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	<title>Comments on: NAM Congressional ratings released</title>
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	<description>Fresh Political Pickins From The Peach State</description>
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		<title>By: RuralDem</title>
		<link>http://www.peachpundit.com/2006/10/02/nam-congressional-ratings-released/comment-page-1/#comment-36461</link>
		<dc:creator>RuralDem</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2006 02:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>JP,

I saw that site earlier.  I only skimmed through the Georgia Delegation. Seems the commonsense Democrats (Marshall, Bishop, Barrow, Scott) received good grades. Lewis and McKinney didn&#039;t do well nor did most of the Republicans.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>JP,</p>
<p>I saw that site earlier.  I only skimmed through the Georgia Delegation. Seems the commonsense Democrats (Marshall, Bishop, Barrow, Scott) received good grades. Lewis and McKinney didn&#8217;t do well nor did most of the Republicans.</p>
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		<title>By: JP</title>
		<link>http://www.peachpundit.com/2006/10/02/nam-congressional-ratings-released/comment-page-1/#comment-36422</link>
		<dc:creator>JP</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oops, &lt;a href=&quot;http://capwiz.com/iava/bio/?id=2572&amp;lvl=C&amp;chamber=H&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;correct link&lt;/a&gt;.  Don&#039;t want to state something and not back it up.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oops, <a href="http://capwiz.com/iava/bio/?id=2572&amp;lvl=C&amp;chamber=H" rel="nofollow">correct link</a>.  Don&#8217;t want to state something and not back it up.</p>
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		<title>By: JP</title>
		<link>http://www.peachpundit.com/2006/10/02/nam-congressional-ratings-released/comment-page-1/#comment-36421</link>
		<dc:creator>JP</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Funny, Tom Price gets an &quot;F&quot; from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&amp;sid=afNrUetd3Jr8&amp;refer=us&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America&lt;/a&gt;.

How did your rep. do?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Funny, Tom Price gets an &#8220;F&#8221; from the <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&amp;sid=afNrUetd3Jr8&amp;refer=us" rel="nofollow">Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America</a>.</p>
<p>How did your rep. do?</p>
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		<title>By: Fogle</title>
		<link>http://www.peachpundit.com/2006/10/02/nam-congressional-ratings-released/comment-page-1/#comment-33808</link>
		<dc:creator>Fogle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:35:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Exactly Demon!  Jobs are crucial here in the 12th and Max Burns fought vigorously in the 108th to keep them here... which is why he had a perfect score for that Congress.

But Barrow&#039;s low score, even for a Freshman, shows yet again that he is utterly ineffective as a Congressman.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Exactly Demon!  Jobs are crucial here in the 12th and Max Burns fought vigorously in the 108th to keep them here&#8230; which is why he had a perfect score for that Congress.</p>
<p>But Barrow&#8217;s low score, even for a Freshman, shows yet again that he is utterly ineffective as a Congressman.</p>
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		<title>By: Demonbeck</title>
		<link>http://www.peachpundit.com/2006/10/02/nam-congressional-ratings-released/comment-page-1/#comment-33776</link>
		<dc:creator>Demonbeck</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 14:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Your last point is correct.  I&#039;ll give you that.  However, the voters do know who supports business, because the local Chambers will tell them.  That endorsement goes a lot further than some lobbying group in DC.  Jim Marshall may be able to get away with the endorsement of a few Chambers in his district, but John Barrow will not be so lucky in the 12th.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your last point is correct.  I&#8217;ll give you that.  However, the voters do know who supports business, because the local Chambers will tell them.  That endorsement goes a lot further than some lobbying group in DC.  Jim Marshall may be able to get away with the endorsement of a few Chambers in his district, but John Barrow will not be so lucky in the 12th.</p>
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		<title>By: chrisishardcore</title>
		<link>http://www.peachpundit.com/2006/10/02/nam-congressional-ratings-released/comment-page-1/#comment-33725</link>
		<dc:creator>chrisishardcore</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 02:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Demon, I&#039;m just poking some fun at interest group politics.  However, if Marshall and Barrow are so much worse than Collins and Burns, why did Gulfstream and Kia decide to locate here during their reigns?

I mean, you can see how this kind of stuff becomes pretty ridiculous.  On the one hand, you&#039;ll argue that Perdue&#039;s got a great record.  But Marshall and Perdue have been in office the exact same duration, so is Marshall&#039;s record over the same period, based on the same thing happening, now bad?  

