So.  Alabama.  A special election to fill out the term of Jeff Sessions, currently the Attorney General who was insulted by his boss President Trump but won’t let that get in the way of his policy apparatus — tackling America’s weed problem.

The Democrats have nominated … hm… Doug Jones won 66.12 percent in the primary.  A sacrificial lamb, with some things to recommend him, it would seem.  Apparently he beat out Robert F Kennedy, Jr.  (No relation.) and a cast of a bunch of others.  Alabama doesn’t dig the Kennedys?  Or did Kennedy get the distant second based on his name?

And the Republicans?  Roy Moore beat out the incumbent appointed Luther Strange 38.87 to 32.83 percent.  Setting up a run off primary on the 26th.

Roy Moore of “Ten Commandments” fame.

The divisions in the Republican Party pit Mitch Mcconnell and Donald Trump for the Republican Establishment backing Strange, against Steve Bannon and … Sarah Palin … stumping for Moore.
The mind reels.

Desperate for ammunition as Roy Moore rallies the faithful around the “God punished us with 9/11” theme… the Establishments hits that Roy Moore is cozy with the trail lawyers.   Because Strange just can’t flank Moore to the right, which is — we all know — where all the energy is.

Whatever it is the “right” is.  Know a nothing?

Depending on the polls, Moore is really far ahead or in a dead heat — with the Trump endorsement perhaps pulling Strange back into the race.  What do you want to happen in this race?  Probably we want Alabama to secede from the Union so we don’t have to problem ourselves about one percent of the US Senate.

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