Obviously, when the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives is accused of threatening to beat his (ex)wife, it becomes an issue for Governor candidates. So let’s look at each of them in regards to this issue (in strict alphabetical order by last name):
Thurbert Baker: No statement yet. Understandable, given that he is currently the top lawyer in the State and this could turn into a criminal case.
Roy Barnes: No statement yet. As a former Governor, he should have a bit of insight here, though he also has to contend with the King Roy image that his opponents would be sure to bring up in response to any statement he issued.
Carl Camon: No statement yet. As someone WELL below the radar, he could have made a name for himself – possibly – by being the first to come out calling for Richardson’s resignation.
Jeff Chapman: No statement yet. Has a record of bucking the GOP establishment which could help him weather this issue – could even improve his chances, given the rest of the GOP field.
Nathan Deal: No statement yet. Faces corruption charges of his own, has been listed as one of the 15 most corrupt Congressmen. Also had a multi-million dollar scandal of his own surface this year that began when he was still in the General Assembly. Scandals anywhere within the GOP become fodder for reminding people of these things, which is not good for him. Futhermore, Richardson -along with Speaker Pro-Tem Mark Burkhalter and Majority Leader Jerry Keen – is a maxed-out donor to Deal, meaning that Deal is clearly the chosen candidate of Richardson. [Continue Reading]
Georgia leaders like to talk about how they are bringing jobs to Georgia, especially under this economic climate. DuBose Porter has one plan and Republicans in the General Assembly consistently talk about how proud they are of their own efforts this past session with the passage of the JOBS Act.
But I ran into a dirty little secret over the past few days, one which State Rep Jeff Mays was kind enough to point out to me was part of Georgia Law.
You see, I like to do most of my Christmas shopping online. Quite frankly, I’m not such a fan of the crowds on Black Friday or pretty much any day between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and most stores offer the same deals online as you get in the physical store. So I get the same price with nowhere NEAR the hassle. As an added bonus, if I shop online I don’t have to pay sales tax. But that is where the dirty little secret comes in. [Continue Reading]
This was one of few questions that all candidates answered that could be left in a single youtube video, and in it the candidates discuss the Fair Tax and their views on it.
In the second question from the Tifton Forum, all four candidates answer the question that is essentially, “Why hasn’t anything been done yet, even though Republicans are in complete control in Atlanta?”
As promised, I went to the Tifton Governor Round Robin hosted by the Tift Area Tea Party Patriots last night. I’m working on getting the video ready, and I will put it up as soon as I get it. I’m debating on whether to just put up the entire thing at once (will take 10 different youtube videos) without any commentary or put each clip up one at a time with some commentary. What do y’all think?
I also got some video before hand of Gerry Purcell, a GOP Insurance Commissioner Candidate, talking about inter-state sales of insurance, which I will put up independently of the Governor forum coverage. [Continue Reading]
Late last night, after I got home from buying my first ever truck from the great folks over at Ford Town (2006 Ford F-150 Triton XLT), I got an email from the Ox campaign that basically wanted me to look at EVERYONE’s numbers over the three polls in question – they specifically mentioned Handel and Deal, though I’m expanding this to look at everyone’s numbers.
Jason has a great table over at GeorgiaLegislativeWatch.com (where I’ll once again be helping him out once the General Assembly starts back) with all the polling data, including the Rasmussen polls in question, which is specifically what I am looking at here. [Continue Reading]
