Tag: Roy Barnes
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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…
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Based on What, Exactly?
I’m going to have to take issue with a Georgia journalist who I admire. Yesterday, Jim Galloway posted a piece titled, “The bulletproof candidacy of Nathan Deal.” Bulletproof based on what ? That he hasn’t quit? Galloway makes the point that despite all the problems with Deal’s finances and ethics that have been reported in…
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Hypocrisy
These people have no shame. Today, the RGA went up with a website bashing Barnes for daring to practice law. How original. Among other gems, the site exclaims, “There’s a lot of money to be made getting the guilty off the hook.” They should know. Nathan Deal used money from his campaign account to pay…
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Friday Trash? Surely Not.
Here we are on the Thursday afternoon before Labor Day, and Nathan Deal continues to do his “I’ll reveal my tax returns when I’m good and ready strip tease” while his lawyer defends him. Anyone who’s ever watched the West Wing knows that more often than not, whatever a politician intentionally releases on Friday is…
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New Poll
I view this as good news.