You can now refer to George Ervin Perdue as Secretary Sonny. Our former governor was confirmed as the 39th Secretary of Agriculture today. With Sonny’s confirmation, Georgia now has more power in the White House than at any time since the Carter Administration, if my memory serves me right. In addition to his lofty governmental
Sure, the headline sounds like a bad show on the Disney Channel. It’s also part of our reality. Two of our contributors, Ed Hula and Cody Hall, apparently are having birthdays today. Ed has been with us for quite a while. Seriously, he won’t go away. From a pseudonym at the old place when I
Most of Georgia is currently rated at a moderate chance of severe thunderstorms today. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK raised the forecast from Moderate to High for southeast Georgia including Macon and Augusta. That High bubble could expand to include the metro area and possibly parts of southwest and north Georgia It’s good
Yesterday, in the name of a cause that knows no party lines, Sen. Renee Unterman (R – Buford) and Sen. Gloria Butler (D – Stone Mountain) hosted sex trafficking awareness advocates to the Senate. The group included representatives from Georgia Cares, Street Grace, the United Way of Greater Atlanta, Out of Darkness, Wellspring Living, and City of
Citing the “sudden and tragic death” of his wife, Diane, last September, Claude “Tex” Mclver told Senate leaders via letter that he will not seek reappointment. Appointed in 2005, Tex Mclver’s most recent term comes to an end in April. According to the AJC, Mclver has also resigned from the labor law firm, Fisher Phillips,
One of the more unexpected parts of my accidental journey into blogging was becoming a political analyst for WXIA 11Alive in Atlanta. That began 6 years ago when Doug Richards was helping the station fill expanded coverage with Icepocolypse, or whatever we called it that year. Grayson “SpaceyG” Daughters and I got about ten minutes
Thankfully, I’m getting a lot of requests asking how we can help the people of South Georgia in the aftermath of This weekend’s tornadoes. The quickest and easiest way is to send a contribution. National relief organizations include The Red Cross, United Way, the United Methodist Committee on Relief among many others. If you choose
We’ve already experienced a day and a half of severe thunderstorms throughout Georgia. More severe weather including tornadoes are expected today through early evening. At least 11 Georgians are reported dead in last night’s storms. With daylight we’re getting the first look at damage of strong tornadoes that hit deep in South Georgia last night.
General David Poythress has died. The Announcement was posted on Facebook from the YMCA of Georgia, where he served as a state board member: We are sad to report that longtime State YMCA Board Member, David Poythress, has passed away. Poythress was a wonderful example of a servant leader. He served Georgia as Secretary of
Due to inclement weather, GeorgiaPol.com is cancelling its annual Wild Hog Road Show that was scheduled for Sunday night. While we firmly believe #itwontsnow, we are don’t want Ed to slip and fall. And let’s be honest, Dear Leader Charlie Harper doesn’t want the “others” to show up anyway. So, we look forward to seeing
