Category: Politics

Morning Reads for Tuesday, April 7

Well. It’s Tuesday, isn’t it. Again! There are fewer links than normal this Tuesday because you’re encouraged to take a little more time on this article in the New Yorker – written by Atlantan Charles Bethea, so don’t go all Pace Picante Sauce on me, y’all – about how COVID-19 will impact rural Georgia, which

The Loss of Sen. Jack Hill

Sometimes you receive news of a passing that you just don’t want to believe. I sit here with tears running down my face as I deal with the news that my longtime Georgia Senator, Sen. Jack Hill, has passed today at the age of 76. Sen. Hill was a man who remained humble despite the

Drive Up Covid-19 Testing Coming To Atlanta

The following is a press release from Governor Kemp’s office. Two main takeaways: Drive up testing provided by CVS Health will be able to process up to 1,000 people per day, with results in 30 minutes. This isn’t just random testing for anyone who wants it. You still must be approved in advance and schedule

Morning Reads for Friday, April 3, 2020

Help those on the front lines.  Pink is the new black. Sunken prehistoric forest off the coast of Gulf Shores.  Kennedy Center sinks to new low. The difficulty of distancing a social people.  NY always has a plan. Government, in the way again. The definition of insanity. P0rn bombers aside, be careful using Zoom. NYC

Jim Clyburn Likes A Georgia Dem For VP (It’s Not Abrams)

Fresh off his king-making endorsement in the Democratic Presidential Primary, Jim Clyburn is setting his sights on Georgia. In last weekend’s “Lunch with the FT”, Clyburn made clear what he’s looking for from Joe Biden’s VP nod: an African-American woman. (The Financial Times is so exceedingly good you should all subscribe to it–and you’ve got