Now you know why I haven’t posted much recently. After months of contemplation and planning, I have decided to run for local office. My campaign website is at MikeAllen.com and contains my details on my priorities and background. In deciding to run for alderman (what we call our city council members), I decided it was …
Here’s a video by the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) humorously shedding some light on former Governor Ronnie Musgrove’s record. I only wish they had used some different music other than the Hallelujah Chorus from Handal’s Messiah. Musgrove is currently running for the Senate against former Congressman Roger Wicker who was appointed Senator a few …
On Tuesday voters in Mississippi’s first congressional district elected a Democrat in a special election. Given that this is the third straight loss for Republicans in special elections within “Republican-safe” districts, many political pundits are calling this a wake-up call for the party. I agree this is a wakeup call for the Republican Party and …
The other day a friend asked me about where I find political information related to news and politics in Mississippi. I pointed her to a few online sources that I use as starting points. Some I check daily. National For national and often international news (especially regarding the United Kindgom and Israel) I check the …
Today Toyota executives and state officials announced that Mississippi would be the location for Toyota’s eighth U.S. manufacturing plant. As a lifelong resident of Mississippi I am very pleased with this decision. I am more even more pleased, though, with one of the reasons given for why my state was chosen