The 2018 election season in Georgia is setting itself up to be a busy hive of political activity. The makeup of the participants under the Gold Dome, especially in the Senate, looks to be much different when the session begins in 2019 as several current officeholders are seeking “higher” offices. The turnover is not just
William “Miami” Owens knew someone was trying to kill him, which is why he seemed to hate daylight and fresh air so much. Folks call drug dealing dens a trap for a reason. Miami refused to leave the warren that was his apartment, ever, for fear of being murdered on the stoop as he stepped
From Judson Hill via Facebook: “ObamaCare has failed. Uncertainty rules the day regarding health insurance and health care costs. As a result, health insurance companies will be forced again to either raise premiums or completely pull out of the so-called Obamacare markets. People need affordable and accessible health care that focuses on patients and expands
There’s a slogan popular with some Libertarians that claims “Taxation is theft.” It’s a cute saying but really only provocative hyperbole and nearly pure nonsense. When the government wants to steal something from you, it uses a process with the called Civil Asset Forfeiture. The anodyne named procedure allows governments to seize the assets of
Well, we do have a race for Governor coming up. To borrow loosely and shamelessly from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the political story of the 6th Congressional race now in our review mirror appears to many of us to be “a tale told by an idiot, full of noise and emotional disturbance, but devoid of meaning.” After all,
Monday night at a dinner with select Senators, in his typical bombastic way, President Trump said they — presumably meaning Senate Republicans and not Republicans in general to include him — would look like “dopes,” and also “terrible” and “weak,” if they didn’t pass the Better Care Reconciliation Act. Almost simultaneously, two Senators not at the meeting,
Don’t call it a comeback; I never left. “Social Jetlag” by Beach Fossils Georgia State predicted to go bowling. If your party campaigns for something for seven years and then can’t formulate a coherent policy and then fails to achieve what you campaigned on for seven years, your party is at best incompetent. Trump Poised
Today Governor Nathan Deal announced that Advanced Digital Cable will create 65 new jobs with a $15 million investment in the expansion of its Union County facility. ADC currently employs 70 at the Blairsville facility which will be increased by 100,000 square feet. ADC President Steve Payne cited the cooperation between the Georgia Department of
From a press release from Rep. Buddy Carter (R, GA-1), a member of the Health Subcommittee on the House Energy and Commerce Committee: “The games have gone on for too long. While I am proud of the legislation we passed in the House to repeal and replace Obamacare, it’s clear it does not have the
We received the following press release from Chalis Montgomery announcing her candidacy as a Democrat for Congress from GA-10, which is currently represented by Republican Congressman Jody Hice. Today, Democrat Chalis Montgomery is announcing her bid to represent Georgia’s 10th Congressional District. Her run for congress is motivated by her faith and her commitment to
