KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK! “Mr. Speaker, may I come in?” “Well, if it isn’t Spiro Amburn, my favorite chief of staff.” “Doggone it, Mr. Speaker, you say that every time I come in the door. I am your only chief of staff!” “Did somebody get up the wrong side of the bed this morning? Looks like I’ve got to turn that pookie-puss into a smiley face. Who’s taking us to lunch … [Read more...] about May 28, 2012: Explaining Voter Anger To Speaker Ralston No Easy Task
2012 Columns
May 21, 2012: An Open Letter To Georgia’s Public School Teachers
I write to applaud you for having made it through another year in Georgia’s public schools. Good for you. Frankly, I wonder sometimes why you do what you do and then I remember that you are changing young lives for the better. Not many of us can make that claim. Your rewards for your efforts are unpaid furlough days, larger class sizes, no pay increases (but increased … [Read more...] about May 21, 2012: An Open Letter To Georgia’s Public School Teachers
May 14, 2012: Skeeter Skates Finds Out He Has A Lot To Learn About Politics
Skeeter Skates, owner of Skeeter’s Tree Stump Removal and Plow Repair in Metropolitan Pooler, called me this week. That was an historic occasion. Maybe not man-landing on-the-moon historic, but pretty close to it. Skeeter rarely ever calls. I think it is because he thinks he knows everything. Being an industry leader in the tree stump removal and plow repair game can do … [Read more...] about May 14, 2012: Skeeter Skates Finds Out He Has A Lot To Learn About Politics
May 7, 2012: Random Thoughts On Daffy Duck, Uga Fishing Team And Why David Ralston Doesn’t Want Lobbying Limits
Just when my life seemed to have lost all meaning, up jumps our Ambassador to Outer Space, Cynthia McKinney, who has announced her intentions to run for Congress as a member of the Green Party this fall in Georgia’s 4th District. This is quite a comedown for Miss Moonbeam, who was the Green Party’s candidate for president in 2008. But incumbent Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson has … [Read more...] about May 7, 2012: Random Thoughts On Daffy Duck, Uga Fishing Team And Why David Ralston Doesn’t Want Lobbying Limits
April 30, 2012: Federal Judge Sees Majesty In The Law, Not Jokes
While May 1st is designated Law Day in the United States, Judge Lisa Godbey Wood, chief judge of the U.S. Southern District of Georgia, says we Americans should remember that every day is a day of law in this country. There would be anarchy without it. I had the privilege of following Judge Wood on a program in Savannah a couple of weeks ago and I have never heard anyone … [Read more...] about April 30, 2012: Federal Judge Sees Majesty In The Law, Not Jokes