Jim Zeigler Said What? Shame on You, Mr. Zeigler!

Our state auditor Jim Zeigler recently accused U.S. Senator Doug Jones of advocating for illegal aliens to vote. He later removed that comment, a comment which was patently untrue. 

What did Sen. Jones actually say? He said that we should follow the 14th Amendment, as the U.S. has in every past census since its passage, to count illegals in our population. Why has this become a hot button issue for the 2020 census?

Did you know that Alabama has the second highest death rate in the country? We were certainly surprised to discover that. It's not because of our smog (California) or our gangland wars (Illinois), so why does Alabama have such a high death rate? Please no answers involving KFC or Bluebell Ice Cream. Other thoughts welcome.

The problem this year concerns illegal immigration in California and Texas. In case anyone thinks our state has a huge influx of illegals, you might want to check out those two states. How does that affect us?

Since the number of congressional seats doesn't change, we can anticipate reapportionment that won't be favorable to this state. In 1950, our state had nine U.S. representatives; now we have seven. Let's be honest: It's looking very much like we will be downsized to only six after the 2020 census.

What is Alabama doing to recruit new industry and make our state more appealing to newcomers? The next time you hear of a legislator introducing such a valuable state bill as a ban on plastic bag bans, be sure to thank him!

Okaaaay! Now What about the Irish?

Jim Zeigler Would Do Well to Remain Silent

Several friends have asked us to consider state auditor Jim Zeigler as a possible candidate for governor. We had actually been leaning that way since we appreciate his common sense take on use of taxpayer dollars. Now after his bizarre support of Roy Moore, we have to say "no way."

First, he compared Moore and the 14 year-old to Joseph and Mary. We don't know how old Mary was; we do know it was a different era, so she may have been around 15 or so. We simply don't know. Nor do we know how old Joseph was. It's been said that carpenters made a good living, so we could infer Joseph would have sought a wife before the age of 32. Again, we don't know. 

We don't see Roy Moore asking to marry a 14 year old, nor do we see Joseph helping sneak Mary out of the house. Very sad comparison.

Then we have Zeigler's analogy to Zacharias and Elizabeth. Most Bible scholars believe they were a long time couple, and there's simply no way to determine any age difference.

Zeigler's latest: Bogey and Bacall! Yes, Lauren Bacall was only 19 when she began dating Humphrey Bogart. Bogart? He was 44 and still married to his third wife when he initiated a relationship with the much younger actress. Does Jim Zeigler really think that pair's behavior is an acceptable model for Roy Moore.

Of course, we see Al Capone and his tax evasion as being more in Moore's line. 

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You might not be able to see the "Buddy Holly Story" live onstage, but here's a video of its London presentation:

Hmmm, more popular than Roy Moore 60 years after his death; perhaps we have our write-in candidate?