing fixture in the state Republican Party. He had planned to run for governor, but changed his mind...for whatever reason. Now he's running for state Treasurer. He has name recognition and a large political base. 

If the election were held in the proverbial tomorrow, McMillan would win hands down. We all know how quickly things can change, and the primary is five months in the future. Now McMillan will be facing local political iconoclast David Black. Republican Black has some state cred, but how much is the question. Or perhaps the question is the contents of his war chest?

Whom will we support? That too is open at this point. We can say that it's going to be another long political season.

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Like McMillan, several announced candidates have dropped out of the governor's race. Yet, there's still time to qualify. Keep your garlic handy.