Quick Poll
With Georgia's Powerball Jackpot at $250 million for its drawing tonight, will you buy a lottery ticket today?
- Absolutely: 117
- Probably: 69
- Doubt It: 91
- No Way: 69
- No Opinion: 4
Total Votes:
Sonny snaps out of it
May 26 | 5:21 PM | Comments (0)
Perhaps we had Gov. Sonny Perdue all wrong. When we said Perdue was a do-nothing governor, maybe he wasn't really doing nothing. He was just waiting for something to happen -- something big and awful so he could really show his stuff.
The elephants' tent
Posted 5/22/2009 | Comments (0)
Ninth District Rep. Nathan Deal has spent 16 years as Georgia's mountain district congressman. During that time, we've barely heard a peep from him. Deal's low profile may account for the ease with which he has slipped back into office every two years.
Kindred parties
Posted 5/19/2009 | Comments (0)
The red, white and blue Republican elephant logo adorns the cover of this week's Time magazine, with this headline: "Endangered Species." Inside, the Time header asks, "Is the Party Over?" The story goes on to say, "Lacking leadership and fresh ideas, the GOP has officially entered the political wilderness. It could take years to find the way back."
The honesty file
Posted 5/15/2009 | Comments (0)
Gary Horlacher has hit upon an idea that every Democratic and Republican political candidate ought to applaud. Let every statewide candidate submit to a lie-detector test to prove he or she is morally ready for public service. OK, so I didn't hear a single clap or cheer; it's still a worthwhile notion.
The governor and the wannabe
Posted 5/12/2009 | Comments (1)
Suppose you woke up one bright morning and you were no longer an American. You were a documented Georgian or Southerner, but no longer a citizen of the United States.
What's an elephant to do?
Posted 5/8/2009 | Comments (0)
You have to hand it to those folks in Austin, Texas. They know a good campaign issue when they see one. Just the other day, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas mentioned "secession" -- resigning from the United States -- as a way to escape the odious government in Washington.
Murder in Athens
Posted 5/5/2009 | Comments (0)
Three people were shot to death Saturday in Athens, and three others were wounded. A UGA professor was being sought as the killer. I was mildly surprised to hear the news before I switched the TV to "Cops" to watch the San Diego police collar hapless derelicts.
Bring back Newt
Posted 5/1/2009 | Comments (0)
After losing last year's presidential election, the national Republican Party seems to have lost its way.
Karen's conundrum
Posted 4/28/2009 | Comments (0)
If I were a gambling man, I'd bet a wad, even at this early date, on Secretary of State Karen Handel to win the Republican primary for governor next year.
Seems like old times
Posted 4/24/2009 | Comments (0)
The run-up to the election for governor next year is beginning to feel like a replay of 1998.
Fear of physicians
Posted 4/21/2009 | Comments (0)
The last time I visited a doctor, about a month ago, I fell off the scale in his office and broke a rib. It was 9 o'clock in the morning, and I had consumed only one cup of coffee.
How to make F-22s disappear
Posted 4/17/2009 | Comments (0)
Unless the Easter bunny leaves Georgia's government a bushel of golden eggs, the Peach State is in a heck of a mess.
A tale worth remembering
Posted 4/14/2009 | Comments (0)
Richard Whitt, 64, a reporter at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for 17 years and a Pulitzer Prize-winner for the Louisville Courier-Journal, keeled over one day in January and died of a massive heart attack. The AJC didn't even bother to run an obituary. The Courier-Journal said Whitt had been one of the best investigative reporters around.
The Baker factor
Posted 4/10/2009 | Comments (0)
Thurbert Baker is not exactly a clone of Barack Obama, but neither is he another Vernon Jones.
The Rat returns?
Posted 4/7/2009 | Comments (0)
Remember "The Rat" -- a giant Godzilla-like creature that stalked the Georgia TV-scape nearly 10 years ago? The monster -- a guy in a rat suit -- starred in the darnedest political commercial Georgia had ever seen. The rat gobbled up everything in sight. He even ate the Capitol. The year was 2002.
Waiting for Sam and Roy
Posted 4/3/2009 | Comments (0)
Sam Olens might be hard to beat for governor next year, if he had a $10 million-plus campaign war chest and established statewide fame.
What really counts
Posted 3/31/2009 | Comments (0)
A sincere plea to Sonny and Romeo: Please don't embarrass Georgia again.
Evolutions of elephants
Posted 3/20/2009 | Comments (0)
Did I hear somebody say "change?" The word is too mild. Try "train wreck," if you are a Republican. "A new beginning" may fit your feelings better -- if you voted Democratic in the last presidential election.
New vision for Georgia
Posted 3/17/2009 | Comments (0)
House Speaker Glenn Richardson has just unveiled a new vision for Georgia that would surpass previous endeavors and might even make a little money.
Customary corruption
Posted 3/13/2009 | Comments (0)
In 1932, the federal courts affirmed gangster Al Capone's 11-year prison sentence and heavy fine for income tax evasion. He was sent to Alcatraz and then the Atlanta pen before he was given his freedom to die of advanced syphilis.
Socialism nothing new in U.S.
Posted 3/10/2009 | Comments (0)
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