Dear Santa: Before you head out from the North Pole this year, I wanted you to know that there is no need to stop by my house this Christmas. Please don’t take this the wrong way, Santa, but there is nothing you have that I need. My cup runneth over. It has taken me a long time to understand that the best presents can’t be bought. They are gifts — most of them undeserved. … [Read more...] about Dec. 12, 2005: Santa, No Need To Stop Here — I Have Everything I Need
Dec. 5, 2005: Readers Respond Quickly To Request To Write The Troops in Iraq
Whoa! Ask and you will receive. A few weeks ago, I suggested you might want to write the men and women of Georgia’s 48th Brigade Combat Team in Iraq during the holiday season and thank them for their sacrifices. Your response has been overwhelming. The troops are going to get a lot of mail because of you. I have heard from individuals, civic clubs, churches, schools, … [Read more...] about Dec. 5, 2005: Readers Respond Quickly To Request To Write The Troops in Iraq
Nov. 28, 2005: There’s Nothing Wrong With Talking Southern
I promised the Woman Who Shares My Name I was going to be a good boy-person this holiday season. No picking on liberal weenies and getting them all upset. Besides, liberal weenies can’t help it if they were born without a sense of humor. It is a genetic defect and picking on them is like bear-baiting. There’s not a lot of sport in it. Also, no gloating over the fact that the … [Read more...] about Nov. 28, 2005: There’s Nothing Wrong With Talking Southern
Nov. 21, 2005: Holiday Letters To The Troops: The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Need a Christmas gift idea? I have a suggestion. Write the citizen-soldiers of Georgia’s 48th Brigade Combat Team. Tell them you are thinking about them at this special season, and thank them for the sacrifices they are making on our behalf. I can think of no better gift you could give than that. When I was in Iraq, the soldiers told me that while they appreciated the cookies … [Read more...] about Nov. 21, 2005: Holiday Letters To The Troops: The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Nov. 14, 2005: What Part of ‘Illegal’ Do Georgia Businesses Not Understand?
Sen. Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock) is taking a lot of crap for doing the right thing. In this case, the right thing is Senate Bill 170, which declares that anyone not legally in the United States is also not a legal resident of Georgia. Well, duh! Rogers says his measure simply supports existing laws that already require recipients of government aid to be in the country legally. … [Read more...] about Nov. 14, 2005: What Part of ‘Illegal’ Do Georgia Businesses Not Understand?