I’m not sure about the criteria for becoming a member of the Board of Regents, but I suspect, like most state appointments, it isn’t what you know, but who you know. Who the Regents don’t know, obviously, is anyone with a modicum of political skill. They have handled the brouhaha at the University of Georgia with all the finesse of Attila the Hun and have only succeeded in … [Read more...] about Nov. 9, 2003: Board of Regents Needs to Dismount Their High Horse
Nov. 2, 2003: Democrats’ Southern Strategy: Pickups and Possums
Zell Miller is mad as a wet hornet at Democrats. Our irascible senior senator has a new book out entitled “A National Party No More: The Conscience of a Conservative Democrat.” In it, he lambastes the national Democrats for ignoring the South. Miller says that “Once upon a time, the most successful Democratic leader of them all, FDR, looked south and said, ‘I see one third of a … [Read more...] about Nov. 2, 2003: Democrats’ Southern Strategy: Pickups and Possums
Oct. 26, 2003: Second Class Treatment for First Class People
You may have read recently that Les Brownlee, Secretary of the Army, says he is going to improve conditions for members of the National Guard and the Army Reservists at Ft. Stewart who are living in barracks without indoor toilets and who are receiving inadequate medical care. When Mr. Secretary gets that little matter under control, he might want to wing his way to Iraq and … [Read more...] about Oct. 26, 2003: Second Class Treatment for First Class People
Oct. 19, 2003: This Is No Blarney: The Irish Are Great
Remind me not to go out of the country again without first letting you know. I tiptoe off to Ireland and leave you a mess: An Austrian bodybuilder with a bad accent who is married to the only Kennedy that ever had a day job is elected King of the Land of Fruits and Nuts. Rush Limbaugh pops too many pain pills and thinks freedom of expression applies to white guys. A U.N. … [Read more...] about Oct. 19, 2003: This Is No Blarney: The Irish Are Great
Oct. 12, 2003: At First Look at the 2005 Governor’s Race Dan. Vs. The Big Guy
According to political pundits, the Big Guy is gearing up to challenge incumbent Gov. Sonny Perdue for governor in 2006. The Big Guy is Democrat Mark Taylor, who is your lieutenant governor. No one seems to know what a lieutenant governor does, but as near as I can tell, he sits around and watches Republicans run the state senate, cuts a few ribbons here and there and doesn’t … [Read more...] about Oct. 12, 2003: At First Look at the 2005 Governor’s Race Dan. Vs. The Big Guy