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The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states clearly that nobody can infringe on my right of free speech.  You can get in serious trouble for that. “Bosh,” says The Woman Who Shares My Name. I have no idea what “bosh” means but evidently the Constitution allows her to say stuff like that without the ACLU getting in a dither and we all know that it doesn’t take much to … [Read more...] about November 28, 2010: Tis The Season To For Some Positive News

This is an opportune time of year to take stock of our blessings.  Actually, everyday should be a time of thanksgiving, but it seems we are too busy being too busy to appreciate just how blessed we are. Maybe – just maybe – we tend to look at our world upside down.  The things that we think are important may not as critical as we imagine.  Those things that seem trivial just … [Read more...] about November 22, 2010: Distinguished Businessman’s Life Reminds Us Of What Is Truly Important

Rats.  It looks as though I have not been selected to be a member of Gov.-elect Nathan Deal’s transition team.   Frankly, this is getting old.  I am told that both Roy Barnes and George E. Perdue didn’t pick me when forming their administrations because they both thought my advice wasn’t worth a jar of warm spit.  That may be the only thing the two men ever agreed on. I note … [Read more...] about November 15, 2010: Nathan Deal’s Transition Team Missed Some Outstanding Candidates

The next time the illegal immigration advocates start whining about the poor Mexican workers coming into the United States to “do jobs we won’t do” and to “make a better life for their families,” please inform them that the porous borders between lawless Mexico and the U.S. are also letting in drugs at a scale almost beyond description and that Atlanta is a major distribution … [Read more...] about November 8, 2010: Will It Take Another 9-11 Attack To Fix Our Borders?

Let’s hold off on dissecting the general elections until the political pundits have had their say. They don’t know any more than you and I do — after all, we are the voters — but they think they do and telling them otherwise might offend them. Political pundits can be very sensitive. . . One thing for sure: All the candidates for statewide office will agree that Georgia is … [Read more...] about November 1, 2010: Random Thoughts On Random Subjects