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So Attorney General Thurbert Baker says that the 18 million dollars of unclaimed sales tax belongs to local governments, and before you start screaming this is an election year ploy by Baker to cozy up to the locals leaders, Casey Cagle asked Baker to look into this. Somewhere in the Capitol today, Perdue is screaming at Cagle, “WHY [...] ...
Left On Lanier - 5:02 a.m.
The principals in the Sea Island Company would probably contest that assertion, arguing that since its opening in 1928 with the Cloister Hotel as an anchor on the south end of Sea Island, Georgia, the resort on the edge of the Atlantic has always been a well-run enterprise. In a generous mood, the Scion of Sea Island , might well suggest that there's some confusion about the Sea Island app...
DailyKos (Georgia) - 1:45 a.m. - 4 clicks 
Tuesday was supposed to be a day when Tea Party activists would show up in force at the state capitol to demonstrate their growing political clout for all those legislators foolish enough to think that Georgia might need a tax......
Blog for Democracy - Wed 8:42 a.m. - 4 clicks
The Times did a good job of getting Tom Oliver exposed on secret deals with consultants. But the paper remains pretty boring. Three of the recent letters to the Editors are just filth. One commented that a few bureaucrats are running the country. Does that word have any of its original meaning left? Not to the [...] ...
Left On Lanier - Tue 3:02 p.m. - 10 clicks
Is this the beginning of corporate sponsorship of our government? The Associated Press reports that the owner of Philip Morris, America's largest tobacco company, is sponsoring a rally in opposition to raising cigarette taxes by $1-per-pack here in Georgia [Associated Press (2010-3-9). Anti-Tax group to rally . Athens Banner Herald . Retrieved on 2010-3-9.]. Like many other state...
DailyKos (Georgia) - Tue 2:45 a.m. - 8 clicks
Proving that blind dogs can find a bone. Here’s a link to a good blog post on the Times. Few people post anything on those blogs other than the staffers. But, from time to time, there’s something interesting. Full Text: ‘Teachers wary of pay-for-performance legislation’ http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/article/30385/ ‘Georgia aiming for an education payout Hall Co...
Left On Lanier - Mon 3:09 p.m. - 4 clicks
“Hall County Commission Chairman Tom Oliver announced at a work session this morning that he has been authorizing county payment to former Gainesville City Manager Carlyle Cox as a consultant since 2006.” Here’s the math on the money. If Oliver has been paying Cox ONLY $1,500 per month since 2006, Oliver has secretly spent $72,000! If Oliver [...] ...
Left On Lanier - Mon 3:09 p.m. - 5 clicks
Georgia GOP's candidate for Lt. Governor, Aleq Boyle, fails yet again with social media. Boyle's recent tweets gives us a birdseye view on how he feels about Georgia's Black voters and now his Facebook page lets us in on how......
Blog for Democracy - Mon 3:08 p.m. - 7 clicks
Candidates and elected officials please take note on why you should not be at the helm of your social networking. I can count maybe one or two campaigns that successfully used Twitter or Facebook but I can count a whole......
Blog for Democracy - Sun 2:02 p.m. - 7 clicks
Tune in tonight at 7PM. David McAvoy of the blog, Blue Arkansas will be on for a discussion about politics in Arkansas. Kentucky, Florida and Georgia are on the list tonight too. Georgia State Representative Doug McKillip will call in......
Blog for Democracy - Sun 1:45 p.m. - 4 clicks
Emmy-award winning Susan Hoffman is Co-Anchor of GPB's Lawmakers Today my friend from South Georgia who authors Drifting Through the Grift wrote in a post "Love the necklace Susan. More fashion." For some reason his comment reminded me of my very first post on this blog almost six years ago that was entitled in part "Living-room ambience maybe; or was it the charming and disarming Susa...
Cracker Squire - Sun 11:08 a.m. - 5 clicks
David Axelrod oversees how the president is portrayed. From The New York Times : Recent news reports have cast the White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, as the administration’s chief pragmatist, and Mr. Axelrod, by implication, as something of a swooning loyalist. Mr. Axelrod . . . as White House senior adviser oversees every aspect of how Mr. Obama is presented. Mr. Axelrod would...
