Steve Flowers: Inside the Statehouse: Nothing illegal to see here

  In early 2009, Dr. Robert Bentley came to see me about his race for governor of Alabama. Bentley was finishing his second term in the Alabama House of Representatives and closing down his very successful dermatology practice in Tuscaloosa.

  I liked Bentley immediately and thought it was magnanimous that he would want to spend his retirement years as governor. I did not give him much of a chance and predicted he would run a respectable third in the race. He surprised everybody, however, probably even himself.

Darrio Melton: This isn’t about an affair—It’s about trust

  As news of Gov. Robert Bentley’s inappropriate relationship with a senior advisor rocked Montgomery last week, it seemed that the major issues in this story took a back seat to gossip about recordings and scandals.

  This entire story hinges around one major point: the governor has not been honest with the people of Alabama.