2006 Columns

Being a modest and much-beloved columnist sure isn’t as easy as I make it look. The pressure is excruciating, particularly these days. With Georgia’s party primaries only weeks away, thousands of you are eagerly awaiting my world-famous political predictions before you step into the voting booth July 18. My recognition as a political analyst extraordinaire began Feb. 5, … [Read more...] about Jun. 26, 2006: Political Analyst Extraordinaire Releases Predictions On Georgia Primaries

Let me go straight to the bottom line. I don’t like former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell. I found him to be a racist of the worst ilk, arrogant (Trust me. I know something about arrogance, being the modest and much-beloved columnist that I am), mean-spirited, intemperate and a bully. And those are his better sides. In his federal corruption trial, he was also revealed to be a … [Read more...] about Jun. 19, 2006: Former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell Gets What He Deserves: Jail Time

What has happened to Georgia-based Home Depot? It is not close to being the great enterprise it was when founders Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank were running it. The stock price is going down, while Robert Nardelli’s compensation is going up. Home Depot’s annual meeting was a disaster that anybody — including Nardelli — should have seen coming. I have had more than one … [Read more...] about Jun. 12, 2006: Random Thoughts On Random Subjects

For once, I am at a loss for words. (Listen to the cheers. You people really know how to hurt a guy.) I have just read a state ranking in which Georgia doesn’t finish last for a change. A coalition of gay rights and abortion rights activists have analyzed all the states on 25 laws ranging from abortions to same-sex relationships to contraception. Georgia, as you might expect, … [Read more...] about Jun. 5, 2006: “Penalty Points” Abound For Georgia In Abortion-Gay Rights Survey

It was like a scene out of the TV show “COPS,” only it was real. At the invitation of the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, I witnessed the kickoff of the state’s “Click It or Ticket” campaign on the Friday preceding the Memorial Day weekend in the North Georgia mountains. Lest you be reading this in Middle or South Georgia and think the “Click It or Ticket” campaign … [Read more...] about May 29, 2006: Warning To Georgia Motorists: Click It Or Ticket