Cracker Squire - Sun 9:01 a.m. - 6 clicks
Last Saturday my husband made the 10 hour trip from Georgia to Virginia to start a new job. For the last 2 years he has commuted to Atlanta, a four hour daily commute from our house to his job, which really sucked. But he had a job and it paid pretty well and I had a job and things were good. But then in November, Borders decided to close 200 stores, including the Waldenbooks I ...
DailyKos (Georgia) - Sat 6:25 p.m. - 25 clicks
You've probably hear the horror stories of Meth abuse: kitchen meth labs, multi-day binges, neglected children, crime and so on. But you probably don't think about Meth in Georgia. That's going to change on Monday. Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker (D) and Sen. Johnny Isakson (R) will stand together on the steps of the state Capitol at 11 a.m. Monday to help launch the Georgia M...
DailyKos (Georgia) - Fri 9:28 a.m. - 6 clicks
U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston of Georgia's First Congressional District From Jim Galloway's Political Insider in the AJC: [U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston of Savannah, Georgia] is a Republican. In Florida, members of the GOP have been known to crucify those who fall into Obama’s embrace. In Georgia, a few have tried to pretend that the president simply does not exist. Two weeks ago, after Obama anno...
Cracker Squire - Mar 4 - 7 clicks
From The New York Times : [The campign of Democratic nominee for governor, Bill White, to unseat Texas Governor Rick Perry] promises to be an uphill battle against an entrenched incumbent whose party has enjoyed a 10-point advantage in statewide races for more than a decade. Mr. Perry, a staunch conservative who is seeking an unprecedented [third four-year] term, has also tapped a wave of ange...
Cracker Squire - Mar 4 - 5 clicks
Until Democrats shot themselves in the foot this congressional session, Georgia was one of just two states trending red at the macro level (the other being Louisiana). So it's surprising to see these numbers: PPP (PDF). 2/26-28. Likely voters. MoE 4% (No trend lines) John Oxendine (R) 39 Roy Barnes (D) 40 Karen Handel (R) 36 Roy Barnes (D) 41 Nathan Deal (R) 38 Roy B...
DailyKos (Georgia) - Mar 3 - 9 clicks
According to The New York Times , yesterday Texas Governor Rick Perry rode a wave of anti-Washington sentiment and fended off a challenge from Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. Perry will face former Houston mayor Bill White in November's general election. ...
Cracker Squire - Mar 3 - 5 clicks
From the Democratic Party of Georgia: TO: Georgia politicians that advocate college tuition hikes, We, concerned citizens and students within Georgia, strongly condemn the attempt to balance the Georgia budget on the backs of college students, faculty and staff. The......
Blog for Democracy - Mar 2 - 12 clicks
From The Washington Post : The eyes of Texas are on Tuesday's Republican gubernatorial primary between Gov. Rick Perry and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. And that's just how former Houston mayor Bill White likes it. White is heavily favored to emerge as the Democratic nominee -- he faces free-spending hair-care magnate Farouk Shami -- and is seen by both state and national observers as the party's...
Cracker Squire - Mar 2 - 4 clicks
Can we say "YEEAAAAHHH"?? Teh freaking awesome Georgia Republican Party - your leader is returning to save ya'll - woot!woot!! According to The Hill: Ralph Reed (R) is "seriously" contemplating a run for the House seat being vacated by Rep.......
Blog for Democracy - Mar 1 - 8 clicks
Nathan Deal did Democrats a big favor by deciding to resign early from his seat in the U.S. House to concentrate on running for governor (Deal did himself an even bigger favor, because his early resignation will squelch an embarrassing......
Blog for Democracy - Mar 1 - 3 clicks
Catherine Davis, the minority outreach coordinator for Georgia Right to Life From The New York Times : For years the largely white staff of Georgia Right to Life, the state’s largest anti-abortion group, tried to tackle the disproportionately high number of black women who undergo abortions. But, staff members said, they found it difficult to make inroads with black audiences. So in 20...
Cracker Squire - Feb 27 - 6 clicks
From The Wall Street Journal : Some high-profile Republicans are adopting a softer vocabulary on immigration and trying to recruit more Hispanic candidates, a response to the party's soul-searching about tactics that many strategists believe have alienated the country's fastest-growing voter bloc. Rep. Tom Price (R., Ga.), chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee and an opponent ...
Cracker Squire - Feb 24 - 7 clicks
