Category: Politics

Morning Reads for Friday, September 27, 2019

Small acts add up – Dalton Utilities. Ethics, Shmetics. Delta is expanding again. Make it so, faster, please. Too good not to link. I don’t even know where to start.  In other news, Walrus 1, Russian ship 0.  Quick! Alert Nancy Pelosi!  It just gets worser and worser.  Now what did that taco ever do

Livestream the House & Senate Joint Budget Hearings!

National Daughter Day, a completely made up holiday that Hallmark hasn’t yet managed to monetize and probably only exists to bolster facial recognition algorithms, was yesterday. Thus, I hereby declare today to be National Hearing Day! Yes, there’s a Really Big Deal hearing happening in Washington today – maybe you’re listening or watching right now!

First Vaping Death Confirmed in Georgia

The Georgia Department of Public Health confirmed the state’s first vaping-related death earlier today. DPH announced previously that they were investigating nine cases of lung illnesses related to vaping; as of September 19, the CDC was tracking more than 530 cases of vaping-related lung injuries, with seven confirmed fatalities. Unlike most of the reported cases,

Judiciary Committee hearings on “assault weapons”

The House Judiciary Committee opened hearings this morning on firearms and more specifically assault weapons. Ranking member 9th District Congressman Doug Collins in his opening statement sought to clarify and educate the Committee on basic firearm terminology so that going forward there is a common understanding of the basic facts. Unfortunately, many in the American

Republicans Respond To Democratic-Led Formal Impeachment Inquiry

The circus has come to town. Okay, the circus has been in town, but it’s about to get bigger. US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced this afternoon that the House will proceed in a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s actions. Speaker Pelosi has been very reserved in pursuing impeachment since Democrats gained the

Senator Perdue Goes Bipartisan For School Safety

Senator David Perdue has teamed up with Alabama Democrat Doug Jones to introduce a bill to improve school safety. The bill is modeled after grants used here in Georgia. Senator Perdue’s press release is as follows: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators David Perdue (R-GA) and Doug Jones (D-AL) are taking bipartisan action to strengthen school safety

Morning Reads for Tuesday, September 24

Good morning! The Cobb County School Board is at (partisan) odds over eliminating the open comment period for school board members at the close of their meetings. Increased diversity may be the key to addressing declining enrollment at Georgia Southern’s Armstrong Campus in Savannah. The Statesboro Herald will reduce publishing from six days a week

Dekalb Gets Confederate History Right

What’s the proper context for Lost Cause storytelling? That it’s an erroneous re-casting of history. Earlier this week, the Dekalb County properly placed the Decatur Confederate memorial in history. The obelisk, heavy in Lost Cause tripe, deserves no official and unchecked memorialization in front of a seat of government. However, to remove this monument, and