Tag: Sonny Perdue
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Let’s stop pretending, shall we?
Ever since a federal judge released a ruling last month that said Metro Atlanta will have to stop withdrawing water from Lake Lanier, Gov. Sonny Perdue has gotten an incredibly easy ride in the media. Reporters solemnly transcribe Perdue’s comments about his intentions to “fight on” in a court appeal while at the same time…
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Sonny’s debt: paid in full
Gov. Sonny Perdue made the safe and conventional choice when he finally decided who would replace Leah Ward Sears on the Georgia Supreme Court, naming former federal prosecutor David Nahmias as the newest justice.
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Biting the hand that feeds you
You would think that Secretary of State Karen Handel and her campaign spokesman, Dan McLagan, owe a huge debt of gratitude to Gov. Sonny Perdue for the boost he’s given to their political and professional careers. So how do they repay him? By spitting in his face, figuratively speaking.
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How heavy is that water you are carrying?
In the latest case of sock-puppetry, the bad Kathy Cox, made comments after Sonny did what the Georgia General Assembly needed him to do… You and I both know that the legislature did NOT do everything they needed to do. They could have come back. They could have cut corporate graft, er, tax cuts. They…
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Ruling will leave developers high and dry
There is a lot that could be written about federal Judge Paul Magnuson’s ruling that the Corps of Engineers has been illegally allowing metro Atlanta governments to withdraw water from Lake Lanier, but let’s focus on this aspect of it: if the judge’s ruling sticks (and I think it will), then all of the developers…
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Judge not
They laughed at Gov. Sonny Perdue when he unveiled a program to build more boat docks for bass fishing tournaments as his primary policy initiative. But that’s nothing compared to the way people will be laughing if Perdue makes the wrong choice on his next Supreme Court appointment.