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  • What's the definition of insanity?

    Number of comments: 1

    Resident Hack

    by George Dienhart

    It's an old joke built around more than just a grain of truth. The definition of insanity is doing the exact same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result. In this case, Congress is readying another stimulus package, and expecting it to work. This' [...]

    Posted: October 15, 2008, 12:52pm EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Chambliss- Martin race heating up

    Number of comments: 0

    Resident Hack
    by George Dienhart

    The Chambliss- Martin race for the US Senate is starting to tighten up. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) has recently dumped over a half million dollars in to the campaign of Democrat Jim Martin. Unfortunately, Chambliss' seat is now seen close enough that the Democrats' [...]

    Posted: October 15, 2008, 12:05pm EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • US news in India

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    Everything and in between

    by Frase Poo



    US news in India is very biased. CNN is very popular there. Need I say more ?

    I occasionally read the local Indian news paper online and one of the topics for this week was

    that McCain was on the outs with Palin. It was written [...]

    Posted: October 15, 2008, 9:25am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • ACORN and Voter Fraud- Or How To Steal An Election

    Number of comments: 6

    Confessions Of A Closet Republican
    by Incognito

    Everyone who deserves to vote should have the right to vote, it is every citizen's inalienable right to do so. But there are some unethical and criminal types who seem to think it's okay to vote multiple times to ensure their particular [...]

    Posted: October 15, 2008, 9:13am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Rodentia, stand and be counted

    Number of comments: 5

    by George Dienhart

    It's another bad day for ACORN- this time a rather public outing of an attempt to register Mickey Mouse to vote in the State of Florida.

    I'm all for ensuring that citizens have ballot access- but this shows the corruption that seeped into this particular organization. ACORN has always [...]

    Posted: October 14, 2008, 12:59pm EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Flip!

    Number of comments: 0

    by George Dienhart

    A piece in the Politico pointed out some disagreements within the Obama camp over his economic policy. Specifically, Obama has incorporated a plan to include a 90 day foreclosure moratorium into his policy. The problem is that the campaign issued a statement stating that such a moratorium would [...]

    Posted: October 14, 2008, 10:27am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Thank-YOU Saxby

    Number of comments: 0

    Resident Hack

    by George Dienhart

    There has been a lot of Saxby bashing lately- from the left and the right. The facts are, he probably doesn’t deserve the beating he is getting. Here are some things to think of over the next 3 weeks

    He has an ACU Rating of 92.

    His life [...]

    Posted: October 14, 2008, 9:48am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • It’s FOCA, Not the Stupid Economy!

    Number of comments: 10

    Life Matters
    by Dr. Linda Powell

    I can think of 500,000 reasons why I will not vote for Obama in November! 

    There are 1.3 million womb babies killed in the US each year.  There would be at least 500,000 more killed during an Obama presidency.  He has already promised Planned Parenthood [...]

    Posted: October 13, 2008, 11:32am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • RIP, Deb

    Number of comments: 5

    by George Dienhart

    Usually, I stick to the rules that a political blog should adhere to. Today, I'm going to go off subject and share a story from 25 years ago. It's been on my mind quite a bit lately. 25 is one of those round numbers that people celebrate, or [...]

    Posted: October 13, 2008, 10:03am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Republican Contradictions

    Number of comments: 0

    Token Liberal
    by Thomas Freeman

    Let’s see where I start. McCain’s unwillingness to shake Barrack Obama’s hand…or Sarah Palin showing up to numerous function sponsored by a political party that wants Alaska to be a separate country!  I’ll start with McCain who has a great plan to buy all of America’s [...]

    Posted: October 10, 2008, 1:00pm EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Once again, Obama sells out the troops.

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    Resident Hack

    by George Dienhart

    This piece in the Washington Times says it all.

    In a nutshell- Obama once again prioritized his election to the presidency as being more important that the lives of those serving in the military. To Obama the election was more important than the lives of innocent Iraqi's. [...]

    Posted: October 10, 2008, 11:50am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Breaking: Palin cleared in Alaska probe

    Number of comments: 4

    by George Dienhart

    Foxnews brings us the good news. Please share with all hysterical liberals...

    [...]
    Posted: October 10, 2008, 8:21am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Introducing Incognito

    Number of comments: 0

    Incognito is our newest staff member- her bio says it all.

    I'm a working actress, writer, artist. I'm also a somewhat-moderate Republican, although I haven't always been. In my youth, I was out there demonstrating with the best of them. I even voted for Jerry Brown in the California primaries. I [...]

