Tuesday, March 07, 2006
On this day:

Siegelman "Born to Run"

(B'ham News) Former Gov. Don Siegelman formally opened his campaign for governor Sunday talking about many of the same things he talked about in a failed re-election bid four years ago.

Speaking to a cheering crowd of about 200 people at The Summit shopping center, Siegelman called for a lottery to support education and criticized Gov. Bob Riley, the man who unseated him by a razor-thin margin in November 2002. ...

Siegelman's rally was held in a large, vacant store decorated with red, white and blue balloons. Campaign workers passed out bumper stickers, yard signs, buttons, brochures and T-shirts. Cake and lemonade were served, and supporters dropped campaign contributions, in cash and checks, into large glass jars. One jar was labeled "Riley Relocation Fund."

Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" and other tunes blared from a stereo system.


The only question is: would that be for Governor or from the law?