Barring a last-minute jolt to the proceedings, Donald Trump is about to attain his party’s presidential nomination. This, despite efforts to stop him that spilled messily into the opening of the Republican National Convention. As his wife, Melania, put it from the stage on Monday night, “It would not be a Trump contest without excitement and drama.” Instead of a…
In a different year, Republican Alabama Governor Robert Bentley would have packed his bags and be on his way to Cleveland for next week’s Republican National Convention. Bentley endorsed John Kasich as “the only grownup in the room” early in primary season, but Kasich’s hopes faded long ago, and it is now the Year of Donald Trump, who Bentley had…
Sponsoring legislation to begin impeachment proceedings against Republican Governor Robert Bentley has apparently not affected a Republican state representative’s relationship with the Alabama Republican Party. Representative Ed Henry has been appointed to a committee leadership position. The Party announced the position on Thursday: “Committee on Rules and Order of Business: AL Representative Ed Henry (HD-9) and Laura Payne The Convention…
