CASEY CAGLE TALKS ABOUT DOWNSIZING, EDUCATION AND LEARNING CURVES I stopped by Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle’s office the other day to talk about what’s going on in the state these days. I found him refreshingly candid. Actually, I came to complain. State government is a columnist’s dream when you have the Speaker of the House accusing the governor of “showing his backside,” the House … [Read more...] about Feb. 23, 2009: Casey Cagle Talks About Downsizing, Education And Learning Curves
2009 Columns
Feb. 8, 2009: Trying To Find Some Good News Isn’t Easy These Days
TRYING TO FIND SOME GOOD NEWS ISN’T EASY THESE DAYS As I was writing this column, the Woman Who Shares My Name wanted to ask two questions. First, would I please talk about positive things this week? “Surely,” she mused, “there has to be some good news you can share with readers instead of your usual gloom and doom.” I told her she was meddling in my business. This space … [Read more...] about Feb. 8, 2009: Trying To Find Some Good News Isn’t Easy These Days
Feb. 1, 2009: There’s Nothing Fishy About New Infantry Museum And Soldier Center
THERE’S NOTHING FISHY ABOUT NEW INFANTRY MUSEUM AND SOLDIER CENTER Sometimes I don’t understand my beloved state of Georgia. How in good conscience can we spend $19 million on something like Go Fish Georgia, which Gov. Sonny Perdue thinks is the greatest thing to hit the state since James Oglethorpe’s two feet? We have a $2 billion deficit and severe cuts are being proposed … [Read more...] about Feb. 1, 2009: There’s Nothing Fishy About New Infantry Museum And Soldier Center
Jan. 26, 2009: Note To Jimmy Carter: There Is A New Sheriff In Town, And He Has Your Number
NOTE TO JIMMY CARTER: THERE IS A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN, AND HE HAS YOUR NUMBER He may have done some things you like and some you don’t like in his first few weeks in office, but President Barack Obama has hit a home run in his appointment of former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell as his special envoy for the Middle East, and veteran diplomat Richard Holbrooke for Afghanistan and … [Read more...] about Jan. 26, 2009: Note To Jimmy Carter: There Is A New Sheriff In Town, And He Has Your Number
Jan. 19, 2009: Predictions For The Upcoming Year From Football To Oprah
PREDICTIONS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR FROM FOOTBALL TO OPRAH I am a little late delivering my 2009 predictions to you, which must have put you in a dither. Reorganizing my sock drawer took longer than I thought. But, even though we are a few weeks into the new year, I offer my same money-back-if-not-satisfied guarantee. First, you will have to send me some money. As I look into … [Read more...] about Jan. 19, 2009: Predictions For The Upcoming Year From Football To Oprah