My fellow Georgians: (Yea! Clap! Clap! Clap!) I come before you today to submit to you my annual State of the Column address. It is with great pride that I tell you that the state of the state of this column is in such a state that it cannot be overstated! (Thunderous roar!) This past year has presented an extraordinary challenge. I am pleased to tell you that I have met … [Read more...] about March 6, 2022: State Of This Column Can’t Be Overstated
February 27, 2022: Ukraine Invasion Raises Questions About Democracy
I am going to break two rules today. First, I am going to leave the friendly confines of Georgia and comment on world events. Second, I am going to talk about world events that may have changed drastically by the time you read this. That is because this column runs around the state in different places on different days but I have a finite deadline in which to get these thoughts … [Read more...] about February 27, 2022: Ukraine Invasion Raises Questions About Democracy
February 20, 2022: George E. Perdue is Back in Town and Ready To Roll
He’s b-a-a-c-k. I’m talking about George. George, as in former Gov. George E. Perdue. He is back from his stint in Washington as Secretary of Agriculture in the Trump Administration and it is a foregone conclusion that the Georgia Board of Regents will officially appoint him Chancellor of the University System of Georgia. The Regents voted unanimously last week to approve … [Read more...] about February 20, 2022: George E. Perdue is Back in Town and Ready To Roll
February 13, 2022: Marjorie Taylor Greene Exposes Chilling Tale Of The Gazpacho Police
As if things couldn’t get worse in Washington, it turns out that U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is spying on members of Congress with police disguised as bowls of cold Spanish soup. That chilling news comes from none other than Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. In an interview on One America News, Greene referred to the Capitol police as “Nancy Pelosi’s … [Read more...] about February 13, 2022: Marjorie Taylor Greene Exposes Chilling Tale Of The Gazpacho Police
February 6, 2022: Some Random Thoughts on Some Random Subjects
February is Black History Month. I wonder if there will be any recognition of the accomplishments of Condoleezza Rice, the first Black female secretary of state and the first woman to serve as National Security Advisor, or U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, of Pin Point, Georgia, or renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Benjamin Carson, former secretary of housing and urban … [Read more...] about February 6, 2022: Some Random Thoughts on Some Random Subjects