Part of me would like to see a small fraction of that cost and time be spent investigating the incumbent, but as I look to my motivation for that I realize its just because I want to see Sonny gone.

His part of making Georgia, a non-border state, central in the immigration issue, suspension of school when high gas prices became a reality, jacking up of teacher compensation plans (and turning his back on campaign promises to teachers) all make him fair game in November.

We have a LONG way to go to fix the laughing stock that the Georgia Republican Congressional Delegation, Sonny Perdue, Ralph Reed and Cobb County School board has made of Georiga Politics. We should be leading and coming up with a way to do so.

But alas…negative politics works…wha does that say about the electorate?

Do you think Sonny is a moron? Or, perhaps, do you think Sonny is a smart man and a savvy businessman. Because only a moron buys a $2M piece of swamp with no hope of increasing value. Whereas a savvy businessman would buy land directly from an extremely successful developer. There’s nothing wrong with a random investor making such a deal. There is a problem when that investor is a public official, however.

And fishtail; We’ve got you pegged buddy! You’re sure as hell no independant as evidenced by your rantings. You must be one of the developers that lost out big time when barnes was unable to force the northern arc down peoples throats.
As for the dumbass voters of Georgia, (this shows the dems true colors and what they think of us down here) I guess we’re not as educated as say…Cynthia Mckinneys goon squads and other quasi marxist rebels???

I don’t know Stan Thomas’s motivation for wanting to be on the board, and, frankly, it wouldn’t be fair for me to speculate. But, I do know that Thomas is a land developer with probably millions of dollars in projects subject to regulation by the state of Georgia. Thomas wanted to be on the board, and Sonny did appoint him.

Thomas did sell Sonny, after Sonny requested his help, this piece of land — and he sold it to Sonny below the value that Thomas himself paid for it.

Remember Duke Cunningham? He sold a house above its market value to a donor. He’s in jail.

Paidtomuch: Perdue didn’t pay $100,000 an acre he actually paid $200,000. According to the AJC half of the land is wetlands so only 10 acres are actually developable. $2 mil divided by 10 (the amount of usable acres) is $200,000. It is not uncommon to discount the price of a tract of land because of wetlands or flood plain. Especially if the developer already made his money from the original development and so this would be basically all profit.

Fishtail: Neither the Gov or Stan Thomas have a vote on GRETA or the GA DOTand the DRI process is completely open and transparent. So if anyone especially an appointee of any Gov. tried to ram a development through we’d know about it in a big way real fast.

GaDemObserver: So you’re saying the quid pro quo is that the Perdue appoints Thomas to a prestigous position so he can buy a $2 million tract of land from him so that sometime in the future he MIGHT make a profit. That’s not exactly “Arms for Hostages” now is it?

Fulton not Fultin

I live in Canton in Cherokee not North Fultin. If you what you said was true it is an issue. That is not how the story was reported.In fact todays edioral by David McNaught Two Sides Of Ethic Line said “Perdue’s land purchase in Florida violates no laws”

http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/stories/0817edethics.html

That attack has been used against MT since his first senate campaign. Hasn’t worked before. Use a different tack IMO.

Wow. I would say most of us here are not youths. Oh, and I would go so far as to say most of us are not Hitler-ites either.

More of the latter than the former.

“Taylor said Wednesday that if he’s elected, he will put his assets into a blind trust.”

I had to laugh at that one since Daddy has all the assets, right down to Mark’s pad on West Pace Ferry Rd.

Taylor said Wednesday that if he’s elected, he will put his assets into a blind trust.

WHAT ASSETS? It’s been well established that he lives in a house that he doesn’t own and essentially gets an alowance from his father. He has no assets. And why would he? He’s spent most of his adult life as a politician. He’s never built a business. Sacha on the other hand at least put together a fairly successful business.

After this last election for Republicans or Dems to brag about the high road would be hard.

Getting back to the point, what did Mr. Thomas get and how did he turn it into money? I am looking at this from the bottom line. I am sorry I do not get it.

Also the real estate market is slowing down. That is why I said if Sonny had a quick turn on the deal and made big $$$$$ you would have a point. I give clients the same advise I give my son when he talks about what a baseball card is worth ie land, It is only worth what someone will pay you.

Is your point , That Stan Thomas gave Sonny a great deal on land to get a job so he could make inside money via being on the board?

So my question is show me the deal Stan Thomas did that he made extra money via being on the board ?

I am all ears if I am missing something.

If not this is a smoking gun with no bullets.