Month: February 2016

After South Carolina — What is a Newly Uncommitted Voter to Do?

Well, after Saturday night I’ve been jilted. Maybe you have as well. We are eight days out from the Georgia Republican Presidential Primary and my pick has dropped out. I know others suffered from “Bush Fatigue” and apparently even $100+ million cannot buy you political love, but I liked Jeb(!). Why? Simple. I did not have to agree with him on

GA Supreme Court to Hear KKK Case

This morning the Georgia Supreme Court will hear arguments on a free speech issue involving the Klu Klux Klan in northeast Georgia. The KKK wanted to take part in the Adopt a Highway program and chose HWY 515 in Union County. GDOT denied their application on the basis of public safety. Attorney General Sam Olens

Morning Reads — February 22nd

Happy Monday, everyone! This morning’s Morning Reads is dedicated to the people who still have their car parked at Johnny’s Hideaway. Music I listened to the most this weekend: Macklemore – Downtown, Kygo – Firestone, and Miriam Byrant – Finders Keepers Jawja VIDEO: Trump’s Atlanta rally. He starts speaking at 47:36 In which the AJC attempts to

GOP County Mass Meetings Show Ted Cruz The Establishment Choice

Ted Cruz’s anti-establishment message seems to be winning with the members of the GOP establishment who gathered Saturday to begin the process to select their leaders. “Large” counties with populations over 80,000 held GOP mass precinct meetings today, where delegates from Georgia are chosen to represent the state at the Republican National Convention in exciting

GeorgiaPol Radio – Episode 6 For February 19, 2016: Who Can Fly This Thing?

It’s Friday, and that means GeorgiaPol Radio is taking over The Sully Show on WGST 640AM.  Charlie Harper flies solo on this week as Jon Richards and Stefan Turkheimer are down at the Capitol.  Although Sully let’s Charlie in the radio booth by himself, you won’t be wandering around like a somnambulant.  It’s a jam-packed

Well-known businessman leaves Savannah Airport Commission after alleged misuse of credit card

From the Savannah Business Journal’s Savannah Airport Commission removes Sylvester Formey for making more than $13,000 in unapproved personal charges on credit card: Longtime Savannah Airport Commission Chairman and Savannah businessman Sylvester Formey has been removed as Chairman, and is resigning his position on the Commission – expected to be received today at City Hall

PARKatlanta is Awful. Does it Require Legislation?

PARKatlanta, the private parking enforcement firm that the City of Atlanta contracted with in 2009, maintains that it is “a collaborative initiative led by the City’s Department of Public Works that is modernizing the City’s parking operations to improve convenience, access, fairness, and service for City motorists, residents, businesses, and visitors.” Pretty much everyone who

Gowdy, Westmoreland Make Atlanta Stop For Marco Rubio

Congressmen Trey Gowdy (R-South Carolina) and Lynn Westmoreland (R-Georgia) stopped by Marco Rubio’s Cobb County GA campaign headquarters for a media availability before continuing on to an event for campaign supporters. Regarding the official topic at hand, Gowdy said his support for Rubio was because he “carries our message in an aspirational and thus persuasive