Category: Politics

3M More Atlantans By 2050 Would Push Us To The Brink. Oh Yeah, And Where’s The Water?

Prepare to get really, really, cozy in Metro Atlanta. The Atlanta Regional Commission predicts an addition 2.9 million people could move to Atlanta by 2050. That’s the equivalent population of Denver. We’ll also have a substantially less white metropolitan area (47.5% now down to 31% if the forecasts are correct) with a total population of

Morning Reads for Friday, October 11, 2019

LawDawgs! (And GSU, too.)  Let the chill bumps commence. Always wondered what was under the hat. “As illiterates…” applies more and more these days.    Like that one? Here’s another shot of VDH.  Can humans regrow cartilage?  Inquiring shoulders want to know. Every Californian pays the price of their lovely state lacking basic forestry skills.   Honestly, Comey

Walter C. Jones Hired to Educate Voters

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office has issued the following press release in regards to the hiring of Walter C. Jones to educate voters on the new voting machines in Georgia: Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Tuesday he has hired a long-time media professional to head the effort to educate Georgians about the state’s

Morning Reads for Wednesday, October 9

Georgia November 20th Democratic Presidential debate to be held in Georgia World’s largest Stranger Things prop to be sold in Gwinnett Island High School forfeits four football wins in *spaceship noises* transfer portal appeal Even Michael Stipe worries he neglected his true calling all his life DA clears Columbia County deputies in police shooting Clayton

Morning Reads for Tuesday, October 8

Good morning! Senator Isakson hopes that our presiding stable genius, he of the great and unmatched wisdom, will rethink his approach to the Middle East. The University System of Georgia’s health insurance will now cover gender-affirmation surgery. Meet DeKalb County’s first female police chief. Further judicial review is necessary to determine whether guns can coexist

Morning Reads for Friday, October 4, 2019

I don’t want to talk about it. Forest Park – the gift that keeps on giving. Representin’.  It’s the movie we need now, more than ever. Well, “Faculty Responsibility” doesn’t mean what you think it means, anyway.  Remember who else gave weapons-grade speeches? Makes total sense. Taxes are a pox on us all. Indeed. Mr.

Collins files amicus brief

CNN Politics is reporting that Georgia’s 9th District Congressman Doug Collins, the Ranking Member on the House Judiciary Committee, is telling a federal judge that the Democrats’ investigation has no legal basis. In an amicus brief filed with a Federal Judge, Collins cites the absence of a full house vote to authorize an impeachment inquiry. Collins

Dean Alford Resigns From Board Of Regents; Charged With Fraud

Per press release from Georgia’s Attorney General’s Office: ATLANTA, GA – Attorney General Chris Carr and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation today announced that a joint investigation of suspected racketeering and criminal attempt to commit theft by taking has warranted the arrest of Clarence Dean Alford, a former member of the Board of Regents representing

NRCC Running Lyin’ Lucy Digital Ads

From the NRCC: The NRCC just launched digital ads in GA-06 letting voters know Lyin’ Lucy McBath has sided with the socialists in Washington and is supporting baseless impeachment. Lyin’ Lucy has tried hiding from reporters, then lied about hiding in an attempt to deceive Georgians, but voters deserve to know the truth about Lucy. Now, how long will it take for