Author: Lawton Sack

Georgia Democratic Congressmen Weigh In On SOTU

We heard from several Republican elected officials last night, but we wanted to be fair and share some Democratic views from our Georgia delegation. Below you will find statements from Rep. John Lewis (D, GA-5), Rep. Hank Johnson (D, GA-4), and Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D, GA-2). Rep. John Lewis (D, GA-5): “Tonight President Obama appealed to

GAGOP Finances Run Low

Greg Bluestein and James Salzer at the AJC released a story yesterday that shone the light on some financial issues with the Georgia Republican Party. From their story: “The Georgia GOP filed an end-of-the-year report showing it had $11,403 cash on hand and was $231,000 in debt, in a startling revelation for a party that

Open Thread: State of the Union and Some Prebuttals

UPDATED Tonight is President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address. The entirety of his prepared remarks for the address has been released and can be seen after the break, along with part of the Republican’s address by South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. Also, Rep. Buddy Carter (R, GA-1), Sen. Johnny Isakson, and Sen. David Perdue have

Coming Together for Real Discussion

“When group-man wants to move, he makes a standard. ‘God wills that we re-capture the Holy-Land’ or he says, ‘We fight to make the world safe for democracy’; or he says, ‘we will wipe out social injustice with communism.’ But the group doesn’t care about the Holy Land, or Democracy, or Communism. Maybe the group