Blog for Democracy

  • Rumors of Her Death…

    Look, do we really have to add a “Do Not Accuse Your Opponent of Being Dead When They’re Not” section to Candidate Training 101? Apparently, we do, because,  earlier this year, political foes started a (perfectly innocent, well-intended, purely accidental) rumor that Sen. Valencia Seay, who had been ill, had died. Though she is NOT, and […]

  • End In Sight?

    What a difference a couple of years makes.  It wasn’t too long ago that America’s military operation in Iraq was the foreign policy debate du jour.  But with the advent of the Obama Administration’s push for rapid withdrawal and the improving security situation there, little is heard from a place that helped shape the worldview […]

  • Bizarro Saxby

    Senator Chambliss included two interesting quotes in his weekly email newsletter. The first relates to HR 4213, the extension of unemployment benefits. “During a time of economic hardship, I don’t believe we should allow provisions such as the extension of emergency unemployment benefits to expire.” The second relates to the financial regulatory bill. “While the […]

  • Georgia Attorney General Poll Update

    There’s been a little gloating about this poll, as well as a few emails expressing concern. The polls we post here are for entertainment purposes only and are clearly labeled “unscientific”. Anyone who wants to spend time fiddling with their browser can usually figure out how to vote multiple times. The PollDaddy interface counts the […]

  • Thurbert’s First Ad

  • Open Thread

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