I first saw this story on Wonkette, but I wasn’t sure if that counted as a reliable source. But then CNN confirmed that our most distinguished senator embarrassed himself and the entire state of Alabama by taking to the floor of the US Senate for three hours with a Schoolhouse Rock poster by his side. […]
The Anniston Star comes out in favor of the immigration compromise being debated in Congress. In doing so, they slam Sessions on his immigration policies.
A compromise on a new immigration policy has been hammered out. Members of both parties and the White House see it as a step in the right direction. It is not […]
In an editorial denigrating the proposed immigration plan, the Washington Times describes Jeff Sessions as “the Alabama Republican who is likely to lead the fight to save the nation from this disaster.” Apparently, the Moonies at the Times have quite a high regard for Sessions.
I just thought y’all would enjoy getting a chuckle out of […]
From the Huntsville Times, Ron Sparks talks about challenging Jeff Sessions:
Sparks touts A&M research, confirms possible Senate run
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Sparks, a two-term Democrat from Fort Payne, also confirmed that he is considering a 2008 run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile. He said he has received significant encouragement in Alabama and across the […]
From the AP:
Sen. Sessions says he’s not ready to rubber stamp legislation
That headline might give readers the impression that Jeff Sessions is an independent voice for the people of Alabama. They might even think he’s a senator who either votes his own conscience or in his constituents’ interests.
Too bad there’s absolutely no merit for that. […]
The Republicans for Environmental Protection have released their 2006 congressional scorecard. Jeff Sessions received a zero, as in 0/100. Coming from fellow Republicans, that’s a pathetic score.
(H/T: Senate 2008 Guru)
A friend of Rush Limbaugh is certainly no friend of mine:
The place to aim at this is the people who are doing the legislation, and that’s in the Senate. Now, I will not forget Jeff Sessions, a good friend, senator from Alabama. We had a bite last week. Jeff Sessions was out there saying, […]
Sessions has introduced a bill that would fully fund the Striving Readers program. At first glance, that sounds like a pretty good idea. But here’s what Sessions’ office had to say in a press release:
Specifically, the Striving Readers Act would:
ยท Help states create statewide literacy initiatives for students in grades 4 -12, share data on […]
This Roll Call piece was all over the blogosphere yesterday, but for various reasons I didn’t catch it until today. While you’ll need a subscription to read the story on Roll Call’s site, PoliticsinAlabama.com carries the article in it’s entirety. But here’s the most interesting part:
Democratic leaders in Alabama think their time in […]
I’m not quite sure how I could have missed this over the weekend, but the Birmingham News had a piece examining the growing war-weariness here in Alabama. The story was based off of polling done by AEA’s highly reliable research outfit and signals that Jeff Sessions is in serious trouble.
Among many other interesting findings, […]
