…smack them, and ask them why they voted for SB 31 when people like Rich Golick and Jill Chambers voted no. (apologies for linking to PP, the House web site isn’t updated yet)
Next time you see Karla Drenner, Kevin Levitas, and Calvin Smyre…
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29 responses to “Next time you see Karla Drenner, Kevin Levitas, and Calvin Smyre…”
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I see. Seems that Smyre and DuBose would have found a good chance to threaten some rural Georgia seats with this going down.
I mean, it’s so visceral. The General Assembly literally voting to take your money and hand it to Georgia Power, no strings attached.
Well, time to enjoy the greatness of cost-plus contracting.
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There are 101 Republicans in the House, and only 84 of them voted yes, so clearly there was resistance on their side of the aisle
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The whole point of this bill was that it made people on the traditional left and right angry.
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PS, what do you mean by “wasn’t going to pass anyway?”
I thought it was just a plain ol’ bill. Was there really that much resistance to it on the Republican side of the House?
And I truly ask for my own education.
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But it wasn’t going to pass anyway. That’s the problem.
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“So, what’s the theory?”
When you’re in the minority on a bill that’s going to pass anyways, may at least pick up some campaign funds?
The worst part of this thing is that it essentially kicks the PSC in the nuts. I forget who said it, but it was said best that a collection of insurance salesman, Realtors, ex-farmers, and so on declared themselves more knowledgeable about industry policy than a board of experts.
Of course, this is a place where that fancy book-learnin’ ain’t good for much.
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Zaid, there is no Dark Side, only more light 🙂
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Tim’s finally come over to the dark side.
(hands him copy of the Nation and Progressive Democrats of America membership card)
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I’m very disappointed in the Dem caucus on both sides. So what I’m seeing is had the Democrats actually had any balls (the ones that voted forit) this legislation would have been soundly defeated on both sides of the Assembly.
I would say “assclowns” but that’s not in my domain 🙂
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They are turds?
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30% from all over the state, urban rural, conservative and liberal.
So, what’s the theory?
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Rep. Ellis Black
Rep. Amy Carter
Rep. Mike Cheokas
Rep. Hardie Davis
Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler
Rep. Karla Drenner
Rep. Carl Epps
Rep. Gloria Frazier
Rep. Carol Fullerton
Rep. Mike Glanton
Rep. Keith Heard
Rep. Joe Heckstall
Rep. Henry Howard
Rep. Sistie Hudson
Rep. Lynmore James
Rep. Darryl Jordan
Rep. Kevin Levitas
Rep. Howard Mosby
Rep. Quincy Murphy
Rep. Nikki Randall
Rep. Jay Shaw
Rep. Calvin Smyre
Rep. Al Williams
These people are NOT our friends.
F*CK em all.
Turds.
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Also, this is a rare circumstance, so I do want to note it: I agree with Grift about the impact of the legislation.
I spoke with a few people in my area after it passed and they were furious. I doubt this will be forgotten anytime soon.
I wonder how many possible primaries we’ll see from just this legislation?
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Sure, I’ll praise anyone who didn’t support it, right here and now. Great job, everyone who voted against it.
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2009/02/26/nuclear_georgia_power.html
“One SB 31 supporter, Rep. Karla Drenner (D-Avondale Estates), even suggested that SB 31 would hold down the price of gasoline at the pump.” Like, seriously? Sounds like a Georgia Power talking point with no basis in reality whatsoever.
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Arghhhh that should say “who did not support it” not “who supported it” 🙁
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So, will anyone actually call out Drenner or any of the more liberal members who voted yes?
Will anyone openly praise Hanner, Parham, and the other more Conservative Rural members who supported it?
Hahahahahahhaha.
🙂
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The entire list courtesy of Tondee’s Tavern:
Rep. Ellis Black
Rep. Amy Carter
Rep. Mike Cheokas
Rep. Hardie Davis
Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler
Rep. Karla Drenner
Rep. Carl Epps
Rep. Gloria Frazier
Rep. Carol Fullerton
Rep. Mike Glanton
Rep. Keith Heard
Rep. Joe Heckstall
Rep. Henry Howard
Rep. Sistie Hudson
Rep. Lynmore James
Rep. Darryl Jordan
Rep. Kevin Levitas
Rep. Howard Mosby
Rep. Quincy Murphy
Rep. Nikki Randall
Rep. Jay Shaw
Rep. Calvin Smyre
Rep. Al Williams
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Do I strike anyone as a honey type of guy? 😉 It would be pretty tough for them to convince me that there was some justifiable reason for voting for this, quite frankly. What does Jimmy Carter have to do with this, anyway?
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The floor speeches were long and lots of opinions were available.
Instead of “smacking” them someone could politely ask what their reasons were…
Karla envoked Jimmy Carter, and others felt that it wasn’t much going to be avoided come one or another way.
Frankly we were lucky to keep the delegation together on HR1 so if it were me, before I try the vinegar approach, since the session isn’t over, you might try some honey first.. there are other crappy things out there still to come..
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Don’t forget Amy Carter and a couple of those other SW Dems.
They are NOT our friends right now.
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Ataru if you spend at parity with Jill she will probably lose, just based on how early votes vs people that voted closer to the election voted (and how you’d expect them to vote based on their demographic and electoral history). The real spending barrage didn’t happen until later in October after a lot of those people voted.
Plus with redistricting if that district shifts a few points more Democratic it becomes a solid Democratic seat instead of a lean-Democratic toss up (with a strong/entrenched Republican incumbent).
Now as for Steve Davis, that guy is a partisan ideological believer who will go down with the ship. He has shown no inclination to change with the times (or his district) and I think he’d rather go down fighting what he believes to be the good fight (in accordance with his ideology) than shift with the wind. I’ve also heard a lot of speculation that he isn’t running next time anyway so political concerns (like election results) would be even less of a motivator than they otherwise would be in that case.
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Speaking of electric bills why don’t you guys take a look at the Let’s Raise a Million project (LRAM), something I’m involved in to help indigent people save on their electric bills and also to help reduce fossil fuel consumption:
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Meant to say if not 2010 then 2012
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It won’t be a non-issue when people get there electric bills. If not then 2012.
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Why exactly does it matter if their district is competitive or not when this will be a non issue to most voters at the polls by time the next election?
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With all respect, Chris, the fact that Golick and Chambers survived their competitive campaigns in a very Democratic year, in a year where Jill made a couple of trips to the funny farm, and in a year where we did manage to knock off old boy Steve Tumlin, has to have them feeling pretty secure for the long term. They didn’t have to vote no.
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Davis is in a competitive district and he voted for it.
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Golick and Chambers are some of the few people in either party in competitive districts who have had competitive campaigns run against them that highlighted their voting records.
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Don’t feel bad. Dubose plugged Peach Pundit from the well today.
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