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  • Certainly Not

    The RGA is investing hundreds of thousands of dollars on television advertising in Georgia, so you’d think that every word, every frame, every image was carefully chosen, not only the actual content but the the feelings and associations the images and words evoke. Nevertheless, I’m sure they meant no harm in their latest creation when…

  • Delete?

    Karen Handel gave a gracious concession statement, but someone on her team neglected to delete this post”:Ethics, Grand Juries, Nathan Deal and George Soros.” Karen’s team went after Deal claws bared and in the process took liberals, the media and George Soros (George Soros?) off the hook.  Here’s a taste: Today, Nathan Deal is attempting…

  • Pants vs. Britches

    Let’s face it. Karen Handel ran a great race, and she was by far her party’s strongest candidate, but now, she will sit on the sidelines and watch while Barnes takes Deal apart. In coming days, there will be analysis ad nauseam regarding why Karen Handel was unable to win her party’s nomination. It could…

  • Free of Charge and Open to the Public

    Those eight words warm the hearts of true politicos. The Barnes campaign wants to invite you – yes, all of you- to three events over the next three days, all free of charge and open to the public. I don’t usually post event announcements for candidates, but in an effort to encourage more this openness,…

  • Say Anything

    She filps, she flops, but make no mistake about it – Karen Handel is the most liberal of the Republican candidates for Governor. Now, that might be a little like saying Macon is the coolest spot in Georgia today, but it’s the truth. Karen can say whatever she wants about the emails where she makes clear her…

  • What Senate Race?

    I just watched the gubernatorial debates. Not that the two hours were anything other than completely rivioting, but I’m stuck on the responses of the Democrats to the question about which Republican office-holder they most admired, Both Baker and Poythress pick Sen. Johnny Isakson. Maybe they both missed the bulletin that their colleague, Mike Thurmond,…