Blog for Democracy

Category: GAGOP

  • Friday Open Thread

    No, it’s not the “V” mask, it’s this guy. Don’t they teach history anymore? By the way, if you don’t want to wear the plastic mask, get in line for one of these. Drug Testing for everyone! Cause, yay, we’ve got money for that! Oh wait… I recently bought a 1972 First Ladies Cookbook, in…

  • The Downfall of Cain?

    God, I hope so.  There’s only so long I can take a novelty candidate like Herman Cain. Look, he was probably a fine CEO.  If I ran Chuck-E-Cheeze, I’m sure I’d do fine, too.  But the point is that he has never had any substance whatsoever, and today, finally, the Oppo Researchers in our midst…

  • Filed Under: Pipe Dream

    For a Georgia GOP that didn’t even have the cojones to pass an outright repeal on the ban on Sunday Sales, this report is likely to make only nominal waves. According to a new report by the State Lottery Commission, and reported by Jim Galloway, three casinos in Georgia could bring in $1 BILLION annually.…

  • One Party Rule

    “The importance and influence of the Republican primary voter cannot be overstated, as they are the ones who will decide the majority of Georgia elections for the next decade.” – Charlie He’s absolutely right. But with the decline of the Democratic Party in Georgia* and the non-existence of a third party, more and more Democrats,…

  • “It was a mistake.”

    No, Tim Echols, it was more than “a mistake.” During his campaign, Echols made a point to say that he would “Protect the free market environment for household movers, limousine service and charter bus companies who fall under the PSC for regulation while at the same time set price limits to protect GA consumers from…

  • Oh dear, I never can tell when the MDJ is joking

    I’ve got several legislators on a “Google News Alert” and sometimes the strangest things arrive in in my inbox. This morning I  have an alert about Matt Dollar, my representative in Cobb. Which is interesting since I almost never get anything about him. He’s one elected official who manages to stay completely off the radar.…