Historic Echoes?

     A quirk of fate has the new Republican majority Alabama Legislature meeting to organize itself on the 150th anniversary of another historic meeting of the same body...the session when the lawmakers voted to secede from the Union.

     January 11, 1861 - Alabama votes to leave the Union.

           January 11, 2011 - Alabama Republicans take control of the Legislature.

   

     I'm just saying.....

     Though you won't find many Republicans advocating Alabama leave The Union again, there was just such a proposal from Republican Texas Governor Rick Perry last year regarding his state, and there was an anti- Federal government theme among tea party members too, who at least infuenced some of the Repubicans elected to the new Alabama Legislature.

     By the way, The new Speaker of The House, Rep.Mike Hubbard, and the new Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Jabo Waggoner, are the guests on Sunday's On The Record on CBS 8 in Montgomery. 5:30pm, just before 60-Minutes!