Mary Norwood is running for Fulton County Commission Chair as an independent. Meh. Eaves is weak enough to be picked off. Wonder if the DPG will re-use the “Mary Norwood is a Republican” mailer. Just the name “thermal inversion” sounds like no fun. Anyone know if other counties are at risk of this? No mention […]

Speaking at the Young Democrats of Georgia Convention in Athens on Saturday, Labor Commissioner (and soon-to-be Senate candidate) Michael Thurmond said: Sometimes I want us to take a step back and look at us the same way our enemies see us…I want us to look at each other “the same way al Qaeda sees us”. […]

Political Insider is reporting that Commissioner Thurmond will announce his candidacy to challenge Johnny Isakson on Tuesday. Apparently whoever’s doing this courting feels like sending our last remaining statewide incumbent on a suicide mission is a good way to maintain our relevance. I’m forecasting a 60% chance of bupkis on November 3. Upchuck bags can […]

Travis Fain will leave The Macon Telegraph. With yesterday’s announcement of a final schedule for the 2010 legislative session, I think it’s appropriate to announce my own plans. Shortly after the session ends I will be leaving The Telegraph after nearly 10 years. I’ll be moving to North Carolina to join my girlfriend, and we […]

As I mentioned earlier there are four fun-filled days left in the legislative session. Now it is too late to introduce legislation for the year but I’d like to make some small suggestions for saving some money that could be introduced next year. I used to blog over at Tondee’s Tavern (still do technically) and […]