When In Doubt, Keep Pedaling
Tweet A few weeks ago I received an email asking for some advice. I had never met the sender but we have quite a few mutual friends. She had recently become very involved in politics at the grass roots level, one of those drawn to action as part of the TEA Party movement.
Read More →Yes On Charter Schools
Tweet Almost 40 years ago, I enrolled in Hood Avenue Elementary School in Fayetteville, as my two older sisters had done before me as they entered the first grade. I was in Mrs. Darden’s class, as my middle sister had also been.
Read More →Allen’s campaign proof that grass roots works
Tweet Rick Allen shouldn’t have done as well as he did. The medical supply wholesaler didn’t have the money. He didn’t have the establishments’ backing either. He should have, at best, eeked by for a second place finish over Ken DeLoach. The thing is, he didn’t. He came in first.
Read More →‘Qualified’ for office
Tweet When is someone qualified for a given office? The answer to that question is often similar to what a Supreme Court Justice said when asked to define porn. “I know it when I see it,” he famously said. That is true of “qualifications” for public office apparently as well.
Read More →What should ethics reform look like?
Tweet On July’s primary ballot, Georgians will have the opportunity to register their opinion on whether legislators should be limited to receiving gifts of up to $100 from lobbyists. Public awareness of the need for ethics reform is growing, and a cap on gratuities is the preferred vehicle of choice at the moment.
Read More →Republicans Entering A Long Term Intra-Party Battle On Ethics
Tweet Georgia Republicans gathered in Columbus this weekend to pick delegates to the national GOP Convention and select some party leaders. They also fired the opening salvos in what is likely to be a long battle between elected Republicans and the grassroots of the party of ethical standards, practices, and enforcement of suspected [...]
Read More →This PEACH In My TEA Doesn’t Taste Right
Tweet There is something to be said for being a genuine original. Authentic. All natural. Georgia’s identity as the Peach State underscores the beauty that is a fresh peach. Picked ripe and in season, there is no better delicacy. But created in a lab as a synthetic flavor to market an otherwise unrelated product, [...]
Read More →Combating Postal Service Closings: The Wrong Battle
Tweet If you don’t subscribe to your elected official’s newsletters, you should. It’s very educational. In Congressman Bishop’s most recent email, there was an article titled, “Combating Postal Service Closings and Service Reductions”. Here it is in its entirety; “Over the last several months, our congressional office has been aggressively fighting proposals from the [...]
Read More →Endorsement for the GOP Primary
Tweet As we get closer to time for the Georgia GOP Primary, I’ve decided to issue a formal endorsement. It might not mean a whole lot to some folks, and I have little doubt many of you will disagree, but I’m throwing my support, and my vote, behind Ron Paul. Ron Paul is [...]
Read More →40 Days at the Capitol- Installment 1
Tweet Day 1 (Monday, January 9, 2012): As the second year of our two year term begins, we welcome two new Senators to the Senate. Senator Mike Crane from Newnan and Senator John Wilkinson from Toccoa have recently been elected in special elections and join us today for their first session. After our regular [...]
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