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Rap! Rap! Rap! “I declare this session of the U.S. Senate open for business. We will dispense with the Morning Prayer because the ACLU has told us that praying in a government building is clearly a violation of church and state. The chair recognizes the gentleman from Georgia, Zell Miller.” “Mr. President, we aren’t praying because all you liberal turnip brains up north are … [Read more...] about Nov. 16, 2003: Why Zell Miller Doesn’t Want to be Senator Anymore

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

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

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

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