An old friend from my time in the Army posted some drivel this morning from Infowars, claiming somehow that counterprotesters in Charlottesville started the violence over the weekend. It led to yet another tired argument about the right to protest and how the urge on the American Left to suppress unwanted speech is just like the Nazi
Georgia native Louis Elrod will serve another two years as President of the Young Democrats of America. The Democrats’ youth wing reelected Elrod at their national convention in Dallas over the weekend. He will miss out on being a kingmaking Superdelegate in the next Democratic Presidential primary. But any interested parties should take note he
This week’s Courier Herald column. You can view the first part of this series here. Last week we began a review of Georgia’s income tax. It appears there is a bidding war breaking out among GOP candidates for Governor as to who can cut the income tax the most. We’re continuing to look at the
There’s a saying that if you need something done, find someone too busy to do it. A while back I realized we didn’t have anyone in Georgia’s 9th Congressional district covering items for us here. It’s kind of a busy GaPol area, given that it’s home to the Governor, Lt. Governor, and Speaker. As such,
Happy Monday, everyone! Let me tell you about my weekend. I was driving to Newnan with my large McDonald’s Coke and a box of campaign literature in my backseat. A squirrel ran into the road and the car in front of me slammed on its brakes, so naturally I slammed my brakes, too. The box
With a nod to The Onion for the headline, Georgia Democrats have a full fledged problem on their hands. Unlike the “Resistance Summer” meeting of the DNC where Jon Ossoff gave a major speech that was closed press (It seemed open press would clash with the well guarded narrative of one desperate to get to
First reported by The Washington Free Beacon, it appears that Jon Ossoff, the Democratic candidate from Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District who ran in Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District, will appear as a featured panelist for “Leaving it All on the Field: The Midterm Elections in the Resistance Era.” Here is the description of the event organized by Netroots Nation:
The Telegraph (Macon) is reporting that a former Superintendent of Macon-Bibb County Schools, Romain Dallemand, pleaded guilty Wednesday for filing a false tax return in 2012. Dallemand was charged for not reporting a $100,000 payment made to him by Cliffard Whitby, the Chairman of the Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority. The payment was made in an
State Representative Brian Strickland (R-McDonough) announced via Facebook this morning that he’ll be running for the State Senate Seat currently held by Senator Rick Jeffares. Jeffares is running for Lt. Governor. Strickland has been an upwardly mobile member of the Georgia House, and the move likely makes him the front runner for the Senate seat.
From a press release: State Senator and candidate for Lt. Governor Rick Jeffares today announced the senior campaign team that will help him bring his conservative education and job creation message to the people of Georgia. “This is a terrific team and I look forward to their help in organizing the grassroots, raising resources and
