December 15, 2017 6:00 AM
Morning Reads – Friday, December 15, 2017
Here:
- Amazon’s lobbyist registered in Georgia and it has people wondering why
- Feds question legality of school plan in Georgia
- Georgia’s foster care program is in trouble
- Georgia is among top states for quality teachers
- More suggestions on how to address Georgia’s rural healthcare crisis
- UGA is predicting a good year for Georgia’s economy
- Toshiba pays $3 billion in nuclear expansion
There:
- WSJ: The internet is free again
- Who’s leading the news rankings list?
- How Facebook will be regulated in 2018
- Sen. Graham says there’s a 30% chance Trump attacks North Korea
- Speaker Ryan to leave D.C.?
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The plant Vogtle expansion is an albatross. I was against the PSC ever approving it. What they did was sign up all GP customers to pay for it with no protections for mismanagement and cost overruns which has plagued all of these projects. It’s like being told you are going to buy a new car and are forced start paying for it now but you will not get delivery of the car for 15 years and it isn’t even designed yet.
That said, the project should be completed cost overruns and all because to not finish it will be like setting fire to the billions spent. At least if it’s finished some of the money will be recouped. However we should learn a lesson from this and NEVER approve anything like this again and anyone on the PSC that voted for this should resign and I don’t care what “Party Affiliation” they have.
Sometimes it’s just better to walk away. Not saying this is the case here, but a nuclear Vogtle should be abandoned if a new plant using other fuel or otherwise generating electricity could be constructed (perhaps at less than total cost by using some of the Vogtle construction) and the sum of its construction and operating costs were less than that of completing and operating Vogtle. Sunk cost fallacy is something most people, me included, suffer from at least on occasion. It’s in our DNA.
I’m as much chapped about the pre-pay imposed by the General Assembly as poor PSC oversight. The pre-pay would never pay for itself for many if not most people even if construction were on time and budget, unless your idea of a good deal is you loaning Georgia Power a couple thousand dollars at 4% interest, with Georgia Power payback to you terminating with balance unpaid should you die or move from the Georgia Power service area within 30 years of the plant beginning to generate electricity.
Of course it should be finished, the question is who should pay for it?
We would pay for it. We always pay for everything. There is no other money than our money. No matter who you may designate to pay for it, we will just end up paying them instead.
Benevolus is correct. There is an easy way to tell who will pay for this. All you have to do is look in the mirror.
Americans are spending more than anticipated and it is overwhelming UPS and Fedex. They had to know that online buying was going to be big, but it’s apparently bigger than they expected as everything is late!
Charges have been dropped against UGA LB Natrez Patrick, after it was determined that he was a̵ ̵k̵e̵y̵ ̵s̵t̵a̵r̵t̵e̵r̵ innocent of wrongdoing.
Three strikes and you’re out doesn’t apply when a bowl game is looming.
Here’s the evidence photo of the weed in Natrez Patrick’s arrest.
https://twitter.com/Mark_Schlabach/status/941337296640593920/photo/1
Patrick has had weed trouble a couple of times at UGA, missed four games this year as a result. Maybe he’s now a reformed knucklehead. He and his buddy should have known that blasting down 316 at 80 mph shortly before midnight Saturday was asking to be stopped.
Was that granule the grounds for the arrest of his passenger too?
Patrick *was* the passenger. The driver was also arrested for drug possession (his car), as well as DUI and speeding. The DUI charge for the driver (occasional special teams player) was also dropped, but he pleaded down to misdemeanor drug charge and speeding. And since he claimed the weed was his…allowing Patrick’s charge to be dropped…he’ll get to stay on the team following his suspension.
According to reports, police found ‘marijuana residue’ in an OJ bottle as well.
Patrick was the passenger. Teammate Jayson Stanley was driving and claimed the weed was his and that Patrick had nothing to do with it. Stanley was charged with DUI and speeding. At the same hearing that cleared Patrick, Stanley agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor possession of marijuana and speeding in exchange for dropping the DUI charge.
Georgia is moving to change its policy towards athletes caught smoking weed. Their’s has been among the most punitive in the SEC.
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/21767053/georgia-linebacker-natrez-patrick-no-longer-faces-marijuana-possession-charge
http://www.11alive.com/article/sports/ncaaf/a-new-future-for-uga-sports-how-new-rules-could-alter-how-athletics-handles-arrests/85-499574468
Not surprising, since Trump knows he’s among “the best people”, believe me.
Anyone else have the morning reads from yesterday suddenly pop up today?
Mr. Spenser is in my good graces this morning. I and friends where watching that exchange while at dinner last night and i look at my friends and say, ‘how can a future judge not know what can and can not be ruled as inadmissible evidence’. My friends new boyfriend who was a class A jerk was like ” you just made that up.” This lead to a bet, me pulling up my Black’s Law on my tablet and by the end of the night, jerk picked up my dinner and by lucnh today, jerk will be sent backing by friend.
When SCAD grad knows law better then future Washington DC district federal judge, something is wrong.
“These are not the judicial nominees you are looking for.”
Amazon in the Gold Dome what? Is this because of HB 61 or maybe trying to get a sweeter deal for a HQ?
They also have mega warehouses on the coast, and recieve literal boat loads of stuff into the port of Savannah.
That moment when you realize the sword has 2 sharp edges.
http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article189931704.html
A blow to hoaxes and blatant, money-grabbing Socialism! MAGA!!
https://thefederalist.com/2017/12/15/trump-admin-to-remove-climate-change-from-list-of-national-security-threats/
Drew, go outside and tske a deep, lung busting breath. Wonder how much radon you just inhaled?! LMAO!!
I actually grew up in an area with extreme radon gas. over 50 times the legal limit under Reagan’s EPA. The water wells all have radon removal systems added to the distribution center in my hometown. Cost a fortune in the late 1980’s to build.
Yeah , it’s called a fan !!! Or open a window!! Good grief…
Some reading for you…
https://www.amazon.com/Water-Will-Come-Remaking-Civilized/dp/031626024X
Let’s see, Al Gorged was predicting apocalyptic things by 2013, but, ummm, we’re still here. It’s all pure, speculative computer model crap!!! Not another effing dime.
Written by Chicken Little, right?
What is it with these Dems? Even the gals are Preditors!
http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article189931704.html
Serious, serious mental disease. But the over riding question is what bathroom will each of them use?
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/entire-family-turns-transgender
You forgot to add your signature “racist” bleat. We’ll wait…
You keep ridin’ that One Note Pony, Drewsky cause it’s all uou and yor ilk have. If you recall I supported him before the allegations and questioned the timing of them. I also said if true he shouldn’t and wouldn’t be elected. And like everything I’ve ever said here, it was right. But, but, but you keep bellowing those sputum laced lies, maybe you and your Marxist buddies can keep giggling like school children .
And what is your reaction to the endless stream of democrat sexual predators that just keep coming and coming and coming out of the woodwork?? How does it really make you feel to have embraced such vile individuals since The Rapist starter it all?! Do tell..:
“And like everything I’ve ever said here, it was right.”
A remark worthy of Trump himself!
Sooooo…… you supported him before he was alleged to be a child molester and after he definitely said that the Amendments after the 10th don’t matter (meaning he doesn’t care too much about abolishing slavery or the right to vote for the majority of Americans)…….
More Democrat cancer…
https://www.google.com/amp/www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/15/democratic-virginia-rep-bobby-scott-accused-sexual-harassment.amp.html