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The Hypocrite and the Scribbler A follow-up. And before you read further, guess which of our Senators is up for re-election.

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The "Virtual" Forum for ATL Mayor This coming Tuesday, the CBA will be hosting the first known “virtual” mayoral forum. The event will be hosted live at http://www.betteratlanta.org.

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There Are Times When Politics Should Take A Back Seat This is one of those times. There is no schadenfreude here.

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Senators should stand by their pledge and oppose a filibuster of Judge David Hamilton After years of outspoken opposition to the use of filibusters against judicial nominees, some Senate Republicans are now asking Georgia Sens. Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss to join them in filibustering President Obama’s first judicial nominee, David Hamilton.

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From the Tavern Blogs

Since When was Governor Perdue a Pragmatist?
Governor Perdue has released a proposal to shake up the way government works.Not a shocker, considering his similar plans through the Commission for a New Georgia and his GDOT reforms.But what is shocking this time around? His reforms could be really -- for lack of a better word -- sensible.…

Written on Sunday, 07 February 2010 20:26 in Millennial Donkey
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Non-Incumbency and Incumbency
Two interesting thoughts about the upcoming elections: 1) Almost every single statewide elected office is not being sought by its current holder in the upcoming elections. So in a time of economic uncertainty, we in 2010 will be having a new slate of officeholders many of whom might be still…

Written on Sunday, 07 February 2010 20:25 in Millennial Donkey
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Name ID on My Mind...
So far, Governor Barnes is leading in his party's primary and Commissioner Oxendine is leading in his party's primary. What do these two men share? They are both in their respective primaries one of the longer-serving statewide elected officials. As 2010 rolls around, why are Georgian voters turning to the…

Written on Sunday, 24 January 2010 17:10 in Millennial Donkey
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More Thoughts about Georgia Ethics
Right now, with all of the conversations about ethics in Georgia, there are two tracks that the ethics reform conversation is happening on: more intense disclosure and transparency rules and rules about gifts from lobbyists.But there are other conversation that just aren't occurring. I am surprised that the public hasn't…

Written on Sunday, 24 January 2010 16:42 in Millennial Donkey
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The Return of Vernon Jones
According to Jim Galloway, Vernon Jones is now running against Congressman Hank Johnson in the 4th District.With this news, I have a few natural questions:1) Does Vernon Jones still have a name ID?2) And if he does, how is he thought of in that district? 3) How does he in…

Written on Monday, 18 January 2010 22:04 in Millennial Donkey
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