I’d be very surprised if Hudgens did not run. I also expect Dr. Paul Broun, M.D. of Athens to be a candidate. He has been planning to run once Charlie retired. Dr. Broun, a Republican from Athens, was a candidate for Congress in south Georgia in the early ’90s, a U.S. Senate candidate in ‘96. He is a son of the late state Sen. Paul Broun (D-Athens).

With that said I will give my thoughts on how this plays out.The key to this puzzle is what decision Whitehead makes if he runs Fleming likely will not and it will be Whitehead and Hudgens duking it out.If Whitehead doesnt run it will be Fleming and Hudgens going at it,either way Hudgens will run.Max doesnt run and Gary sits tight until ‘10 and runs for Ag Commish.
Now,the interesting part to the puzzle and that is who fills Hudgens senate seat and if it works out like I would like to see it Brian Kemp runs and returns to the Senate .Where I might add he would have a great deal of support and provide that body with proven quality leadership and experience.Kemp is the kind of guy we need in Public Service and I hope it plays out that he is back in the game.

But if you are unhappy with this thread, don’t participate in it. You know as well as I, that 7 out of 10 political junkies in this state were asking themselves 2 questions within 15 minutes of the news about Congressman Norwood:

1) What are the rules on a special election; and,

2) Who is likely to run.

Also, we encourage you to temporarily cease this political discussion and focus on prayer for Charlie and his family. For more info on his life, please visit this link: http://www.house.gov/norwood/bio.shtml

If not, I wanted to just throw his name out there. I know he’s older, but he’s got the experience and lives in the area…

My brother-in-law died of cancer a month ago and he was under hospice for about a month. Death from cancer is agonizing for the patient and the family. You just stand by helpless and watch the life slowly drained from them. When the end finally comes, it is a blessing.

My sympathies go out to the Norwood family.

I think Burns, Black or Hudgens would be great in that seat.

If Burns is interested in Norwood’s seat, then I don’t see how he can run for Chairman. He would have to resign as soon as he qualifies for that office. The odds are, he would only serve as chairman for a few months .

However, Congressman Norwood holds a position of extreme importance to this republic and it is not out of line to consider who might replace him if the worst happens.

Get off your high horses.

Bill Simon,
Normally, I am inclined to be with you and in opposition to Erick, but in this instance Erick is on sound ground by bringing up this topic.

Charlie Norwood is the best congressman that we have had in this district and I voted for him every time. As noted in my other postings he has never wavered from conservative principles, when the rest of the Georgia delegation trashed them. He is tried and true.

However, the accelerated pace that would be set in motion to fill his seat makes this discussion not only inevitable, but also necessary. Bear in mind that Charlie was very ill when he stood for reelection, with many supporters questioning his decision to seek another term, so that the position we are in is partially of his making.

This may be a political blog, but “crass” does not BEGIN to approach the correct description of your line of thinking in even starting the thread.

On your tombstone, it should be written: “When it was time for a good man to meet his Maker, Erick just blogged-on…”

Ya’ll done got mighty nasty just on account of Congressman Charlie Norwood done got bad sick for a while.

Not only are you past wishing Mr. Charlie relief in his misery, you have already began endorsing and attacking his possible replacements with innuendo beyond belief.

The Good Book says down in it somewhere, braggarts and thieves will be all chunked in the same hot hole.

If all the proclaimed measurements of “humbleness” I’ve read the last few days woulda been channeled prayers uplifting ole Mister Charlie, in a few days he might could just get up and walk out of his room.
He has been getting kind words on here from the different partisans as well as religions represented.

He’s just been a great ole guy, he’s represented us for years and has went about in a way respective of an office of that magnitude. In lieu of stuff that has went on in the last few years, his conduct is appreciated. He’s just a good ole guy, and they’re getting harder to find.

SO, if we was to all send up a pleasant thought………..
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……in each one’s personal mojo………….

…….instead of picking at each other’s sore spots like a bunch of buzzards………lol…

I mean seriously, ya’ll giving folks hell………..that probably have no interest in running for the office. Then you have buzzards, probably doing everything except putting up flyers.

Kinda like that Michael Vick email I got the other day….REALLYYY!!

Venomous assaults given on one’s character, just because his name was “mentioned”…………..REALLY?????

Vicious assaults on each other for various reasons………REALLY……….

But worst of all just disrespecting totally people who have been the only reason we have a “party” to go “party” at every once in a while……………..really now folks…….

The Everhart woman, I never met her. I’m sure she deserves much respect for things she’s been in on. Sounds like she a classy broad. I’m glad she’s a Republican, especially since(

Whoever eventually runs for this seat, they have a nice money base in the Lake Oconee area. Thank the retirees for putting that whole area on the map. It was a blip back in ‘94 and ‘96. People then were still afraid to attach an R behind their name.

Opinion of outsiders? I actually happen to live here. All us Democrats can fit in a phone booth..

The fact that the crazies who elect the state Democratic chair rejected her is a positive in that district, like most places in this state.

I also seem to recall, there was a state that recently had to address the issue of representative vacancies and their replacement.

A LexisNexis search would no doubt spark my memory.