RECENT LEGISLATIVE SESSION LIKE A DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY REUNION When Republicans first took control of the Georgia House and Senate and the governor’s office, I was concerned. Too buttoned-down and serious, I said. They will go to the Capitol, cut taxes, make government smaller and more responsive, jerk their Democrat colleagues around a little and then go home, get re-elected … [Read more...] about Apr. 7, 2008: Recent Legislative Session Like A Dysfunctional Family Reunion
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Mar. 31, 2008: Don’t Blame Hillary And Me: We Just Need Our Sleep
DON’T BLAME HILLARY AND ME: WE JUST NEED OUR SLEEP Okay everybody, give me a break. If I have done something wrong, it is not my fault. I’m not trying to make excuses for irritating the bejeezus out of you, but I just can help myself. If you must know, I am sleep-deprived. Me and Hillary. Sen. Hillary Clinton, whose presidential aspirations are sinking faster than a truck … [Read more...] about Mar. 31, 2008: Don’t Blame Hillary And Me: We Just Need Our Sleep
Mar. 24, 2008: The More Water We Have, The More Our Ungrateful Neighbors Want
THE MORE WATER WE HAVE, THE MORE OUR UNGRATEFUL NEIGHBORS WANT No good deed goes unpunished. When Gov. Sonny Perdue convened a meeting at the state Capitol last November to pray for rain, a lot of snooty-noses scoffed. Not me. I told my friends they had better find their umbrellas because the governor had asked none other than Dr. Gil Watson, the World’s Greatest Preacher, to … [Read more...] about Mar. 24, 2008: The More Water We Have, The More Our Ungrateful Neighbors Want
Mar. 17, 2008: We All Lose When Politicians And Media Get Cozy
WE ALL LOSE WHEN POLITICIANS AND MEDIA GET COZY Isn’t it strange that disgraced former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer got away with his trysts as long as he did? Spitzer, a mean-spirited bully, resigned following revelations he had been saying one thing and doing another. As New York’s attorney general, he stayed busy impugning the reputations of and ruining the careers of many … [Read more...] about Mar. 17, 2008: We All Lose When Politicians And Media Get Cozy
Mar. 10, 2008: Where Have All The Reliable Targets Gone?
WHERE HAVE ALL THE RELIABLE TARGETS GONE? I am getting concerned. A lot of my most reliable targets have dried up and gone away. Kind of like the drought, except annexing Tennessee won’t help me any. Our Ambassador to Outer Space Cynthia McKinney has disappeared into the cesspool of the free world, Berkeley, Calif. I had high hopes that she might run for president on the … [Read more...] about Mar. 10, 2008: Where Have All The Reliable Targets Gone?