BARNES BID FOR GOVERNOR MAY BE TOUGHER THAN PUNDITS THINK Whoa! Whoa! Hold on a second. Yes, I know former Gov. Roy Barnes has announced he is running again in 2010 but before all the political pundits, pollsters and press give him the job, there is the little matter of getting elected first. It is called democracy and that is where the people – you and I – come in. We will … [Read more...] about Jun. 8, 2009: Barnes Bid For Governor May Be Tougher Than Pundits Think
2009 Columns
May 25, 2009: Sending Guantanamo Prisoners To Georgia Would Solve The Problem
SENDING GUANTANAMO PRISONERS TO GEORGIA WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM For once, I am going to have to (shudder) agree with the American Civil Liberties Union. They are busting their britches to have pictures released of some of the 240 detainees at Guantanamo being waterboarded by the CIA. That is a great idea. I believe most rank-and-file Americans would take much comfort in … [Read more...] about May 25, 2009: Sending Guantanamo Prisoners To Georgia Would Solve The Problem
May 18, 2009: Radio ‘Talkmaster’ Boortz Is Just That: All Talk
RADIO ‘TALKMASTER’ BOORTZ IS JUST THAT: ALL TALK This is the column I always wanted to write about the commencement speech that radio talk show yakker Neal Boortz always wanted to give. You remember Boortz, don’t you? He is the guy who loves to jump on “pitiful government schools.” Evidently, he has always wanted to rant and rave at a bunch of college graduates and faculty … [Read more...] about May 18, 2009: Radio ‘Talkmaster’ Boortz Is Just That: All Talk
May 11, 2009: I Warned You: Dr. Gil Can Pray Up A Storm
I WARNED YOU: DR. GIL CAN PRAY UP A STORM My hair is wet. My socks are mildewed. My joints ache. There is a torrent of water running down the street, and more rain is on the way. Drought? What drought? I hate to say I told you so, but well — I told you so. Remember when Gov. Sonny Perdue had a prayer session at the state capitol in November 2007, at the height of the drought? … [Read more...] about May 11, 2009: I Warned You: Dr. Gil Can Pray Up A Storm
May 4, 2009: I Have Seen The Future, And I Like What I See
I HAVE SEEN THE FUTURE, AND I LIKE WHAT I SEE After too long an absence, I finally returned to sacred ground at the University of Georgia. For all my babbling about my love for UGA, I have not felt welcomed there for several years. President Michael Adams seems to view me as just short of radioactive, and a journalism professor acted like a petulant two-year-old in front of my … [Read more...] about May 4, 2009: I Have Seen The Future, And I Like What I See