Over the weekend, Sarah Palin announced that she would be campaigning for Paul Ryan’s opponent, Paul Nehlen, in the upcoming Wisconsin GOP Primary election. “His political career is over but for a miracle because he has so disrespected the will of the people, and as the leader of the GOP, the convention, certainly, he is
Happy Monday, everyone. Because of his unfortunate remarks to Greg Bluestein of the AJC, our regular Monday Morning Reads contributor Will Kremer has been sent to re-education camp for a few weeks. Sad! As a result, I’m doing the Monday Reads until he learns his lesson. Needing a win to stay alive, the Hawks end their
Hi, Ron I was a little surprised to see your Facebook post last night, and frankly, I was a bit upset. I figured I’d respond this morning after I had a chance to think things through, but I see you’ve blocked me, so I thought I would respond here. We go back a ways in
Jim Pace, who is seeking to succeed the retiring Congressman Lynn Westmoreland, announced his leadership team for each county in Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District. Below is a presser with the list: Jim Pace, a candidate for Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District seat, today announced his grassroots leadership team throughout all 13 counties in the district. “With
On Thursday, Governor Deal announced two appointments, including naming State Rep. Dusty Hightower as a Superior Court judge in the Coweta Circuit. Today, Tim Bearden, who held the seat prior to Hightower, announced he will try to replace him at the Gold Dome. Bearden represented the 68th district from 2005-2011, when he was appointed by
You may have seen the story by the AJC’s Aaron Gould Sheinin earlier this week describing the losses Georgia’s farmers are incurring because they can’t get the migrant workers they need to pick their crops, which for this time of year is blueberries. For one farmer, the loss is north of three quarter million dollars.
Aaron Barlow is currently challenging Brandon Beach for a State Senate seat. The North Fulton and Cherokee County district is one of Georgia’s fastest growing and most affluent. It mixes high density suburban employment centers with large lot rural residential neighborhoods, and many typical suburban subdivisions that separate them. The angst of impending growth and
The Atlanta Press Club debate schedule has been released and is available below. All the debates will be taped today, Friday, May 6 and aired, with the exception of the Public Service Commission debate, on your local Georgia Public Broadcasting station this Sunday, May 8. The debate videos will be made available on the Atlanta Press
I haven’t seen any publicity about it aside from a line of mouse type on the registration form for the Georgia GOP convention on June 3rd. Nonetheless, the featured speaker for the annual Victory Dinner is former Texas Governor Rick Perry. Perry is an interesting choice. Last July, he was the first presidential candidate to
Ginny is away in New York, so you are stuck with me bringing the news today. Math Equation for today’s date: 5 = 6 * 2 – 0 – 1 – 6 (Got anymore?) A Few Moments in History from May 6: 1861 – Arkansas secedes from the Union 1863 – Confederacy wins The Battle of
