Roy Moore, Alabama's "Ten Commandments judge," says he's likely to run for governor

[ccharles000]

Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore says he's very likely to run for governor again next year.

Moore told the Associated Press that he plans to announce his decision June 1. That's when he could start raising money for the Republican primary in June 2010.

"Right now I'm very inclined to enter. I feel there is a need, and I feel I'm well qualified for the position," he said.

Moore, 62, garnered just 33 percent of the GOP primary vote when he ran against Gov. Bob Riley in 2006. But Riley can't run again in 2010.

In that race Moore refused to take money from political action committees, which hurt his fundraising. This time, he said, he'll take some PAC money.

So far, Greenville businessman Tim James is the only announced GOP candidate, although others have indicated they may run, including State Treasurer Kay Ivey, State Rep. Robert Bently, Alabama junior college Chancellor Bradley Byrne and Birmingham attorney Luther Strange.

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2009/04/roy_moore_alabamas_ten_command.html

[DeepBlueC]

1. Spare us...

:puke:

[Bolo Boffin]

2. Alabama: cutting off its head to spite its face. n/t

[ccharles000]

8. yup

[Endangered Specie]

3. Damn, how did 15 minutes turn into 6 years?

[LostInAnomie]

4. Good Ol' "Old testament" Roy

I had a feeling he would end up running for Governor someday. No one drops a career ending "I love Jeebus more that you" shit bomb like he did without having something in mind.

[LostInAnomie]

5. Dupe

... but Fuck Roy Moore

[QC]

6. He won't get the nomination. The big money faction runs the Alabama GOP,

and they don't like Roy.

[Mopar151]

7. It's the money

He'll fundraise the whole coocoo feather of the right wing hard, like only he can save the world from the "Eville Among Us", and will skim a lot of it for himself and his boys - praying the whole time that he LOSES the primary, so's nobody will notice him ducking out the side door to Bermuda..

[Puzzler]

9. Was this the guy who couldn't actually name all 10 commandments...

... an interview?

Just askin' ;)

[Mopar151]

10. IIRC -Yup! n/t

[underpants]

11. Those stone tables are going to get heavy about the third week of carrying them around

[saltpoint]

12. O Gawd. Not this guy again.

[Peacetrain]

13. Good grief not him again