The Georgia House of Representatives has passed an ethics reform bill and has sent it on its way to the State Senate for their consideration and action. But don’t get out the confetti just yet. What one body sees as true ethics reform, the other sees as a desultory effort to curb the power and influence of those lizard-loafered lobbyists skulking the halls of the Gold Dome. … [Read more...] about March 4, 2013: For Ethics Reform, The Party Isn’t Over Yet
2013 Columns
February 18, 2013: Thanks To Humor-Impaired, The State Of This Column Has Never Been Stronger
My fellow Americans: (Yea! Clap! Clap! Clap!) I come to you today to report on the state of your column – and it is your column because without you, I would be writing to myself which doesn’t make any sense. (Yea! Clap! Clap! Clap!) I delayed my State of the Column in order that President Swivelhead (Booo! Hiss!) could tell us in his State of the Union address how he plans … [Read more...] about February 18, 2013: Thanks To Humor-Impaired, The State Of This Column Has Never Been Stronger
February 11, 2013: Speaker David Ralston Discusses Proposed Ethics Legislation
Are you sitting down? I had a meeting with House Speaker David Ralston last week at the Capitol. Got your breath yet? There’s more. It was a good meeting. Several of our mutual friends had been trying for some time to get the Speaker and I together, saying we might have more in common than not. Had I been running the Speaker’s business, the meeting would have occurred long … [Read more...] about February 11, 2013: Speaker David Ralston Discusses Proposed Ethics Legislation
February 4, 2013: Walking Away From Public Schools Is Not A Solution
As many of you recall, I opposed the recent charter school amendment, not because I oppose charter schools – I don’t – but because I thought the wording of the amendment was duplicitous. I thought it grossly unfair that Gov. Nathan Deal could wax eloquently on the need for passage of the amendment but School Superintendent John Barge was not allowed to talk about opposing it. … [Read more...] about February 4, 2013: Walking Away From Public Schools Is Not A Solution
January 29, 2013: Georgia Public Broadcasting Welcomes Their New Executive Producer
Knock! Knock! Knock! “Hello. Can I help you?” “Hi. Are you Teya Ryan, president of Georgia Public Broadcasting?” “Yes, I am. Who are you?” “I am Chip Rogers, your new employee. I used to be the majority leader in the state senate where I was responsible for such cutting-edge issues as preventing our body parts from being microchipped without our permission and for … [Read more...] about January 29, 2013: Georgia Public Broadcasting Welcomes Their New Executive Producer