Speaking of Tim James (well, kinda), an e-mailer points to the following from yesterday:  Poll shows Byrne and James in dead heat for GOP nomination as Alabama governor.

The poll, commissioned by the Montgomery political strategy, media and public relations firm Public Strategy Associates, shows that Byrne and James are virtually tied. Byrne led James with 24 percent of the vote to 23 percent.

Trailing behind Byrne and James are former Chief Justice Roy Moore with 18 percent of the vote, Rep. Robert Bentley with 12 percent of the vote and Bill Johnson with 2 percent of the vote.

It is an interesting side note that Moore, despite all of his fame and notoriety, has never been able to do all that well in gubernatorial primaries, even with as open a field as I have seen in my 12ish years living in Alabama.  Of course, I think that it ultimately underscores that he is a one-trick pony, which boils down the following quote:

"For the government to acknowledge God is not a violation of the Constitution," Moore said in an interview Thursday, echoing the stand he built his career on. "To deny God is to begin to take away rights. In the long run, the welfare of our state depends on the blessings of God."

Source:  Campaign 2023: Roy Moore bases campaign for Alabama governor on years of defending faith.

As I have noted before, the notion that I, as church-attending citizen, need the government to concern itself with acknowledging God annoys me.