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
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Jun. 5, 2006: “Penalty Points” Abound For Georgia In Abortion-Gay Rights Survey
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
May 29, 2006: Warning To Georgia Motorists: Click It Or Ticket
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
May 22, 2006: Maybe Rudy Giuliani Needs To Bone Up On His Georgia Politics
The longer I hang around politics, the less I know. For example, former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, one of the heroes in the aftermath of the 9/11 disaster, recently came to Atlanta to endorse Ralph Reed for lieutenant governor. That’s akin to Sam Nunn going to Dubuque to endorse the local school board chair. Why is a New York politician getting involved in the lieutenant … [Read more...] about May 22, 2006: Maybe Rudy Giuliani Needs To Bone Up On His Georgia Politics
May 15, 2006: Do Republicans Really Want The Woman Who Shares My Name Running For Office?
I’m not sure how Republicans go about identifying potential candidates, but they might want to rethink their strategy. A few weeks ago, the Woman Who Shares My Name received an automated call from the GOP, asking if she would be interested in running for public office. That this call got through at all was nothing short of a miracle. If you are not — in this order — grandsons, … [Read more...] about May 15, 2006: Do Republicans Really Want The Woman Who Shares My Name Running For Office?