Congressman Tom Price has officially been tapped to take the helm of Health and Human Services. The doctor turned Congressman who authored the Republicans’ most comprehensive alternative to Obamacare will now be in charge of overseeing the program and/or its replacement. Congressman Price’s statement on his nomination is as follows: “It is an honor to
This week’s Courier Herald column: Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve taken a look at the national and partisan implications of the surprising win for Donald Trump. Today we’re going to focus on what this means for Georgia. Access is power in Washington. Several prominent Georgia Democrats are now rethinking their future, as their
This week’s Courier Herald column: 8 years ago, talk show host Rush Limbaugh made news by asserting that he hoped newly elected President Barack Obama would fail. It was a pre-emptive signal of permanent resistance to a President that was certain to pull the country hard to the left. I like many others whose politics
Today, President-Elect Donald Trump nominated Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions to the position of Attorney General. Sessions has been a supporter of Trump from the start of his campaign, and has been credited by many as a major influence on Trump’s positions on immigration. While the reaction on social media to the nomination has been mixed,
More than a week after voting ended, demonstrators continue to protest the results of the election of Donald Trump to the presidency. In Atlanta, many of the protests occurred in and around the Georgia State University campus, including at least one event initiated by GSU students, according to the Georgia State Signal. Two campus groups,
Georgia’s own Congressman Tom Price (also a medical doctor) is reportedly under consideration by President-elect Trump to serve as Health & Human Services Secretary. Should he become HHS Secretary, he will be the first Georgian to serve in a POTUS Cabinet in decades IIRC. .@RepTomPrice being considered for @HHSGov secretary. @jenhab and @rachaelmbade have more for
The Dominoes continue to fall as the Trump Transition Team creates openings by filling them. With RNC Chairman Reince Priebus tapped to become White House Chief of Staff, the Republican National Committee will be searching for a new Chairman. Politico outlines the many possibilities this morning, seeming to name the favorites as David Bossie, Matt
This week’s Courier Herald column: In last week’s column, I suggested that in the grand scheme of things, Tuesday’s election was not that important. I wrote it Friday before the election. I wrote it in the one quiet time I had that week, fully expecting it to reach a disappointed Republican audience last week. I
Much ink has been spilled since Tuesday evening about possible candidates for roles in the Trump administration. We’ve engaged in some speculation here, as well. Prominent Georgia names, including Senator David Perdue, Public Service Commissioner Bubba McDonald, and of course, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, have all been mentioned as candidates. However, Mr.
The following was posted to Facebook by Rick Day. He’s a long time commenter here, and was a delegate to Philadelphia for Bernie Sanders. I’ll likely follow up next week with some thoughts from a Republican perspective, but it’s probably best you guys hear from a Democrat on this first. I just want to type
