Bills on the Senate Floor: Day 39

Speaking of Agnes Scott, there’s a tradition (that’s actually a requirement – or at least it used to be a requirement, but I’m #olde and times might have changed) that when a student is accompanied by a male in a dormitory hallway, she must announce his presence by saying, “Man on the hall!” Sometimes this call would

Sen. Perdue Endorses Moody in #GA6

A press release from Dan Moody’s GA-6 Congressional campaign shares that they have secured the endorsement of U.S. Senator David Perdue: U.S. Senator David Perdue today endorsed Dan Moody’s campaign for Congress in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District. Perdue, a successful businessman and CEO before his outsider campaign for the U.S. Senate, is seen as a

Morning Reads for Tuesday, March 28

Good morning! The special Mass intention at an Atlanta-area Catholic school this morning is for the repose of the soul of Jon Richards. The stakes are higher as the amounts of small pickups and SUVs manufactured in Mexico rose sharply. The “religious left” gains prominence. (NB: just because you’re just now aware that there’s a religious

Jon Richards Was My Friend

I didn’t get to spend much time with Jon in person outside of politics, but we built a friendship through what we do starting out at the old homestead and now over here at GeorgiaPol.  Living in the northwest corner of the state makes it a little difficult to make all of the events in

Jon Richards Celebration Of Life Service Announced

The family of Jonathan Richards invite you to attend a Celebration of Life service in his honor this Wednesday evening, March 29th. The service will be held in the 1818 Club, 6500 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth Georgia.  The club is on the 3rd Floor. The service will be in the Virgil Williams Ballroom. The family will

Jon Richards, Saving Us From Ourselves

Last month, during the flap over Elizabeth Warren’s speech about Jeff Sessions, Marco Rubio took to the Senate floor in defense of civility. “I am just telling you that if this body loses the ability to have those sorts of debate, then where in this country is that going to happen?” he said. “What other

GA-6 Special Election Enters Early Voting Stage; And A Note About Our Coverage

Voters in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District (North Fulton, North DeKalb, East Cobb) can go to the polls as early as today through their county’s early voting procedures. The April 18th special election features 18 candidates, who are identified by party but running all on the same ballot. Presuming no one gets 50% plus one vote