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Lucid Idiocy (Politics): State Rep. Clay Cox offers for speaker pro tem

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:50:00 -0500

First off: State Rep. Larry O'Neal apparently has the flu and is home sick. He's been feeling awful for several days now, according to his law office, so I don't expect to get confirmation from him one way or another today on whether he'll seek the speaker's chair.

What' [...]

Peach Pundit: Are House Republicans Retarded, Scared, or Shell Shocked?

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:29:36 -0500

Number of comments: 8

“It’s common knowledge that the best and wisest piece of legislation stands no chance with the House GOP leadership in competition with short skirts and liquor.”

I have a hard time grasping at this one.

It’s funny, I was thinking about Denny Hastert and then got an email making the case. Then [...]

Fresh Loaf: Morning Newsdome: Climate summit brings about pollution

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:09:55 -0500

A round-up of the day's news from around the world [...]

Peach Pundit: A woman for Speaker?

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:49:42 -0500

Number of comments: 13

As the House GOP tries to sort things out, ideas are being floated left and right. One idea that’s popped up this morning is of a woman for Speaker of the House:

One female Republican veteran this morning is suggesting that, given the current zipper situation, House GOP members consider [...]

Peach Pundit: CBS Cancels ‘As The World Turns’

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:48:04 -0500

Number of comments: 6

…I guess they finally realized they couldn’t compete with what was going on under the Gold Dome.

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Fresh Loaf: Photo of the Day: Standing vigil

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:00:38 -0500

Another life lost to crime in Atlanta is mourned [...]

Peach Pundit: A barometer for the Cagle campaign?

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:39:11 -0500

Number of comments: 20

It can never been good for a campaign when you go to Google, type in your candidate’s name, and the number one “helpful term” which appears as you type includes said candidates name and the word “affair.”

Consider this an evening and overnight OPEN THREAD to ponder [...]

Dora-Blog: Northwoods History Project – Wednesday Dec 9

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:36:32 -0500

A few months ago, I had an e-mail exchange with Rebecca Crawford — a graduate student at Georgia State University who is doing a research project on Doraville’s Northwoods neighborhood. She is looking at the neighborhood as a good example of the ranch-house communities that sprang up around the country [...]

Oconee County, Georgia Politics: Photo: Jekyll Island makeover under way || OnlineAthens.com

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:55:00 -0500

Wonder why Georgia Republicans are eating their own? This would be a good place to start.Photo: Jekyll Island makeover under way || OnlineAthens.com [...]

Peach Pundit: Did Hell Freeze?

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:24:14 -0500

Number of comments: 4

Not really, but thanks Grift and Gray.

I won’t get preachy and I admit totally I’m a partisan, but I started doing what I was doing just for the love of politics. Somehow I’ve been blessed to get in a position where I have some clout, whether deserved or [...]