The split in the Alabama Republican Party has been so pronounced for so long. It looks like one more round in an unending battle, |
This may be more an issue to position [Myrick] for a run for the governorship than an effort to really change federal policy at the national level because ordinarily members of Congress don't sponsor legislation that denies federal funds to their states. |
Throughout Carter's career, he's paid a lot of political price for this approach. I can't imagine he's very popular in south Georgia this morning. What's unusual is he seems more concerned about the south Connecticut economy than the south Georgia economy. |
What else can he do? If he doesn't do anything, he will be criticized as being too passive. But no matter how many speeches he makes, nothing will change for the better until they start changing for the better in Iraq. |
When they win, they mix it up, ... They're liberal on some issues and conservative on other issues. They can't be liberal on everything because there aren't enough liberals in the South. |
You can imagine him on the ticket, either as the presidential candidate or the vice president, and Virginia automatically becomes a competitive state. |