AG Chris Carr Issues Statement on Catholic Church Abuse

Attorney General of Georgia Chris Carr has issued a strong statement on abuse in the Catholic Church. For further background, C. Colt Anderson, my cousin and a Professor of church historian and theologian at Fordham University, has written a LinkedIn article and is quoted in another article on the subject. AG Carr: As Attorney General of Georgia and

More Stadiums

Credit to political commentator Robert Patillo, who likely knows far more about sports than I, for reminding us that we have had NINE professional sports team stadiums with very few national titles. Fulton County Stadium + Georgia Dome + Mercedes Benz = No Titles Omni + Phillips Arena + State Farm Arena = No Titles Fulton

Morning Reads for Friday, August 31, 2018

Finally. College Football Returns. Sign up! The natives are getting restless. Wise words from the young padawan. Winter is coming. Will the NIMBYs beat Project Rocket? Not happy with ruining sports, now comics are circling the drain. Can she do that? Why does everything have to turn into a game of “Who to throw out

Victor Hill Arrests Opponent

You heard it here first.  I saw this coming.  The pettiest and messiest campaign has kicked off in ClayCo.   Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill first arrested the wife of his 2020 opponent.  This week he arrested the candidate himself supposedly for giving false information back in November 2017. Catchup here: https://www.georgiapol.com/2018/08/20/petty-warrants-in-clayco/ There is the new tea1.   Robert

Morning Reads – Thursday, August 30, 2018

On this date in 1994, the largest U.S. defense contractor was created when the Lockheed and Martin Marietta corporations agreed to a merger. Peaches No one gives a {bleep} about the hands-free law Perdue is pushing back on renaming Russell Senate building after McCain  Crisp Georgia deputies arrested for taking guns to Mexico “Problem” with Georgia law

College Football Pickem

You know you want to beat your fellow GAPoliticos and here’s your chance with the annual GAPol.com College Football Pick ‘Em Tournament. Here’s the group page.  If you joined the group last year go and hit re join. If you didn’t play last year the password is: gopanthers All you need is an email, Facebook

Morning Reads – August 29, 2018

Around the State: You got to really love a toll-road to pay $15.50 (or more) to use it. An Atlanta drug prosecutor is arrested in Dooly County, Georgia for allegedly speeding and having two marijuana blunts. Most media outlets are describing Dooly County as “south of Atlanta.” Geographically this is a true statement, Dooly County

Perdue Says Pence, Trump Will Visit Georgia Again Before Election

Vice President Mike Pence will visit Georgia again ahead of the November election, according to two high-ranking Georgia politicains – Sonny and David Perdue. The news broke over the weekend when WMAZ reported from the Georgia Republican Party’s 8th District Fish Fry in Macon. The Perdue cousins said Pence is planning another campaign stop. Junior