April 20, 2020 11:04 AM
Category: Politics
April 20, 2020 5:18 AM
Early Morning Reads for Monday, April 20, 2020
April storms are not helping my resolution to create more “normal” sleep patterns in the Robertson household. Safe in West Georgia, but hearing others have not fared as well. Check on your neighbors this morning, y’all. Late correction shows confirmed cases at 18,489, deaths at 689 Georgia explores regional effort to reopen economy amid pandemic
April 17, 2020 2:03 PM
Collins’ Campaign Attacks Loeffler Over Statements About Stock Sales
From a press release from the Doug Collins for United States Senate campaign: Doug Collins’ Senate campaign responded to Senator Kelly Loeffler’s assertion today that criticism of her potentially illegal stock trades is a “socialist attack.” “We have taken extraordinary measures to make sure that we can’t be attacked for our success … this is
April 17, 2020 1:28 PM
The Stacey Abrams For VP Movement Is Real
This is your last chance to get on the Stacey Abrams for VP bandwagon before you become a bandwagoner (“I was with her before she sold out”). In a wide-ranging feature in Elle magazine, Abrams explicitly makes her case: I would be an excellent running mate. I have the capacity to attract voters by motivating
April 17, 2020 11:06 AM
Warnock Outraises GOP Foes, May Not Indicate Democratic Optimism
Yes, it’s a good thing to raise more money than your opponent. Especially when your opponent is an incumbent U.S. Senator. Reverend Warnock did just that in Q1: his $1.5 million to $1.1 million each for Sen. Loeffler and Rep. Collins. It’s not hard to imagine that if Sen. Loeffler could avoid a spirited primary
April 17, 2020 10:51 AM
Filling the Shoes of Sen. Jack Hill
It has only been a week since Sen. Jack Hill was laid to rest, but the Georgia political wheels have continued to turn in order to fill the big shoes he left behind in Gerogia’s 4th Senatorial District and the State Senate. Sen. Blake Tillery, a Republican from Vidalia, was selected as the successor as
April 17, 2020 7:01 AM
Morning Reads for Friday, April 17, 2020
Thought police. This reminds me it’s time to plant your tomatoes. Not encouraging. When BB is more believable than the national media. Sooner or later, we’ll know the truth. What is it with these people? We all need some sunshine and human interaction. Long, but worth it. Before all our brains turn to mush. Too
April 16, 2020 4:06 PM
Sen. Loeffler Named to Task Force to Re-Open US by President Trump
Sen. Kelly Loeffler was named today by President Trump to serve on the task force to re-open the American economy. Sen. Loeffler: “COVID-19 has infected our country while undermining economic growth and opportunity. With over 22 million Americans out of work and almost 1 million newly unemployed Georgians, it’s clear that our nation needs decisive
April 16, 2020 2:00 PM
COVID-19 Information, April 15th Data Available
April 15, 2020 12:21 PM