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Here is some free advice you may find useful. If you (a) believe in God, (b) have a tendency to ignore posted speed limits and (c) get stopped for speeding in McIntosh County by Lt. Kenny Williams, don’t bother praying for a miracle — like talking your way out of a ticket. It won’t happen. Williams, a small, wiry man, says, “If I stop them, I ticket them.” Period. Recently, I … [Read more...] about Jan. 25, 2004: God To Speeders in McIntosh County: You Are On Your Own

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

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

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