PERDUE’S WORKS OVERSHADOWED BY INSENSITIVITY TO PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS There is a saying in politics that “perception is reality” and my perception of Gov. Sonny Perdue is that he hasn’t exactly shot the lights out in his two terms as Georgia’s chief executive. There are the publicity stunts too numerous – and too embarrassing – to recount, touting his “Go Fish, Georgia” program … [Read more...] about Jul. 6, 2009: Perdue’s Works Overshadowed By Insensitivity To Public Perceptions
2009 Columns
Jun. 29, 2009: Media Need To Remember That First Amendment Belongs To Us All
MEDIA NEED TO REMEMBER THAT FIRST AMENDMENT BELONGS TO US ALL Looking around for something appropriate to say as our nation celebrates its 223rd birthday, I happened to run across an old clipping in my files from Eugene Methvin, one of the finest journalists ever from the state of Georgia. Methvin is a local boy made good. His distinguished family were the longtime … [Read more...] about Jun. 29, 2009: Media Need To Remember That First Amendment Belongs To Us All
Jun. 1, 2009: An Open Letter To Georgia’s Public School Teachers
AN OPEN LETTER TO GEORGIA’S PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS Congratulations on completing – no, make that “surviving” – another year in Georgia’s public schools. As some of you know, I have a son and a son-in-law who are high school science teachers. I don’t know why they – and you – do it. On second thought, I do know why. My family schoolteachers tell me of students and former … [Read more...] about Jun. 1, 2009: An Open Letter To Georgia’s Public School Teachers
June 22, 2009: Random Thoughts On Bad Service, Good Water And Other Important Matters
RANDOM THOUGHTS ON BAD SERVICE, GOOD WATER AND OTHER IMPORTANT MATTERS A friend of mine, once a top official in state government, recently tried to get AT&T service to his farm in Middle Georgia. After talking to robots and not getting his calls returned by a human being, he decided he had no choice but to call the Public Service Commission and complain. The PSC never … [Read more...] about June 22, 2009: Random Thoughts On Bad Service, Good Water And Other Important Matters
Jun. 15, 2009: Strike This Libertarian From ‘Humor-Deficient’ List
STRIKE THIS LIBERTARIAN FROM ‘HUMOR-DEFICIENT’ LIST Hard to believe, but some people actually get their knickers in a wad over observations that emanate from this space. After a careful analysis of critical comments (insert joke here), I have decided that the vast number of complainants suffer from a serious case of humor deficiency. This is not unlike being deficient in your … [Read more...] about Jun. 15, 2009: Strike This Libertarian From ‘Humor-Deficient’ List