Month: December 2009
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Something to do while we wait for the election results for Speaker
UPDATE: Rep. David Ralston wins contest for Speaker of the GA House of Representatives.
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Why MoveOn sucks:
I got this email from MoveOn today: Dear MoveOn member (ah the lure of a free bumper sticker), It’s outrageous: Joe Lieberman is single-handedly blocking our best chance at strong health care reform in years! Above they list the problem. And here, drum roll please, is their “solution”: In less than 24 hours MoveOn members…
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An old controversy bubbles up to the surface
The attempt by Republican members of the Georgia House to elect a new speaker and clean up the mess created by the Glenn Richardson scandal is dredging up another controversy from the recent past: the stealth maneuverings to give Gov. Sonny Perdue an undisclosed tax break that was worth $100,000 to the governor.
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Georgia fails to hear Gideon’s trumpet
On the same day Donald Gates was released from prison after DNA exonerated him (28 years too late), the Southern Center for Human Rights filed suit against the State for “its failure to provide counsel for nearly 200 convicted indigent defendants who do not have lawyers to represent them in their appeals.” “The Constitution and…
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You Tell ‘Em, Howie!
Howard Dean says kill the Senate bill and start over. Amen. This is essentially the collapse of health care reform in the United States Senate. Honestly the best thing to do right now is kill the Senate bill, go back to the House, start the reconciliation process, where you only need 51 votes and it…
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WABE misses an opportunity!
A Lesson in Donor Relations. I have long been a public radio fan and supporter. And Saturday morning? Fahgetaboutit! Don’t bother me between 8AM and Noon. I am glued to the dial. I follow Scott Simon, Peter Sagal, and WaitWait on Twitter. I’m an addict. So, the moment I learned Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me…