The people's voice of reason
The people's voice of reason
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There comes a time when leaders must stop worrying about who they might offend and start worrying about who they are sworn to protect. Senator Tommy Tuberville stepped into that role with unmistakable clarity when he responded to the proposed creation of the Islamic Academy of Alabama. His words were plain, direct, and from the heart. He said, "I will be damned if we are going to do that." That single sentence captured exactly what millions of Alabamians feel but rarely hear expressed by their...
Auburn University has taken a bold and confident step forward, and every Auburn fan ought to be proud of the leadership shown by Athletic Director John Cohen and President Christopher Roberts. They made a hire that reflects strength, vision, and a commitment to bringing Auburn football back to the national stage where it belongs. Alex Golesh is exactly the kind of coach Auburn needs. He is tough, he is driven, he is innovative, and he understands how to build a winning culture that players...
Just in time for Thanksgiving, Fani Willis has given America something truly special to be grateful for. After years of wasting Georgia's money, embarrassing her office, and paying her boyfriend with taxpayer funds, her Trump witch hunt finally collapsed right before the holiday weekend. What perfect timing. While families across Georgia are carving turkeys, Willis is carving up the last remnants of her credibility. It is almost as if she wanted this story buried under sweet potato casserole...
Ask any parent in Alabama what they fear most, and they will give the same answer. They fear the nightmare of someone harming their child. They fear the kind of evil that destroys innocence before a child even has a chance to grow. Every mother and father understands this instinctively, and that is why this moment in Alabama is so important. Our state stands at a moral crossroads, and our response will reveal more about who we are than any slogan or campaign promise ever could. For years,...
Governor Tim Walz is now at the center of a scandal that grows uglier by the day. The one billion dollar Feeding Our Future fraud was already the largest abuse of taxpayer money in Minnesota history. It was already a stain that dwarfed Watergate. But now the truth is coming out that takes this from incompetence to corruption. Walz’s administration retaliated against whistleblowers who tried to expose the fraud. Instead of shutting down the criminal operation, the Walz team went after the p...
Only in Washington can the government shut down and still send you a tax bill. There’s something downright absurd about Washington’s favorite circus, the so-called “government shutdown.” The lights go out, the bureaucrats go home, the national parks close, and the media act like civilization is ending. TSA workers go on half pay, veterans’ calls go unanswered, and families cancel long-planned trips because the parks are barricaded. But one thing never shuts down, the IRS. Somehow, through e...
There are moments in American leadership when you can feel history turn, moments when the right people with the right resolve make decisions that protect families, strengthen our national security, and remind the world that the United States will never bow to criminal cartels or foreign adversaries. This week was one of those moments. For years, Washington shrugged while fentanyl poured across our borders. Presidents before Donald J. Trump talked tough but delivered nothing. Bureaucrats made...
There are moments when the nation looks to Washington and demands real leadership, not political theater. This week delivered one of those rare moments. And it is time to express a heartfelt thank you to two of Alabama's own, Senator Coach Tommy Tuberville and Senator Katie Britt, and to thank them on behalf of both Alabama and the entire United States of America for the roles they played in finally reopening the federal government under the decisive leadership of President Donald J. Trump. Coac...
This Veterans Day, I had the privilege of hearing Jared Hudson speak before a packed house at the Republican Club of Central Alabama. I can honestly say it was one of the most powerful and heartfelt speeches I have heard in years. Jared didn't talk about politics; he talked about purpose. He talked about faith, family, and freedom, and he reminded us what real leadership looks like in a time when our nation desperately needs it. Jared Hudson's story is the Alabama story. A decorated Navy SEAL,...
This Thanksgiving, as families gather across our great nation, my heart is overflowing with gratitude for God's goodness, for His mercy, and for the extraordinary privilege of living in the greatest country on earth. From the mountains of Montana to the red clay roads of Alabama, Americans will bow their heads around dinner tables, offering thanks to a God who has blessed us beyond measure. "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it" (Psalm 118:24). We are blessed,...
America has lost one of its great lions of democracy. Dick Cheney, the forty-sixth Vice President of the United States, passed away at eighty-four. With his passing, our nation closes a chapter defined by strength, conviction, and an unyielding belief in the American ideal. The Cheney family said it best. "Dick Cheney was a great and good man who taught his children and grandchildren to love our country, and to live lives of courage, honor, love, kindness and fly-fishing. We are grateful beyond...
President Trump just returned from a whirlwind trip through the Far East, and in true Trump fashion, he turned diplomacy into deal-making, conversation into contracts, and handshakes into hard results. While Democrats back home kept the government closed for "leverage" and fussed over his new ballroom built entirely with private funds, President Trump was halfway around the globe closing deals. Deals that will directly benefit American farmers, manufacturers, and workers and ultimately all...
Every November, Americans pause to honor the men and women who put everything on the line for our country. But gratitude should not be confined to one day on the calendar. Our veterans deserve recognition every single day, not only in words, but in deeds. As President Ronald Reagan once said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on.” Those who wear the uniform embod...
