Blog for Democracy

  • A Modest Proposal

    You know, I’m thinking President Obama should just go ahead and nationalize all US-based assets of BP Global.  Cause there are those who will insist he’s a socialist/fascist/whateverist no matter what he does. And it couldn’t happen to a nicer company. Just kidding. Kind of.

  • Greta van Sustren Relies on the Internet’s Wisdom

    And the Internet is never wrong. Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren received an email from a viewer, “Brian,” saying that her “brain is empty.” Naturally, she started a poll on her blog: “Who is dumber? Greta, or Brian.” Guess who’s winning.

  • Thank you, Rob Teilhet

    UPDATE: DailyReport issues correction/clarification on Ken Hodges preclearance statement here. Yesterday in a candidate forum, a striking difference between the two candidates running for Attorney General came to light. (Press release below the jump.) At a question and answer forum hosted by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Hodges stated, as recorded by Andy Peters with […]

  • Top Kill May Have Worked

    Video looks promising. BP says it will know for sure tomorrow. Oh and the spill is “several times worse” than originally thought. I don’t care who you are,the magnitude of the spill is completely incomprehensible. And yes this is, and should be, Obama’s Katrina.

  • The Race is Done

    We have another poll showing the Democratic primary for governor is done. Roy has 64% of the primary vote, with an MOE of +/- 5%. I am inherently dubious of InsiderAdvantage polls and a 5% MOE is huge. However, these results jibe with everything else we’ve seen. That said I doubt Roy has 64% of […]

  • Unemployment Down Throughout Georgia

    Preliminary figures are good throughout the state. Atlanta did particularly well. From the GA Department of Labor: [T]he preliminary unadjusted unemployment rate in metro Atlanta declined to 9.8 percent in April, down six-tenths of a percentage point from a revised 10.4 percent in March. Meanwhile, the number of unemployed workers in the metro area decreased […]

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