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Tag: Sonny Perdue

  • You call this good management?

    Gov. Sonny Perdue has been criticized in some quarters for not having much of a vision for the state’s future, but his standard response to that criticism has always been that he’s more interested in making sure Georgia becomes the “best managed” state that responds quickly to its “customers” (taxpayers).

  • Bribing big business

    Kudos to Carrie Teegardin for an excellent article in the Journal-Constitution detailing the state’s offer of $96 million to persuade NCR to relocate its corporate headquarters to Gwinnett County and open a manufacturing plant in Columbus.

  • Another Kahn job?

    After months of speculation and guessing, it looks like Roy Barnes is finally jumping off the fence and getting into the race for governor.  Whether the other candidates like it or not, he clears the field in the Democratic primary.  Does DuBose Porter now run for lieutenant governor?  Should Thurbert Baker go ahead and accept…

  • A change in attitude

    Three years ago, as he was running for reelection to a second term, Gov. Sonny Perdue used a TV spot that featured ominous videotaped images of Hispanic immigrants slipping across the border to illegally enter the United States.  The clear message he was sending to the Republican base was, “Vote for me again and I’ll…