There’s not much to say about the so-called “ethics” case against Gwinnett Commissioner Tommy Hunter. The commissioner, in Facebook post, called beloved civil rights memorial and graphic novelist John Lewis a “racist pig,” after Lewis declared the presidency of Donald Trump illegitimate. Both men are wrong, of course, but Lewis’ comments at least rose above
Good morning! Hopefully you’re not waking up to any alarming news alerts, and someone already brewed the coffee. Tune into NASA tomorrow at 1 PM. John McCain, “Critic In Chief.” The Clermont Lounge has been closed for two months; employees feeling the financial pinch are raising funds with a carwash this Sunday. If, like me,
Released today, new CD-6 poll numbers, commissioned by ZPolitics and gathered by Clout Research, show former Secretary of State Karen Handel leading Republicans with 25%. First term Roswell City Councilor Bob Gray trails behind at 11%. The two day survey polled 694 respondents. Democrat Jon Ossoff has an overall lead of 32%. However, Democrat hopefuls shouldn’t pay too much attention to
Forget the Oscars, just in time for Presidents’ Day, C-SPAN has issued its “2017 Survey of Presidential Leadership.” Click here, take a look, and being a blog of history buffs (others might call us geeks but what do they know), let’s discuss how we would rank our leaders. Here are my thoughts: 1. Hard to
Time to collect all the 3rd floor gossip under the Gold Dome, because prediction markets—more commonly and less accurately referred to as political gambling sites—are open for the 6th congressional districts upcoming special election and Former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue’s Secretary of Agriculture confirmation process. Prediction markets have been shown, by some research, to be
Good morning and happy Monday! It’s the beginning of a great week. State Proof you can’t actually be Olivia Pope. Trump protesters maintain vigil on a Gainesville street. Lawmakers continue discussing changes to medical cannabis program. Georgia Democrats seek to continue their losing streak by encouraging Sally Yates to run for governor. Georgia’s Cyber Innovation
Back in December, I wrote about disabled war veteran Daniel Lister who was amid a battle with his Homeowners Association over yard appearance and covenants violations. The HOA had placed a lien on his home, one funded through a Purple Heart program, and fines were piling up – sparking an outrage by readers. Retired Army Staff
PC Gamer ran an article on Republican FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly’s comments in a recent blog post over at the FCC’s site concerning expanding broadband access. The PC Gamer post takes a stance that the FCC is trying to stifle public access to faster broadband. How awful is it that an FCC commissioner wants to
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal issued an executive order this morning setting Tuesday, April 18, 2017 as the date for the special election in Senate District 32. This is the same date as the special election for GA-6. The Executive Order states: Senate District 32 in the Georgia State Senate has become vacant due to the
As President Trump tries to distract the media kittens with a laser pointer aimed the leaks from the intelligence community, it’s important to keep a couple of facts in mind, and bring perspective on the debate. It’s not a question of the “leaks” story vs. the “Flynn” story -they’re both important stories, each deserving of