Washington's gridlock finally met its match. Coach Tommy Tuberville joined President Donald J. Trump in calling for the end of the Senate filibuster. Now the real action starts. Good leaders adjust when the game changes. Great ones know when to blow up a broken play. That's exactly what Coach Tuberville did. After meeting with President Trump, Coach made it clear: the American people care about results, not Senate rulebooks. "The American people don't care about Senate procedures - they care...
When the Founding Fathers pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to build this nation, they didn't envision a day when U.S. senators would have to ban foreign religious law from creeping into our courts. They certainly didn't imagine a Congress where political officials like New York' Cities likely new Moslem mayor Zohran Mamdani, and his ideological allies in the Squad, would love to see their beloved Shari law creep into our Judicial system. Once again Senator Tommy Tuberville isn't...
Only in Washington can the government shut down and still send you a tax bill. There’s something downright absurd about Washington’s favorite circus, the so-called “government shutdown.” The lights go out, the bureaucrats go home, the national parks close, and the media act like civilization is ending. TSA workers go on half pay, veterans’ calls go unanswered, and families cancel long-planned trips because the parks are barricaded. But one thing never shuts down, the IRS. Somehow, through e...
When the truth finally comes out, it usually does so in waves, and right now the wave crashing over Washington is the revelation that Merrick Garland's Department of Justice spied on Republican senators, including Alabama's own Tommy Tuberville, using secret subpoenas and buried FBI reports. This wasn't rumor or speculation, it happened in 2023 when Garland and Jack Smith were running wild with their January 6 obsession. They used grand jury subpoenas to seize phone metadata, so-called toll...
When bullets fly on the streets of Alabama's capital, leadership either steps up or steps aside. Governor Kay Ivey stepped up. While others issued sympathy and spin, she drew a line in the sand. "All available state assets are being discussed, and all options remain on the table," she declared. That's the kind of language Alabamians have been waiting to hear, not the bureaucratic mush of committees and consultations, but a clear promise that the State of Alabama will not surrender its capital...
There are moments in history when leadership cuts through chaos and restores hope to a weary world. President Donald J. Trump's announcement that both Israel and Hamas have signed onto the first phase of his Peace Plan marks one of those rare and defining moments. For decades, diplomats, pundits, and bureaucrats told us peace in the Middle East was impossible, too ancient, too bloody, too divided. Yet once again, President Trump refused to accept the counsel of the timid. He rejected the stale...
I want to begin by thanking Navy SEAL veteran and US Senate Candidate Jarred Hudson for saying what millions of Americans feel in their gut: members of Congress should not collect one red cent in salary while the government is shut down. Jarred has put it plainly, from the perspective of someone who has actually lived sacrifice, worn the uniform, and stood shoulder-to-shoulder with those who put their lives on the line for our freedoms. His call is powerful and correct, and I am proud to stand...
Governor Kay Ivey has just delivered a masterstroke for the future of Alabama-and it fits hand-in-glove with President Trump's MAGA agenda and the mission of the Energy Dominance Council. She signed the "Powering Growth" plan into law. With her signature on this transformative legislation, Governor Ivey is leading the charge toward free-market energy expansion, regulatory reform, and investment in real American infrastructure. This is what pro-growth, pro-jobs, pro-America leadership looks...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech before the United Nations last week was a master class in courage and clarity. He wasn't speaking "truth to power" - the General Assembly has no power. He was speaking truth in the face of hypocrisy. The same chamber that cheers dictators and terrorist sympathizers couldn't bring itself to listen to the elected leader of Israel, the one democracy in the Middle East that has stood tall against terror for generations. Netanyahu wasn't there to beg for...
The speeches in Quantico by Secretary Hegseth and President Trump have been needed for a long time. Decades of decay by every President since Reagan and Bush 41 brought us here. Finally, the Pentagon was told the truth to its face. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth walked up to the podium and detonated a bomb in the middle of military complacency: "The era of the Department of Defense is over. Welcome to the Department of War." With one executive order, the polite fiction ended. This is not about...
Most coaches walk away when the fire dies out, when the fans start grumbling, when the game has passed them by. Bruce Pearl isn't most coaches. He is leaving Auburn at the very top of his game, still winning, still recruiting, still commanding the national stage. That is not retiring. That is reloading. Bruce Pearl has never just been about basketball. He has always been a builder of men. He turned raw kids into leaders, teaching them toughness, loyalty, faith, and character. The scoreboard...
In times of trial, America’s character is tested, not in words, but in action. When Charlie Kirk was taken from us, the conservative movement did not collapse, it was called to rise, to renew, to refashion itself in courage and conviction. And in that moment, a leader emerged, not by accident, but by preparation: Erika Kirk. Erika Kirk is far more than a custodian of a legacy. She is its expansion, its living evolution. Her life has been a tapestry of service: from winning Miss Arizona USA to f...
