Author: Ginny

Morning Reads for Friday, March 11, 2016

Bah. Humbug. PSA: Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead this Sunday at 2am! Or you’ll be late to everything. For some, you’ll be even later. Rep. Barry Loudermilk making himself known. The Illuminati met at Sea Island. Or something. AMC buys Columbus-based Carmike Theaters. Professional Advice: Keep the matinee pricing! Paul Broun announces. Hilarity

Morning Reads for Friday, March 4, 2016

There was another of those GOP debate things last night. Did you watch? I didn’t. Find of a lifetime. Pass the Zyrtec. Ghosts of Sessions Past, or something. The Year of Georgia Music. Oh my. Trouble in Texas. See ya. Don’t let the screen door hit you on the way out. Faster, please. Well, at

Morning Reads for Friday, February 19, 2016

On this day in 1945, the United States Marine Corps invaded Iwo Jima. Oo-rah. Prayers for Pat Conroy. Not BFFs. Back-pedaling. Nikki Haley endorses… madness ensues. Just one itty, bitty sentence. Register your drone, nerds, or else! Karma. PC for Dummies. Speaking of PC, Stephen Fry quits Twitter, again. This time over a snarky comment

Morning Reads for Friday, February 12, 2016

On this day in 1733 James Oglethorpe climbed up the bluff from the Savannah River and founded the colony of our favorite place in the world, Georgia. Miss Jessica to the white courtesy phone. Miss Jessica to the white courtesy phone. Cobb County is messing with people’s chickens again. New, not quite hired, Fulton County

Morning Reads for Friday, January 29, 2016

On this day in 1936, Ty Cobb was one of the first five inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Lakeside High principal removed due to …flier? The new toy all you wonks have been waiting for! Save the houses. Something stinks in the Navy. DHS loses security credentials. What could go wrong? If it

Morning Reads for Friday, January 22, 2016

“It takes a lifetime to build a good reputation, but you can lose it in a minute.” – Will Rogers No bench for you. First boat ramps, now space ports? Court holds up APD body cameras. Legislators ask about steadily increasing tuition. And another one wants the Regents to be elected by … gasp …

Morning Reads for Friday, January 15, 2016

On this day in Georgia history: Martin Luther King Jr. was born in 1929. What’s missing here? A Georgia county. Any Georgia county. 11 bills to watch. Elaine Lucas at it again. Unhappy voters are leaving the established parties, in droves. r-e-s-p-e-c-t. Honestly, what are they teaching kids these days? Trouble in paradise? Lost in

Will He, or Won’t He?

Ever since Lynn Westmoreland’s announcement that he wouldn’t seek reelection, one name bubbled to the surface. Josh McKoon, current state Representative(29), already leads in the first poll for the 3rd district. At last report, McKoon is “thinking about it.” Stay tuned. [gview file=”https://www.georgiapol.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/GACD3SurveyResults.pdf”]

Walk Toward the Light, Baby

I’m one of those rare commodities, a native Georgian. Raised a Democrat, I’m now mostly right-leaning, but always a conservative first and foremost. While I’m not a card-carrying member of any party, there are some who call me a “Good Republican.”  My career background is in IT and cybersecurity.  Other titles include, but are not