Morning Reads for Wednesday, September 18

Georgia Visit Habersham and Rabun to drive through Georgia’s most scenic highway AG Carr joined the OxyContin lawsuit Sunbelt urban growth is the best longterm trend in American politics for Democrats. (Yes, I know the other one, but it’s simply not true) Meria Carstarphen was a firefighter, but “the fire’s out” Sunday Service in Atlanta!

Gov. Kemp Accepting U.S. Senate Applications

Gov. Brian Kemp is encouraging “all qualified Georgians who want to serve in the U.S. Senate to submit their applications online.” Gov. Kemp will appoint an interim replacement for Sen. Johnny Isakson after Isakson officially resigns his seat. An election will be held in November, 2020 to elect someone to finish the rest of Sen. Isakson’s

Morning Reads for Tuesday, September 17

…and some art, since I’m writing these on September 16. It’s election day in parts of Fulton County and the City of Atlanta! We’ve established that Georgia is in play in 2020 – possibly for a Democratic Presidential debate. We have the initial results of air quality testing in Cobb and Fulton Counties. The good

Sarah Riggs Amico Calls for Kavanaugh Impeachment

We finally have a bold move in the 2020 Senate race. Sarah Riggs Amico who is challenging Perdue/Possibly the Other Republican said she thinks SCOTUS Justice Brett Kavanaugh should be impeached. Riggs Amico made the announcement following a New York Times report expanding the morass around Kavanaugh, his time as a student at Yale and

Georgia Ports: Here we grow again

This week’s Courier Herald column: I’ve covered the “State of the Port” address in Savannah about six or seven times now.  The meeting hosted by the Georgia Ports Authority and the Savannah chapter of the Propeller Club of the United States fills the Savannah Convention Center ballroom to capacity every year.  It’s a room where

Morning Reads for Friday, September 13, 2019

Make up your own Friday the 13th crap. At least they have a sense of humor about it. Pay it forward. We always knew the Jets were a little different. Where will all the millennials hang out now?  If you like your puddle, you can keep your puddle. South Park dudes on cancel culture. I

NRCC: “McBath Jumps on Impeachment Train”

The NRCC sent out a notice today stating that “Lucy McBath just voted with the socialist Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee to launch a formal impeachment investigation.” They state that she is not listening to her constituents, citing a NRCC poll showing that 60% of voters in GA-6 are against impeaching President Trump. 56%

Beth Beskin Running for SCOGA

Former State Rep. Beth Beskin entered the fray for soon-to-be-vacant Supreme Court of Georgia seat. Beskin joins former Congressman John Barrow and Judge Sara Doyle who are already running to replace Justice Robert Benham. From her campaign: Conservative Beth Beskin Launches Campaign for Georgia Supreme Court Today, experienced attorney Beth Beskin announced her campaign for