I’m thankful for all my loyal fans (IE: the entirety of GAPol’s readership). And to anyone who isn’t on board:    White House shares Sen. Perdue’s op-ed.  And the best junior senator from Georgia sends happy birthday wishes to the 3rd Infantry Division.  Kennesaw realizes it will have to readjust if it wants to survive. 

Governor Nathan Deal announced today that he will be appointing his former deputy chief of staff of communications Brian Robinson to the board that oversees the Georgia World Congress Center.  You can read the announcement for yourself: Robinson is the owner of Robinson Republic, a communications consulting firm. He previously served as the deputy chief

At a time when there should be celebration of Kennesaw State’s first trip to the FCS football playoffs this weekend against Samford University, the focus has instead shifted to debate over cheerleaders not standing on the field during the national anthem. The Georgia Board of Regents (BOR) issued a report (posted at Insider Advantage) outlining the findings

So, the regular Tuesday person is out, and I volunteered. I don’t know why, but I did. I hope I don’t screw this up. Here’s some good music to listen to while you read. The DOJ is not happy with AT&T decision to buy Time Warner (which owns Turner Broadcast and CNN) – Link Uber

The best part of being involved in politics throughout the years has been the people that I have come to know. One of the best people I have ever had the privilege of working with was Ben Fry. I first met him when I was a fledgling County Chair in the Republican Party. Ben always

This week’s Courier Herald column: A few years ago, social media was flooded by an orchestrated wave of stories telling us how to talk to our families about Obamacare during the holidays. “Us” in this case mostly meant pajama wearing millennials sipping fair trade coffee to ensure that a full message of enlightened smugness was

Last Thursday we spoke with 9th District Congressman Doug Collins as part of our bi-weekly interview for WJRB/WJUL’s Mountain Mornings radio show. Among other topics we asked him about Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ reaction to his proposed criminal justice reform legislation – the Redemption Act. While skeptical about most reform attempts, the AG had a

In case you missed it, the Georgia Dome entered into the history books as gravity brought down the house. Literally. Here’s a video I took of the implosion earlier this morning. So long, #GeorgiaDome. A post shared by Nathan A. Smith (@natsmith9) on Nov 20, 2017 at 4:45am PST

Happy Monday, everyone! This weekend I discovered INWEGO. Check out the app and thank me later. News by the Numbers 400,000 fewer people – Economists said Puerto Rico’s population could dip following a series of hurricanes and economic fears. In fact, the island could drop below 3,000,000 people. 800 businesses – DACA supporters have found

The Cherokee County Republican Party hosted a forum Saturday morning for the candidates running to succeed Randy Evans as Georgia Republican National Committeeman.  The Georgia Republican Party state committee will have at least three names to choose from: Melvin Everson, Jason Thompson, and Chris West.  My understanding is that both Jason and Chris were in