Archive for May 2009
Braves’ Caray not yet a Chip off the old block
Let’s try not to judge Atlanta Braves voice Chip Caray in the context of his baseball broadcasting heritage. How many other pros in any career have a pioneer for a grandfather and a best-ever for a father? Let’s judge on his own body of work. The youthful-looking Caray is a veteran, nearly two decades in [...]
Once again, the Ox is gored
I am not very good when it comes to making predictions, but as I speculated the other day, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is continuing to dig into the history of political contributions to Insurance Commissioner John “The Ox” Oxendine. The latest manifestation is an article in the Sunday AJC by Cam McWhirter that looks at an [...]
Left Behind
The new fiscal year for Georgia schools is fast approaching, but unfortunately, many of the state’s poorer school districts will be hurt by the new budget shortfalls: A fund designed to help poor school districts provide an education comparable to what’s available in wealthier systems was slashed $112 million this year by Georgia lawmakers looking [...]
Women wear the dumbest shoes to airports
Now, I like high heels just as much as any gal…but I’m always amazed at women who wear them to airports. The above photos were taken at the Lisbon airport at 8:00 am.. Yes, am… all I could think was they stayed up all night and then got on the plane, cause seriously why are [...]
Who’re You Calling a Liberal?
Jeffrey Rosen takes to the pages of the Times Sunday Magazine to explore the notion of what it means to be a Liberal Justice these days: Obama’s ideological elusiveness has perplexed liberal and conservative court watchers alike. Critics may see his ambiguity as just another example of his instincts to swaddle ideological divisions in the [...]
Place your bets: over/under on Falcons’ wins is eight
While wondering if the Atlanta Falcons’ Quinn Ojinnaka wishes he had never joined Facebook nation… The wise guys in Vegas have placed the Falcons over/under this season at eight. Which means, those who invest in such matters will wager whether Atlanta will win more or fewer than eight games. (Eight means a push, meaning dollars [...]
Pot kettle black
Highly recommended: a column in the New York Times by Charles M. Blow that calls out the loudmouths who are screaming that Judge Sonia Sotomayor is a racist. Blow makes the point that it is quite hypocritical for people who have a history of making racially charged comments to all of a sudden discover that [...]
Blogging the Atlanta Green Expo
I was originally going to live blog this, but it was a little smaller event than I was expecting. In any case, I would be remiss not to start a post so intertwined with the environment without capturing this wonderful weather outside. I admit that I was initially underwhelmed with the size of the event [...]
Classy
Thankfully, the discussion of the Sonia Sotomayor nomination among conservative pundits continues to follow a thoughtful, dignified path. Here’s what talk radio host (and convicted felon) G. Gordon Liddy had to say about the Supreme Court nominee: “Let’s hope that the key conferences aren’t when [Sotomayor]‘s menstruating or something, or just before she’s going to [...]
I’m Speechless
Happy Friday.
Pelosi galore
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has always been an easy target for her critics in the GOP, particularly Republicans in Georgia. There have been some election years, in fact, when I would have sworn that Pelosi was listed on the Georgia ballot because I heard her name pop up so much.
Crist anointed
Let’s look away from Georgia politics for a moment and take note of our neighbor to the south. Recent polling suggests that Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is looking very strong as the top Republican candidate to replace outgoing Sen. Mel Martinez, who won’t be running again in 2010. A new Mason-Dixon poll has Crist running [...]
Somebody wants Jeff Franceour? Braves should listen
So, the Boston Red Sox are scouting rightfielder Jeff Franceour as a possible trade acquisition. If I were the Atlanta Braves, I’d ask: Whaddaya want for him? The Bosox, whose outfield is needy because of injuries and David Ortiz’ decline, is intrigued by Frenchy even though he has reverted to 2008 form, now hitting .247. The [...]
Whither Roy?
As I wrote earlier on Capitol Impact’s Georgia Report, it looks like Roy Barnes won’t be making the big announcement on June 1 – he has a trial that starts on that date, so it may be another week or two before he tells whether he will run for governor or not.
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