Author: Jason D

  • DREAM, START, and DADT on Senate’s Plate Today

    There’s a lot going on today at the capitol.  DREAM, unfortunately, has already failed, though DADT is on the verge of repeal.  As for the latter, I’ve said my piece here before (most immediately, that it’s ludicrous that continue the charade when almost every single one of our allies that are fighting, dying, and, dare…

  • Doug Heckman and Rob Woodall Debate Tonight

    After we’re all done rooting for the Falcons at 1 ET and the Braves at 430 ET, please show your support for Doug as he debates Linderite and FairTaxer Rob Woodall at 630 ET on Georgia Public Broadcasting.  Gwinnett is changing rapidly, and I don’t see why it and its surrounding counties shouldn’t considered competitive,…

  • Georgia Gubernatorial Debate, Live Stream

    The debate is going on right now.  You can watch the live stream here.

  • Fighting Dems 2010?

    Remember the “Fighting Dems“?  Back in 2006, there was a movement spearheaded by Markos Moulitsas et al promoting military veterans (most of them OIF and OEF vets) running for Congress.  Granted, only 5 of the House candidates won, but that cohort notably included folks like Joe Sestak, Tammy Duckworth, and Jim Webb, all of whom…

  • A Snail’s Pace

    Despite pressure from Congress and the White House, the Department of Defense has been banking on an internal review to determine whether or not it will endorse an end to the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy.  Despite the obvious and unnecessary red tape at play here, the survey’s feedback has unfortunately been dismal: WASHINGTON —…

  • Pants on Fire

    The blight of service misrepresentation amongst public officials rears its head in Georgia: In June, [Cherokee County Commissioner Derek] Good ended his campaign for a third term after his claims of service as an Army Ranger and an earned bachelor’s degree were challenged by the Cherokee Ledger News. He later acknowledged he did not serve…