    Posted: October 10, 2008, 7:59am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Of magic dust and prancing goblins

    Number of comments: 2

    Everything and in between

    by Frase Poo

    Of magic dust and prancing goblins. Nonsense, right ?

    Thats what I think of the "undecided voter".

    How can you not make a decision based on all that you have seen or heard by now ?

    To most people it should be clear what Obama and [...]

    Posted: October 09, 2008, 2:01pm EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • GPD Welcomes it's newest staff member.

    Number of comments: 0

    by George Dienhart

    I'd like to welcome Frasypoo to the Georgia Political Daily. Frasy brings a unique perspective to GPD- she's a native born Indian and recent transplant to Georgia.

    Frasypoo says that she is "one in a handful" of Indian Republicans and this rarity started her off in blogging.

    Her passion for [...]

    Posted: October 09, 2008, 1:01pm EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Playing the percentages

    Number of comments: 0

    by George Dienhart

    I recently saw an ad posted by Vets for Freedom. It stated:

    Obama skipped 45% of Senate votes...

    ...but voted against funding our troops.

    Wow- I knew this was going to be ugly, but really- 45%? No wonder he didn't want to go back to Washington to work on the bailout [...]

    Posted: October 09, 2008, 12:31pm EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Trust me. I'm German.

    Number of comments: 0

    by George Dienhart

    A nice little quote from German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck.

    "The United States lacked laws, a regulatory framework that would have prevented" what Social-Democrat Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck called "uncontrolled speculation The USA will lose its superpower status in the global financial system. The world financial system is becoming [...]

    Posted: October 09, 2008, 8:18am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • The Times They Are-A Changin

    Number of comments: 4

    SHOTS ACROSS THE BOW

    by Charles Jackson

    With twenty-seven day to go, this is still an election too close to call. However, whatever the outcome, Sarah Palin is an invigorating breath of fresh air and she represents a new wind blowing across the country’s political landscape and headed fiercely towards the GOP [...]

    Posted: October 08, 2008, 1:11pm EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • 4 Polls now show McCain Surging

    Number of comments: 2

    by George Dienhart

    Further Poll data supports McCain surge

    Poll Date Sample` Results

    Note- these polls were taken before McCains strong performance in last nights debate.

    [...]
    Posted: October 08, 2008, 10:31am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • McCain Closing fast

    Number of comments: 0

    It's Obama 47- McCain 45. This two day tracking poll is now withing the margin of error/

    [...]
    Posted: October 08, 2008, 8:42am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Obama lead collapsing

    Number of comments: 2

    Resident Hack

    by George Dienhart

    It seems that more than hard core conservatives like Sarah Palin. The latest Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll shows that since the VP debate, the gap between Obama and McCain has shrunk to 3%. There is a 2.8% margin of error. Obama had an 8 point lead before the VP [...]

    Posted: October 07, 2008, 12:30pm EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Why is Bill Ayers being ignored?

    Number of comments: 4

    Resident Hack

    By George Dienhart

    Imagine if John McCain had his political career launched by someone that had bombed an abortion clinic. Would the press have given up as easily as they have on the Ayers-Obama connection? Probably not. It makes me ask what's the difference? The answer is politics and the [...]

    Posted: October 06, 2008, 1:09pm EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Memorial Day

    Number of comments: 0

    Life Matters

    by Dr. Linda Powell

    I couldn’t buy my favorite cereal today.  The box was all wrapped up in a pink ribbon that said part of the purchase price was going to go to the Susan B. Komen Foundation.  Susan B. Komen gives money to Planned Parenthood, an organization that is [...]

    Posted: October 06, 2008, 9:35am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • I'm pretty sure that they didn't tune in for Biden...

    Number of comments: 0

    by George Dienhart

    The ratings are in, and I believe this bodes well for McCain Palin. Since people already know who Joe Biden in, this was a true coming out for Sarah Palin. Her strong improvement should be a boon for the newly resurgent McCain Campaign.

    [...]
    Posted: October 03, 2008, 2:20pm EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Joe Biden has a "tell"

    Number of comments: 0

    Resident Hack

    by George Dienhart

    As I watched last nights debate I noticed what card players would call a "tell" that Joe Biden is prone too. If you watch him closely, Look at his mouth. He is always lying when his lips move.

    Okay, that's a slight exaggeration, but Joe told some whoppers [...]

