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Bush Loyalists Admit Impotence

Bush Loyalists Admit Impotence

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Governor Sonny Perdue is joining lawmakers and ministers on the steps of the Georgia state Capitol to pray for rain. How totally embarrassing. Well, Bush let ’em down – “Tough luck, Georgia.” Water is not a partisan issue. You have water or you don’t. They’ve known about the potential problems of a rapidly-expanding state (and city) population for some time. Instead of planning and accountability, we get prayers. They’ve made noises about it being interdenominational, but here that probably means…

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WTF – Atlanta Smoke

WTF – Atlanta Smoke

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Either way you interpret “WTF,” it was my first thought this morning. “Do you smell a wood fire?” “Is our house on fire?” “Where’s the fire?” “WTF??!?!?!” The whole backyard was full of smoke. I went outside, and couldn’t find the cause. I turned on the news. Weather report: Hazy, sunny, and smoky. Yeah, and? Only in Georgia would they simply describe the conditions without any explanation at all. On the way in to work (I’m on break right now,…

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Georgia Judicial Elections Public Financing Needed

Georgia Judicial Elections Public Financing Needed

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Action from Common Cause Georgia elects its judges, and doing so has worked pretty well over the years. However, we are now seeing high stakes races with big money coming in from attorneys and business interests. This year’s race for Supreme Court is heading towards a million dollars. Even the judges themselves generally feel uncomfortable raising big bucks to fund their election campaigns. Shouldn’t we feel uncomfortable too? There is a better way, already in use in other states, and…

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No Pardon for President’s Criminal Wiretapping of Americans

No Pardon for President’s Criminal Wiretapping of Americans

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Don’t let the Senate Legislate a Secret Pardon of President Bush – Take Action (Moveon.org) This week, the Senate is planning to quietly hold a vote that would pardon President Bush for breaking the law by illegally wiretapping innocent Americans. The bill would let the administration off the hook for breaking the law and make it legal to wiretap Americans, in secret, without any oversight whenever they want to. Democrats and some Republicans are holding strong against it, and if…

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Rainy Night in Georgia

Rainy Night in Georgia

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It’s been raining for more than 24 hours. I’ve just been out walking in the back yard, and found big mushrooms growing under the oak trees. Last week, I saw others of the same type out in the woods; those were even more gigantic – three times as big. Does anyone know what kind of mushrooms these are? The ones in our yard are usually very tiny, and grayish, and they carpet whole areas. Perhaps they are a springtime mushroom…

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Mark Taylor wins and Ralph Reed gone in GA races

Mark Taylor wins and Ralph Reed gone in GA races

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Double my pleasure on the results of the primary yesterday. Mark Taylor beat out Cathy “Automaton” Cox to become the Democratic candidate for Governor in November. I think he’s got an excellent chance to get Sonny Purdue out of the Governor’s office in November. And – YES! – Ralph “Damien” Reed is out of the race for Lt. Gov. Even voting on Diebold machines, we put things on a better track yesterday. So proud of you, Georgia! Let’s get a…

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