Comments on: Senate Rules Committee Chair Co-Sponsors Sunday Alcohol Sales Measure

By: Harry

Harry — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:18:43 +0000

The government imposes many restrictions on personal behavior, and in many cases I have no problem with it.

By: Bill Simon

Bill Simon — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:58:51 +0000

Harry,

At what point did you leave the Republican Party and decide that people did not have to take responsibility for their OWN actions?

All you have stated above is due to the 5-10% of the people who did use and abuse alcohol to those degrees. The rest of us TAKE RESPONSIBILITY for our consumptions and DO NOT over-indulge to those harmful degrees.

By: Harry

Harry — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:01:54 +0000

Let’s ban everything.

Alcohol impairs judgement, leading to murder, suicide, crime, accidents, unwanted pregnancy, divorce, STDs, and long-term organic damage resulting in various pathologies including brain damage.

By: Bill Simon

Bill Simon — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:27:15 +0000

Harry, let’s ban cars. They kill a lot of people.

By: Harry

Harry — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:16:59 +0000

Yeah, somebody drives drunk and kills your child.

By: Daniel N. Adams

Daniel N. Adams — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:30:42 +0000

The government restricts freedom in many ways, in some cases for good reason. I'm racking my brain and can't think of anygood reasons to restrict anyone's freedoms, unless you're talking about those restrictions that protect someone else's freedoms. Banning alcohol for law abiding citizens is not one of them. Examples, please.

By: Harry

Harry — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:01:53 +0000

Any you, of all people, referring to me as a “wingnut” is a hoot.

By: Harry

Harry — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:00:41 +0000

The government restricts freedom in many ways, in some cases for good reason.

By: Harry

Harry — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:58:34 +0000

With me it has nothing to do with religion.

By: Bill Simon

Bill Simon — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:56:34 +0000

I hate alcoholism for personal reasons

There is a VAST difference between “alcoholism” and the non-addicited consumption of it, Harry.

You and your fellow religious wingnuts are just about done with your stranglehold on this state, and the “do as I say, not as I do” theme.

Hey, did you know that when Ralph Reed used to throw parties during his state GOP chairmanship days, he provided alcohol at HIS house for those parties? He didn’t consume it himself, but he made sure there was plenty for his guests. Party animal, that Ralph.

By: Harry

Harry — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:46:30 +0000

The liquor lobby has been active.

I hate alcoholism for personal reasons, and will do everything to discourage it – including restricting your right to buy it wherever and whenever possible.

By: Icarus

Icarus — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:16:03 +0000

You know, that is a damn near perfect business model.

At least for me and Goldwater Conservative…

By: Daniel N. Adams

Daniel N. Adams — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:10:52 +0000

That was my point. No more need to crawl in there at 3 am. Just think of the reductions in DUI’s.

Bartender- “LAST CALL!”
patron 1- “Looks like that’s it… Let’s all go to the Waffle House.”
patron 2- “Dude, we’re here.”
patron 1- “Cool!”

By: Icarus

Icarus — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:48:00 +0000

Booze is already allowed at Waffle House, but it’s customarily brought in already in the patron’s stomach.

By: Daniel N. Adams

Daniel N. Adams — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:44:37 +0000

booze at Waffle House.

Who says perfection is impossible?

By: GOPeach

GOPeach — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:53:42 +0000

I pray to God Balfour is not thinking to slosh booze at Waffle House.

By: JBC

JBC — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:09:46 +0000

Balfour’s committee didn’t kill the bill in 2007.

He has always been a supporter from day one.

In the one day it was eligible for being on the floor Leadership didn’t want the bill on the floor and the clock ran out.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:35:37 +0000

Hmm….letting the people of Georgia decide on an issue of personal liberty rather than letting the General Assembly and Governor dictating their views? There’s a novel idea.

By: Icarus

Icarus — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:26:59 +0000

Did we add the language about being able to get a beer from a topless chick on the front lawn of a First Baptist Church south of the gnat line? If not, I’d really like to see that amendment.

By: Romegaguy

Romegaguy — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:26:35 +0000

I think Shafer signed it too