How did the Great State of Georgia end up with Atlanta as its capital city? Here is a state that has been singularly blessed by You-Know-Who with beautiful mountains, the Golden Isles, Sweet Vidalia onions, corn-fried shrimp, Athens on a crisp fall afternoon, Julia Roberts and so many other good things that I fear talking about them will only encourage more Yankees to move here … [Read more...] about Aug. 10, 2003: Atlanta: The Blowhard City We Don’t Deserve
2003 Columns
Aug. 3, 2003: Just What We Need: Two Howard Deans
Last week, in a sincere effort to befriend the liberals of the world, I said I was rooting for Gov. Howard Dean, of the People’s Republic of Vermont, to win the Democratic presidential nomination because I wanted to be there when he explained the joys of same-sex unions and other mainstream American ideals in rural Georgia. From reading my mail — some from as far away as the … [Read more...] about Aug. 3, 2003: Just What We Need: Two Howard Deans
Jul. 27, 2003: Random Thoughts on Random Subjects
“What we have here is a failure to communicate.” In my recent column about the civil war at UGA and what I perceive will be the aftermath, a number of readers thought I was defending President Mike Adams and reamed me out. Just as many thought I was defending Athletic Director Vince Dooley and reamed me out. One reader called me “Baghdad Bob” and said I would never win the … [Read more...] about Jul. 27, 2003: Random Thoughts on Random Subjects
Jul. 20, 2003: The G-8 is Coming and I Know Just What They Need
Just when we thought that the biggest pests on the Georgia coast were deer flies, now we learn that the G-8 Summit will inhabit Sea Island for a week next June. For those of you who haven’t been paying attention, the G-8 are the eight highest muckety-mucks on the planet, and the summit is a chance for them to discuss economic and political issues and drink a little … [Read more...] about Jul. 20, 2003: The G-8 is Coming and I Know Just What They Need
Jul. 13, 2003: When The Saints Come Marching In
Maybe we know each other well enough that I can share a secret with you. I'm not really as brilliant as you think I am. I have been getting a lot of help in putting out this profound prose and just like those smarty-pants at the New York Times, I haven't been giving credit where credit is due. Therefore, let me introduce you to my patron saint: Paul, the Apostle. Actually, … [Read more...] about Jul. 13, 2003: When The Saints Come Marching In