And it’s more conservative than Athens — by a looooooong shot. However, that didn’t stop Blake Aued, the Athens Banner-Herald’s government reporter, from doing a bit of wishing on the paper’s blog, writing:
It’d be nice to see a little ideological diversity in this race, just to make it interesting, wouldn’t it? Somebody to, say, argue [...]

Jane Kidd and the rest of Georgia’s Democratic Party leaders were scheduled to hold a closed-door meeting earlier this afternoon “to see if they [could] unify behind one candidate to fill the congressional seat left open by the death of U.S. Rep. Charlie Norwood,” according to the Athens Banner-Herald.
Left out in the cold by this [...]

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According to the Augusta Chronicle:
Republicans Julian “Hutch” Hutchins, 56, and Bill Greene, 42, have announced their candidacies for the seat vacated by the death of Charlie Norwood earlier this month.
Dr. Hutchins is a physician and real estate professional who lives in Augusta and works in the emergency room at Burke Medical Center in Waynesboro, Ga. [...]

It doesn’t look like things will be getting any busier in Atlanta:
The State Capitol will stand nearly empty for two weeks. Some committees will soldier on, but for the most part lawmakers will flee for home, to re-introduce themselves to the spouse and kids.
Already, this session has earned a reputation for lethargy — not necessarily [...]

A smoky haze is descending upon Atlanta, but before Sadie Fields could say “I told you so” someone else told me that there is some sort of “controlled burn” going on in Jasper County. Does anyone know about this? They must be burning down the entire county to produce this much smoke up [...]

From the AJC:
The jury that convicted former state Senate Majority Leader Charles Walker should have been more racially diverse, but the trial judge inappropriately tossed three minorities from the jury, Walker’s attorneys argued Wednesday before a federal appelate court.
Don Samuel, one of Walker’s attorneys, argued that the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals should reverse Walker’s [...]

From the Telegraph.

The only government-approved vaccine for HPV is Merck’s Gardasil. Balfour received a $500 campaign contribution from the Delaware-based pharmaceutical company in September, according to campaign disclosure reports.

I’m sure when you start digging you’ll find that it’s more than that.
But, frankly, this idiocy is not helpful:
Carolyn Garcia of the Georgia chapter of Americans United [...]

There are College Republicans at Agnes Scott? I had no idea. Anyway, congrats to the ASCRs for being named “Chapter of the Year” by the Georgia Association of College Republicans.
Over the past few years, ASCR has grown in activism and visibility on campus, and has been exemplary in securing votes, volunteers, and earned [...]

Perdue’s approval: 55%
Chambliss’ approval: 52%
Isakson’s approval: 55%
Then there’s this:

I can take a lot. I figure that if I’m willing to throw darts, I should have thick skin when they get thrown back. But I can’t abide this.
Yesterday, in my post about Don Balfour, Bull Moose wrote:
Erick, I almost can’t believe that you are against a cancer vaccine.
First, I put a lot [...]

This is a horrible idea.

Georgia is one of at least 18 states considering a law that would require every girl entering the sixth grade to be vaccinated against human papillomavirus, commonly known as HPV, which causes cervical cancer.
Recently, Texas Gov. Rick Perry created a flap when he signed an executive order requiring the HPV vaccination [...]

The Pollies are like the Oscars for political pr0n. TV ads, web, print, etc. are all categories in the Pollie awards, which are judged through the American Association of Political Consultants (I’m a member).
Regular readers know I’m a fan of the Stoneridge Group. They do a helluva job for Republican candidates. I’d [...]

They’ll be meeting at Joshua Cup at 6pm on Thursday. I’d love to attend, but I’ll be at CPAC.

Note: For what it’s worth, I couldn’t care less about liquor sales, Sunday or otherwise. I drink rarely enough that I probably deserve to be kicked out of the People’s Republic of Athens-Clarke County for an illegally low BAC (probably due to the fact that I’m half-Indian, so it takes about a tablespoon of the [...]