Thursday, April 19, 2007

CHIP DRAGO COLUMN ON THOMAS' TRAVAILS
If you don't already get Chip Drago's column, you miss out on some really interesting insider stories. Chip is an ex-Register reporter (as am I) and does an excellent job of dispassionately picking up on the inner workings of the Mobile political scene. Most times the stories are mundane crap no one (but the rest of us who are living in the crap) really cares about and, of course, given Chip's passive style, you read into it based upon what you know and what you want to believe. They are shot little pixel shots of the big picture here. For example, this little article on Thomas is interesting, not only because of the topical nature of the piece, but because he puts the whole thing into the context of Thomas' rise to power, Demo/Repub politics, who is hacking at his heels, and (perhaps) why.
(MOBILE BAY TIMES)