Author: Amy Morton

  • Wednesday With WIN List

  • Another One Bites

    Less than six weeks ago, Bubber Epps stood beside the Barnes bus – the yellow school bus- that rolled into Macon, looked me in the eye and said that anyone who runs as one party then serves as another is just plain dishonest. He was right. Today, my very reliable sources say he just joined…

  • Death and Taxes

    This isn’t sexy, but pay attention. Since the legislative session ended, the Georgia Tax Council, created by the legislature, has been working on recommendations to reform Georgia’s tax code, possibly the most far-reaching reform ever undertaken. Think Barnes-style school reform for taxes, except no one has to pay the political price because non-elected experts are…

  • I’ve got a suggestion…

    As the previous post makes clear, selection of party leadership is around the corner. But, no offense to Mel, who should be chair isn’t the most important question. If we really want to head in a different direction, let’s turn Mel’s question on its head. Instead of asking who should lead, let’s talk about where…

  • Ladies’ Night

    Last night, when Elena Parent defeated Rep. Jill Chambers, she became the only Democrat in Georgia, and one of only ten in the entire nation, to take a seat in the state legislature from an incumbent Republican. Those aren’t the only waves Georgia women made last night. When the Georgia General Assembly convenes in January,…

  • Wild Cards

    In every election, there are wild cards- things both welcome and unwelcome that candidates neither plan nor control. Someone filing a bombshell of an ethics complaint that you really, really had nothing to do with but get blamed for anyway. A bad moment caught on video. The weather.  The list is endless. If Democrats pull…