    Posted: October 03, 2008, 12:05pm EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Sarah Sixpack to the rescue

    Number of comments: 2

    SHOTS ACROSS THE BOW

    by Charles Jackson

    A quick shot at last night’s Biden-Plain debate:

    Sarah Palin stood her ground against the vastly more experienced Joe Biden.  Biden has been in the Senate for 35 years, longer than Jack Alderman was on Georgia’s death row – an analogy worth pondering. She was able [...]

    Posted: October 03, 2008, 10:48am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Budget, Debate and The Ultimate Bridge to Nowhere

    Number of comments: 0

    Token Liberal
    by Thomas Freeman

    Finally George Bush makes a decision America can live with. President Bush finally made a decision in the best interest of America…maybe he’s feeling guilty about past decisions that have not benefited the average American! The Republican way of thinking is usually, if it’s not affecting [...]

    Posted: October 03, 2008, 10:01am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Appearantly, Jon Stuart was unavailable.

    Number of comments: 2

    by George Dienhart

    You have to give it to Gwen Ifel- not because you respect her as a journalist, but because she has more gumption than Hillary. More Audacity than Obama. More nerve than a snooty french maitre d'. She has, as they say, brass cajones.

    All week, conservatives have been wondering [...]

    Posted: October 02, 2008, 1:52pm EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Is Palin Ready?

    Number of comments: 2

    SHOTS ACROSS THE BOW

    by Charles Jackson

    Since her speech at the Republican National Convention, much has been said and written – an avalanche of both enthusiasm and distain about Sarah Palin. Now it's my turn, to elaborate in some depth on my comments about Palin posted September 25th. This [...]

    Posted: October 02, 2008, 10:00am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • How many times have we heard this?

    by George Dienhart

    One of these have been published every two years, like clockwork. Every election cycle, someone in the mainstream media publishes a obituary for the GOP. Much to liberals consternation, the GOP still exists.

    The latest piece was published in Slate. What insight! Well, not really- it [...]

    Posted: October 02, 2008, 9:24am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • There is no Liberal bias in Media

    by George Dienhart

    I've finally been convinced. There is no liberal bias in media. There are plenty of neutral media personalities out there, and it's nice to see a non-biased moderator facilitate the vice-presidential debate. I mean Gwen Ifel just wrote a book. It was a political book, so that certainly [...]

    Posted: October 01, 2008, 8:36am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • You can pry my steak from my cold dead hands...

    by George Dienhart

    I was born in the Midwest. Like most of Midwesterners, I enjoy a good steak. I can handle the gasoline shortage. I can even tolerate gas rationing. What I can't tolerate is steak rationing. The London Gaurdian is reporting that I need to cut my steak [...]

    Posted: September 30, 2008, 3:19pm EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Can one man make a difference?

    Resident Hack

    by George Dienhart

    My congressman, Lynn Westmorland released the following statement in regards to the bailout.

    “As the financial crisis has unfolded over the past year, we’ve slowly watched the dominos drop one after another and we’ve seen one bailout after another,” Westmoreland said. “Each time we were told: ‘This [...]

    Posted: September 30, 2008, 9:55am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Speaker Pelosi promised to put aside partisan politics...

    by George Dienhart

    It's a good thing the Democrats put aside partisan politics for the remainder of the economic crisis. In fact Speaker Pelosi was in a very bipartisan mood today. She even gave a rousing speech before the failed bailout bill to try and reach across the isle and motivate [...]

    Posted: September 29, 2008, 6:26pm EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • BREAKING- BAILOUT BILL FAILS

    by George Dienhart

    The bailout was voted down today.

    [...]
    Posted: September 29, 2008, 2:22pm EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • How did we get here?

    After weeks of fighting for every drop of gasoline, I have come to the conclusion that something is wrong. Not with my beloved Chevy Silverado. Not with the oil companies or their equipment down in the gulf. Not even with the consumer, after all, we just want to get to [...]

    Posted: September 29, 2008, 1:44pm EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Life Matters

    Life Matters

    by Linda Powell, Georgia Right to Life

    I’ve been called an extremist.  I’ve been called a “right-wing Christian wacko”.  I have been cursed to hell by a priest.  I’ve been accused of wanting to see our church congregation “split in two.”  I have been talked about behind my back by [...]

    Posted: September 29, 2008, 9:39am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • It’s just what they do…

    by George Dienhart

    It’s in their vary nature. They can’t help it. Dogs scratch fleas, insects are drawn to a light, and Democrats raise your taxes. The latest tax grab is (surprise!) part of the latest version of the bailout bill. Per Nancy Pelosi- "If after five years ... the CBO [...]

