I VOTED
Marian November 8th, 2006
It’s finally over! The endless string of mindless, negative claptrap, that ever dominated the airwaves. In few days all of the political signs littering the 
roadways will be gone. Don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy the political season, but near the end it does begin to wear.
Alabama politics, like the politics I grew up with in Oklahoma can be interesting. But, in Alabama, unlike most states, we vote on issues that concern people in counties 200 miles south of us. They should be able to decide their own fate. I saw a sign along the road today that was anti “Home Rule”. I thought to myself, who in their right minds would want to control issues that have nothing to do with and will have no impact on our part of the state.”
Politics can be suspect everywhere. Oklahoma politics was the same. In the early part of the 20th century, before statehood in April of 1907, there was a lot of wrangling over where the new state’s capital who be located. Provisionally, it was in a town about 45 minute north of Oklahoma City called Guthrie. But, there was the group from Oklahoma City who felt the it should be the site of the new capital! Well, one night the Oklahoma City faction took / stole the state seal from it’s place of safe keeping in Guthrie, and moved it to an undisclosed location in Oklahoma City, the Huckins Hotel. The State seal was kept in Oklahoma City until the politicians in Guthrie agreed that the state capital would be Oklahoma City. My point is, no where, will you find honest government,. Cronyism is everywhere…
This is only my humble opine! I’m just glad it’s over. And, maybe we will be lucky and have a Lame Canard” residing at 1600 Pennsylvania avenue!