Tag: Saxby Chambliss
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Where Is A Good Woman When You Need Her?
If this post from Politico is true and Paul Broun (R-GA) is really going to challenge U.S. Senator Saxby “Read My Lips” Chambliss, what are Democrats chances at running for Paul Broun’s Congressional seat? This is an open question obviously, but given what little I know of the Congressional District I’m curious if a moderate…
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Georgia’s own special senator
Georgia’s senior senator Saxby Chambliss has always been a special member of the U.S. Senate — special in the sense of those special education classes offered at most public schools.
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Healthcare reform passes, freakout continues
The vote was taken and the deed is done: healthcare reform legislation passed the U.S. Senate in the early morning hours of Christmas Eve with every Democratic and independent senator voting for it and every Republican voting against it. No big surprise there. It is also no big surprise that we will continue to hear…
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Government insurance is bad, except when it’s not
A majority of Georgia’s congressmen will tell you that they oppose the health insurance reform bill moving through Congress because it’s a “government-funded” healthcare plan that will crowd out the “private” insurers who have done such a great job of covering America’s citizens (if you can overlook the 46 million or so who are uninsured).