    Posted: September 27, 2008, 10:47pm EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • I agree with Senator McCain

    by George Dienhart

    I too agree with Senator McCain, though maybe not as much as Senator Obama seemingly does.  Obama voiced his agreement with Senator McCain a startlingly high nine times. I’ve been watching presidential debates since 1976- and never have I seen such naked pandering. Why should Obama provide details [...]

    Posted: September 27, 2008, 10:56am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • How to bail out the goverment...

    By George Dienhart

    As early as the 20th, Yahoo news was reporting that Republicans had warned the Democrats not to add superflous spending to the bailout bill. Their own Presidential candidate warned them not to add extra spending measures. Natuarally, the Democrats added the following provision- the legislation [...]

    Posted: September 26, 2008, 1:21pm EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • McCain will say whatever he has to too get elected

    Token Liberal

    by Thomas Freeman

    So apparently John McCain is backing out of Friday’s presidential debate, and suspending his campaign to return to Washington and help save America’s failing economy. Interesting! The part that strikes me as odd is that just a few months ago McCain said America’s economy was just fine. [...]

    Posted: September 26, 2008, 11:55am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Zogby leaning McCain

    by George Dienhart

    John Zogby has gone on the record to say that we are looking at a landslide come November. He also inferred that John McCain may be the beneficiary. From Rochester Democrat & Chronicle:

    "Essentially the election is at equilibrium, this election will stay close until the end. Despite two [...]

    Posted: September 26, 2008, 11:45am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • First shot across the bow

    by Charles Jackson

    I intend to hit you with my best shot every week. This is the first. Pay attention now.

    Democratic National Convention

    The DNC in Denver missed a real coup by not having a “Family Values” night featuring Ted Kennedy, Bill Clinton, Eliot Spitzer (he’d supply the hookers) and John [...]

    Posted: September 25, 2008, 1:20pm EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • A new kind of Politician?

    by George Dienhart

    Is Barack Obama a new kind of politician, or an old school Chicago Machine Democrat? The Chicago Sun-Times seems to have answered that question for all of us. Today, they exposed the following:

    'A $100,000 state grant for a botanic garden in Englewood that then-state Sen. Barack Obama awarded [...]

    Posted: September 25, 2008, 12:26pm EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Grasping straws

    by George Dienhart

    Someone told me today that John McCain's rush to save the economy had failed. I found that interesting. This was the same type of thinking that afflicted Harry Reid, when he proclaimed the surge had failed before a single extra soldier had entered Iraq. Really, it shows that [...]

    Posted: September 25, 2008, 10:09am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • October Surprise?

    by George Dienhart

    Liberals are, no doubt, rejoicing in the temporary bounce their candidate has received due to the mainstream media coverage of the economy. Today an old friend asked me if the "news" about Rick Davis could be an early October surprise. My response was, simply, $105,849 (The amount that [...]

    Posted: September 24, 2008, 1:20pm EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Gingrich proposes common sense alternative to the Paulson Plan

    by George Dienhart

    You can say one thing for the Paulson Plan- people know where they stand on it. Unfortunately, there is not much more I care to add. Except maybe it's a wee bit expensive. For once, Congress is actually acting responsibly with your money. Instead of just writing the [...]

    Posted: September 24, 2008, 11:06am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Please welcome our Liberal blogger

    Yes- we've gone out and gotten ourselves a Liberal. While GPD will retain our focus on conservative politics, we feel that it is important to present both sides of an argument.With that in mind, we've brought aboard Thomas Freeman, Jr. Thomas will contribute a weekly column called "The Token Liberal" [...]

    Posted: September 24, 2008, 9:18am EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Please welcome our newest contibuter, Linda Powell.

    Please welcome our newest contibuter, Linda Powell.

    I'd like to add that GPD is lucky to have her. She has been a leader in Georgia's pro-life movement for 20 years. I'll let Linda Introduce herself:

    "I am a devout Catholic. I am a Lay Missionary of the Gospel of Life and [...]

    Posted: September 23, 2008, 12:44pm EDT
    by George Dienhart
  • Please welcome CJ

    By George Dienhart

    I'll let CJ's bio speak for itself. Please offer a hearty GPD welcome to out newest staff member. Look for his contributions every Thursday.

    "A lifelong resident of Georgia, Charles Jackson, a/k/a "CJ," attended Atlanta public schools. He entered the University of Georgia and graduated with an M.A. degree [...]

    Posted: September 22, 2008, 1:58pm EDT
    by George Dienhart

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