The whole point is that the number of voters in the 8th/12th district who will care about these ratings is probably equal to the number of people who contribute money or work for this group.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Demon, I&#8217;m just poking some fun at interest group politics.  However, if Marshall and Barrow are so much worse than Collins and Burns, why did Gulfstream and Kia decide to locate here during their reigns?</p>
<p>I mean, you can see how this kind of stuff becomes pretty ridiculous.  On the one hand, you&#8217;ll argue that Perdue&#8217;s got a great record.  But Marshall and Perdue have been in office the exact same duration, so is Marshall&#8217;s record over the same period, based on the same thing happening, now bad?  </p>
<p>The whole point is that the number of voters in the 8th/12th district who will care about these ratings is probably equal to the number of people who contribute money or work for this group.</p>
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		<title>By: Demonbeck</title>
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		<dc:creator>Demonbeck</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 21:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I bet the Rev. Jim Nelson would have been rated highly by the NAM.  He was in the NAM - stationed in &quot;the shit.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I bet the Rev. Jim Nelson would have been rated highly by the NAM.  He was in the NAM &#8211; stationed in &#8220;the shit.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Demonbeck</title>
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		<dc:creator>Demonbeck</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 21:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Exactly chris, God damn those industrialists!  How dare Gulfstream create an additional 2,100 jobs this year alone in the Savannah area!  The last thing this state needs are more well-paid engineering positions.

What is Kia thinking bringing a new plant to LaGrange?  Don&#039;t they know we don&#039;t bow down to the man in this state?  We don&#039;t want to take those jobs from hard-working Koreans.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Exactly chris, God damn those industrialists!  How dare Gulfstream create an additional 2,100 jobs this year alone in the Savannah area!  The last thing this state needs are more well-paid engineering positions.</p>
<p>What is Kia thinking bringing a new plant to LaGrange?  Don&#8217;t they know we don&#8217;t bow down to the man in this state?  We don&#8217;t want to take those jobs from hard-working Koreans.</p>
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		<title>By: chrisishardcore</title>
		<link>http://www.peachpundit.com/2006/10/02/nam-congressional-ratings-released/comment-page-1/#comment-33676</link>
		<dc:creator>chrisishardcore</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 20:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Like just yesterday, a wealthy industrialist saved so much money on outsourcing jobs that he was able to hire an additional poolboy to clean the pool at his guest house.  Job creation!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Like just yesterday, a wealthy industrialist saved so much money on outsourcing jobs that he was able to hire an additional poolboy to clean the pool at his guest house.  Job creation!</p>
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		<title>By: Fogle</title>
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		<dc:creator>Fogle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:42:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s not about big business or &quot;industrialists&quot;... this is about jobs and growth.

Those - like Max Burns - who receive NAM awards have a proven record of working hard to create jobs and economic growth within their districts.  And obviously, those - like Johnnie Athens -  who receive a poor rating are hindering job growth and economic prosperity.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s not about big business or &#8220;industrialists&#8221;&#8230; this is about jobs and growth.</p>
<p>Those &#8211; like Max Burns &#8211; who receive NAM awards have a proven record of working hard to create jobs and economic growth within their districts.  And obviously, those &#8211; like Johnnie Athens &#8211;  who receive a poor rating are hindering job growth and economic prosperity.</p>
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		<title>By: chrisishardcore</title>
		<link>http://www.peachpundit.com/2006/10/02/nam-congressional-ratings-released/comment-page-1/#comment-33539</link>
		<dc:creator>chrisishardcore</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 12:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Looks like all the industrialists who own manufacturing companies in Districts 8 and 12 know who to vote for now.  I&#039;m sure this latest report is going to change quite a few minds.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Looks like all the industrialists who own manufacturing companies in Districts 8 and 12 know who to vote for now.  I&#8217;m sure this latest report is going to change quite a few minds.</p>
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		<title>By: Mojo</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mojo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 09:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That&#039;s it, I&#039;m convinced.  I mean, cause if it is good enough for big business then it is good enough for me.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s it, I&#8217;m convinced.  I mean, cause if it is good enough for big business then it is good enough for me.</p>
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		<title>By: Fogle</title>
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		<dc:creator>Fogle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 03:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We&#039;ve got a little more on this over at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blogging for Max&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;ve got a little more on this over at <a href="http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/110" rel="nofollow">Blogging for Max</a>.</p>
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