Category: Random
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Primary Election Wrap-Up
Most of the dust has settled, and it looks like we know where everyone will be. Here’s what the field looks like: US Senate In a result that shocked literally nobody, Michelle Nunn is the Democratic nominee, with over 75% of the vote. At present, Steen Miles is in second, with Todd Robinson in third, though…
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Historic Day in Georgia for Equal Marriage-in a Good Way!
Ten years ago Georgia voters shamefully passed a Constitutional Amendment banning same sex marriage – Thanks Ken Mehlman. At that time Republicans needed a scary issue to mobilize the religious right in the 2004 elections. It worked, kind of. Today however, the Marriage part of that Amendment has been challenged with a Class-Action lawsuit helped by attorneys…
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Democratic Candidate Meet-N-Greet
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How Not to E-Mail
Yesterday, BatGurl received an e-mail from a certain United States Senate candidate that merits a bit of discussion. Namely, a few things about this email struck me as a bit wrong, and perhaps indicative of why this particular Senate candidate isn’t exactly serious. 1) I received the emails (for whatever inexplicable reason, I got four…
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Politifact Rates McKoon
Senator Josh McKoon has been touting SB 377 as needed to assure that Catholic and other religious institutions are not forced to perform abortions in order to comply with Affordable Care Act requirements. Of course, we all know that is ridiculous, but he just keeps on saying it. Enter Politifact Georgia. Politifact Georgia has rated…