If you’re like me and wonder how our political climate reached such a toxic level, perhaps an answer lies in our nation having fewer and fewer statesmen like Johnny Isakson and Joe Biden. No matter your politics, I hope you’ll take the time to watch this short clip of Georgia’s senior senator as he honors
Longtime Georgia political operative Rob Simms is leaving the RNCC after two terms (the first as Political Director, the most recent as Executive Director) to set up a political consulting practice with Mike Shields. Politico Playbook has the details: Mike Shields and Rob Simms, two of D.C.’s top GOP operatives, are starting Convergence Media, a
On this date in 1952, on the show “I Love Lucy,” a pregnancy was acknowledged in a TV show for the first time. Peaches Georgia breweries can’t keep up with the strict state laws Plan B after Opportunity School District failure One problem that never sees a remedy: the foster care case worker shortage Record
The Census Bureau has determined that Gwinnett County has a sufficient Spanish speaking population to require that voter information be provided in Spanish under Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act. Gwinnett was the only Georgia jurisdiction named in a Notice of Determination published today in the Federal Register by the Department of Commerce. A
Democracy requires more of its people than a vote. I’ve said this before – democracy is a tool of war, or perhaps a substitute for war. The Greeks used democracy to husband their strength against common enemies, counting men with spears in hand rather than the bodies on the ground. To prevail in a vote
This week’s Courier Herald column: With the calendar now having turned to December, we’re roughly half way between last month’s election and next month’s “governing”. An Inauguration is on tap for Friday, January 20th. Congress and the Georgia legislature will begin legislative duties a couple of weeks earlier. While the professional political class and most
With the nomination of Rep. Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services, potential candidates are already maneuvering to fill his seat. While phone calls are being made and rumors are being launched, no one is yet sure when this special election sprint will end. Determining this should be easy: the governor determines an election date
Today, Agnes Scott College President Elizabeth Kiss announced that the Decatur college will join Emory University in supporting its DACA students. Last week, a group of more than 700 Emory University students, 100 faculty members, and 17 campus groups sent a letter to their administration urging them to ensure that the private university will be a “sanctuary campus”
A couple of weeks ago, Cody Hall shared a list of the potential candidates that may line up to replace Congressman Tom Price should he be tapped for a Trump Administration post (or announce that he was running for Governor). Well, this morning’s announcement has turned this from a theoretical exercise into one that is
Happy Monday, everyone! This post is your chance to wish Supreme Lord Jon Richards a happy belated birthday. You don’t want to see him angry. Jawja If the Jawja GOP wants to remain in power, then it needs to start appealling to minorities. A few elected officials in swing districts agree. The dry conditions continue to
