Saturday, April 29, 2006

Objects of their affection

Former Gov. Don Siegelman already has shown his love for bingo paraphernalia and garden shears. Now you can add buses that run on homegrown biodiesel fuel to that list.

Siegelman touted his alternative-energy ideas, and lots of others, Friday during a three-day bus tour of Alabama that included a stop in Tuscaloosa to mourn his old college fraternity house, slated for demolition next month. The 30-city bus tour will last only three days, because Siegelman will have some continuing daily federal obligations in Montgomery beginning Monday.

Meanwhile, Gov. Bob Riley had some travel plans of his own this week: a trip to Gadsden to strap on a bulletproof vest and join in a drug bust. I trust your mind to develop the appropriate visual.