Tag: Robert Byrd
Steve Flowers: Our congressional delegation has garnered good committee assignments
For the past several decades, Alabama’s power has been centered around the U.S. Senate – primarily because of Richard Shelby’s immense power...
Steve Flowers: Richard Shelby’s last hurrah will benefit Alabamians for generations
Richard Shelby’s last week as our United States Senator was poetically amazing.
The nation watched as he gave his...
Steve Flowers: Two new U.S. Senators for Alabama
Richard Shelby walked out of the U.S. Senate this week after 36 years. Walking out with him is almost all of Alabama’s...
Steve Flowers: Richard Shelby – Alabama’s greatest U.S. Senator
Our iconic senior United States Senator, Richard Shelby, turns 88 this week. Shelby is in the waning months of his monumental career...
Steve Flowers: Seniority vs. Senility
Our senior senator, Richard Shelby, will be remembered as Alabama’s most prominent senator when he retires next December. Folks, that’s saying a...
History shows Marco Rubio resignation would be rare event
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel's editorial on Wednesday that called on Marco Rubio to resign "and not rip us off" ignited a number of others...