The Georgia Legislature only met two days this week–Monday’s Crossover Day and a relatively abbreviated session on Wednesday–and will return to the Gold Dome on Monday. The long weekend provides a break for most legislators after a long second half of February that saw floor action every day after President’s Day, but it also gives

What is happening to the Democratic Party this year? The attention being given on cable television to the raucous Republican campaign masks deep problems for Democrats’ prospects. Two different articles online in the AJC and New York Times today should be sending progressives to the pharmacy for antacids. Here are the Georgia numbers. The overall

Apparently there are rumors circulating that Kasim Reed could be Hillary’s VP nominee. But Mayor Reed seems unfazed by it all and doesn’t seem to be angling for the spot. Quoth Reed via 11 Alive: I don’t have any comment on that. I don’t know anything about it. The only thing I’m focused on is being the

U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke on the Senate floor Wednesday on his decision to not consider a nominee to the Supreme Court before the next president is sworn into office in November: “As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I stand with Chairman Grassley and other

On this date in 1812, Congress passed the first foreign aid bill. So basically, we started screwing up early. Peaches I guess Gwinnett isn’t as great as they say. Our agriculture is at risk…but by something much different than before. A shocking dissent in the campus carry debate…not. …and, of course, the Senate is already screwing

In addition to Sen. Tommie Williams’ retirement announcement, Sen. Bill Jackson (R-Appling, D-24) also announced he would not be seeking re-election to the State Senate and will be retiring at the end of his current term. He was elected to the Georgia Senate in 2007 after serving 16 years in the State House. He currently

It has been announced today that Sen. Tommie Williams (R-Lyons, D-19) will be retiring from his GA Senate seat after 18 years of service and not seek re-election. Senate President Pro Tempore David Shafer (R – Duluth): “Sen. Tommie Williams is one of the pioneering leaders of the Georgia Republican Party. His election to the

Senator David Perdue is concerned enough about the nation’s growing debt crisis that he refused to endorse a Republican presidential candidate because he hoped to be able to convince each of them to take on the issue. He pointed out that after some ten presidential debates, the national debt, which he feels should be a

From the AJC: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton scored complete victories in Georgia in Tuesday’s primary, trouncing their opponents as they edged closer to their parties’ nominations. Huh? Clinton surely trounced Sanders last night. She took 71 percent of the statewide vote and, according to the exit polls, had resounding margins among white women, black

Ed is on Mr. Trump’s plane, hosing down Chris Christie doing other things this Wednesday, so it’s my job to join you in despair. Ed left us a song. It doesn’t really convey how I feel either. Try this. Or this. I don’t recommend this. Super Tuesday – President Nixon assesses last night the way