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Looks Like We’ve Got an Interesting Race Shaping Up…[ July 28, 2009 – 1:25 pm]by Jeff Posted in » 2010 Campaigns

if the powers that be will let it.

You see, apparently, per this post on frequent SWGAPolitics.com commenter Kyle Constable’s blog, there are at least three people vieing for a shot at being the Republican challenger to Sanford Bishop next year.
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Funny how the public critics aren’t on the task force[ July 28, 2009 – 12:00 pm]by Tom Posted in » Albany Dougherty County

For weeks, Albany errupted with howls of protest.  The sign ordinance hit businesses as varied as Harvest Moon and Pier One.  They argued that the sign ordinance was killing their business, and they were right.  Code Enforcement was lining up for the kill, or so it seemed, and now the Albany economy was going to take the hit. Read More …

Say it ain’t so Don[ July 28, 2009 – 8:00 am]by Tom Posted in » Albany Dougherty County

Don Buie’s life just got more interesting.  WALB reported yesterday that additional checks are being investigated by the GBI, these made out to one “Shanon Lee”, who WALB believes is Buie’s estranged wife.  A total of five checks ranging from around $500-$600, totaling $2600.  Buie was answering WALB’s Karen Cohilas’ “interoggatories” when Cohilas asked if Shannon Lee was Buie’s wife.

Buie’s mature and professional response?  He hung up. Read More …

Do We Really Need All This Government Spending?[ July 28, 2009 – 7:58 am]by Publius Posted in » State

Note: The following is a letter to the editor of the Gainesville Times written by a friend of SWGAPolitics.com, Kellie Weeks of Gainesville, GA.

As politicians continue to spend money we don’t have on things we don’t need, our children’s futures are wasting away. Every time we turn around, someone from the government is telling us they “need” more money because “revenue” is down. Whether it is local, state or federal, they need to raise taxes to “provide” us with services we “need.” After all, they know what we “need” better than we do, right?

Just last summer, the city school system raised taxes to pay off about $1.5 million of a $6 million debt. At the time, they cut very little, and though it was pointed out to the board that the “tuition program” was being subsidized by taxpayers at a tune of $1.5 million a year, the board would not consider ending it.
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Spies As a Legitimate Campaign Expense?[ July 28, 2009 – 6:10 am]by Jeff Posted in » 2010 Campaigns

In searching for something to write about last night, one of my Twitter friends, terraM, suggested I check out Georgia Political Digest, and its ‘Latest Political News’ page did, in fact, have something that caught my eye.

Per the AJC’s Cameron McWhirter and Aaron Gould Sheinin, professional spies – aka ‘opposition researchers’ – are becoming quite common in national politics, and two GAGOV candidates have hired such people. The two? John Oxendine and David Poythress.

In other words, the guy who has the reputation as having hired thugs working his campaign and the former Air Force Judge Advocate General/ Adjutant General of the Georgia National Guard are thus far the only two GAGOV candidates with hired spies on their payroll.
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