Cutting Back To Move Forward
Tweet There is an old proverb that says “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today.” It’s time for me to plant some new trees to replace the ones I didn’t plant 20 years ago. And with that understanding I won’t bury the lede of this [...]
Read More →New Year; Old Problems
Tweet With the first column of the year, we’ll look forward to the topics that will dominate this space over the next few weeks and months. They will be busy ones. The Georgia General Assembly returns to Atlanta next Monday for 40 days, and quite a few things are on tap that will affect us [...]
Read More →Time to Fix the Debt
Tweet Yesterday in my inbox I received an update from Fix The Debt, a national interest group formed to push for bi-partisan progress toward not only averting the fiscal cliff issue looming with an immediate deadline, but to emphasize the nation’s $16 trillion national debt which continues to grow. They are pushing a blend of [...]
Read More →Tea Party At Critical Juncture
Tweet The Tea Party is at an interesting moment in time. Nonexistent just 4 years ago, the movement crashed onto the scene in time to change the 2010 elections and stop the Obama administration in its tracks. The various groups operating under the same moniker allied with Republicans to take control of the House, but [...]
Read More →Our Leaders’ Leaders
Tweet This week, leaders in the US Congress as well as the Georgia Legislature will begin the process of deciding who will lead them as they try to lead us through the next two years. The battles are not insignificant though most will likely never know these elections happen. The results will determine the direction [...]
Read More →Least Constructive Post Election Idea: Secession
Tweet The reaction to last week’s Presidential election continues, most of it from Republicans attempting to grapple with identifying what issues have kept them from winning the White House for the past two Presidential elections. Others, however, have decided that winning the Presidency is no longer a worthy option. There is an online petition movement [...]
Read More →Final Poll Results Due Tuesday
Tweet This is the column where I’m supposed to tell you what’s going to happen Tuesday night. Except I can’t, and I’m not sure who can. We’ll know soon enough anyway. At least we can hope so. While there are predictions for landslides for both Presidential candidates, there exists the possibility that one or more [...]
Read More →After Tuesday, Government Gets Busy Again
Tweet On Fridays most of us look ahead to the weekend. Today we’re going to look past Tuesday’s elections. Several events will begin almost as soon as the votes are certified regardless who wins the White House. Elected officials at the state and local level are preparing as they will be busy again very soon. [...]
Read More →Barrow Hanging Tough In Republican Leaning District
Tweet When the Georgia legislature redistricted Congressional maps in the summer of 2011 to fit with new census numbers and allow for Georgia’s new 14th congressional district, much attention was given to the district of John Barrow. It was not the kind of district that Congressman Barrow necessarily wanted. Much of the Democratic base from [...]
Read More →University System Moving To Fund Schools Based On Graduation Rates
Tweet The State of Georgia will be taking a hard look at college graduation rates with an eye toward tweaking the funding formula for the University System of Georgia. Currently, the main driver for the state funds contributed to each institution within the system is college enrollment. Governor Nathan Deal is currently working with Chancellor [...]
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