Price Looking to Move Up, Others Look To Run

As Ed posted earlier, Politico is reporting that 6th District Congressman Tom Price is in the running to be president-elect Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services. Local rumors also have him as a front runner to be the Office of Management and Budget Director. As many Americans are now coming to terms with, it

Resist.

The appointment of Breitbart’s Steve Bannon, the Farrakkan of the far right, in a role once held by Karl Rove has landed with as much approval as wearing a Klan hat would at Confederate flag rally. People who were pissed off are bound to be more pissed off. Others who wanted distance from unquestionably racist symbolism are

Harambe Wins Fulton Write-In Vote

Fresh off the heels of his write-in POTUS victory in Gwinnett County, Harambe* crushed his opponents in Fulton. Judging from the AJC‘s report, Harambe’s victory was so thorough they never bothered to tally the results for anyone else.  In the interest of fairness, shoutouts need to be given to the valiant, noble and vanquished foes

Morning Reads Replete With Gloriousness

At the time of writing I am on, I believe, hour nine-and-a-half of college basketball tipoff marathon consumption. Each second more glorious than the last. “Elected” by Alice Cooper FBI: 40k+ gang members in Metro ATL, violence committed by gangs “could be significantly higher” than 50% Fulton County wants a 2017 vote on MARTA expansion 

Qualifying In Senate District 54 – Day 1

It’s the first day of qualifying for the special election to see who will represent citizens of Georgia’s 54th state senate district after Charlie Bethel trades his “Senator” title for “Judge”.  Former Whitfield County Republican Party Chairman Chuck Payne hit the ground running by being the first to qualify this morning.  He will face two

Politico: Tom Price Under Consideration for HHS Secretary

Georgia’s own Congressman Tom Price (also a medical doctor) is reportedly under consideration by President-elect Trump to serve as Health & Human Services Secretary. Should he become HHS Secretary, he will be the first Georgian to serve in a POTUS Cabinet in decades IIRC. .@RepTomPrice being considered for @HHSGov secretary. @jenhab and @rachaelmbade have more for

Cobb, Gwinnett Not Quite Blue Yet…

The second worst part of an election aftermath is listening to the losing side try to delegitimize the winning side. The worst part is watching the winning side act like they won because they were smarter and not just luckier. Everyone would like to believe that voters make informed decisions in a rational manner, but