Do Democrats seriously think that if Howard Dean is their nominee, he will win a majority of the Southern states and be elected president? Do they think a majority of Southerners will support a candidate who favors same-sex marriages, who doesn’t think the world is safer because Saddam Hussein has been captured and who shoots from the hip faster than Wyatt Earp? Or do Democrats … [Read more...] about Jan. 18, 2004: Random Thoughts on Some Random Subjects
Jan. 11, 2004: Some Serious Proposals for the Legislature
Attention! The Georgia Legislature is now in session. In case you have forgotten, you have elected these folks to go to Atlanta and give you more government than you want or need. You may get a little break this session, however. This is the year all members of the Legislature have to stand for re-election, so they are likely to leave things pretty much as they are. Nobody … [Read more...] about Jan. 11, 2004: Some Serious Proposals for the Legislature
Jan. 4, 2004: No Predictions in 2004, Only Slam Dunks
I don’t make predictions anymore. I learned the hard way that while readers never remember anyone else’s predictions, they never forget mine. A couple of years ago, when I was feeling wiser than an owl, I said Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes would easily win re-election. Sonny Perdue, Barnes’ opponent, was a Democrat-turned-Republican and the author of controversial natural gas … [Read more...] about Jan. 4, 2004: No Predictions in 2004, Only Slam Dunks
Dec. 28, 2003: Some Thoughts and Observations For My Grandsons
To Zachary and Nicholas Wansley, Brian and Thomas Yarbrough: For the first time since we began this public correspondence a few years ago, I am writing to four teenagers. It seems like only yesterday that your parents were your age. This isn’t the time or place to snitch on them, but remind me one day to tell you what they were like as teenagers. Every time I hear them order … [Read more...] about Dec. 28, 2003: Some Thoughts and Observations For My Grandsons
Dec. 21, 2003: Is That 2004 Ahead? What Happened to 2003?
Whoa! What is that looming straight ahead? Is that 2004? Already? What in the dickens happened to 2003? How could a year just up and leave us without any warning? Mark my words, we are going to miss 2003, because 2004 shows definite signs of being a royal pain in the behind. The Olympic Games are scheduled for August in fractious Athens, Greece, home of Greek gods, bad air and … [Read more...] about Dec. 21, 2003: Is That 2004 Ahead? What Happened to 2003?