“Members of the Legislature, my name is Figby and I have been asked by House Speaker Dennis Ralston — he is the gentleman over in the corner eating the Twinkie — along with Senators Tommie Williams and Chip Rogers to discuss some potential campaign issues this fall. They are, of course, your leaders and have helped make the General Assembly what it is today. For you House … [Read more...] about March 19, 2012: ‘Mfmwgmfwff.’ Legislators brief public on upcoming issues
2012 Columns
March 12, 2012: Why Isn’t Anyone Talking About For-Profit Charter Schools?
At the risk of sounding like Johnny One-Note, let me go back over my concerns one more time about the charter school constitutional amendment bill in the State Senate that may or may not have been passed by the time this gets to you. (My deadlines and legislative deadlines don’t always coincide.) I don’t have a problem with charter schools. In concept, charter schools are … [Read more...] about March 12, 2012: Why Isn’t Anyone Talking About For-Profit Charter Schools?
March 5, 2012: State Representative Defends Current Lobby Laws
State Representative Defends Current Lobby Laws Rep. Joe Wilkinson (R-Sandy Springs) has figured out something many of his colleagues in the General Assembly seem unable to grasp: If you disagree with something I say, tell me so and give me your side of the story Wilkinson called after my column advocating limits on lobbying expenditures to say that he believes the current … [Read more...] about March 5, 2012: State Representative Defends Current Lobby Laws
February 27, 2012: Legislators Take “Cut-And-Run” Approach To Public School Issues
Dear Public School Teachers: The “school choice” crowd in the General Assembly is after you again. I am beginning to think this is all your fault. Evidently, you did something to them in their prepubescent period that has scarred them for life. Maybe you caught them smoking in the bathroom or smooching in the hall. Whatever the reason, they are getting even with you. Did you … [Read more...] about February 27, 2012: Legislators Take “Cut-And-Run” Approach To Public School Issues
Feb. 20, 2012: Georgia’s Lobbying Laws Should Make You Very Mad
I seem to have an innate ability to make folks mad. Usually, it is the humor-impaired and special interest twits. Today, I hope to make everybody mad, no matter your race, creed, color or university affiliation. This diatribe is for all. It is about our friends in the General Assembly and their astonishing arrogance and disconnection from the voters who send them to Atlanta to … [Read more...] about Feb. 20, 2012: Georgia’s Lobbying Laws Should Make You Very Mad