Comments on: Perdue seeks a shake-up of state government

By: Doug Deal

Doug Deal — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:20:27 +0000

I don’t think so.

By: ByteMe

ByteMe — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:15:58 +0000

The last two cycles, the (D)’s had great success recruiting and promoting their talent at the national level. They found people with credible messages who could run a campaign in their districts or states. However, here in Georgia, not so much (at pretty much any level outside the big cities).

As for the (R)’s, I’m waiting for the civil war within the party to end before proclaiming anything about their national abilities.

By: Doug Deal

Doug Deal — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:38:27 +0000

This seems to be endemic to all political parties lately. Where did the talent go?

By: griftdrift

griftdrift — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:34:08 +0000

Ooooooooo! I missed this one! Should I worry about being put on a list? Being asked questions that start with “Are you now or have you ever been…”?

I better go hide my Little Red Book. I think I left it right next to my de Tocqueville and Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations.

By: rugby

rugby — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:25:28 +0000

Mine in Abu Ghraib was great at their job!

Too soon?

By: Doug Deal

Doug Deal — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:09:21 +0000

How about water board? And I am not talking about the one in abu ghraib.

By: rugby

rugby — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:52:01 +0000

How is your local coroner performing? School board member? Public Service Commissioner? State Rep. or Senator (I trust you aren’t relying on lobbyists’ scorecards)? County Commissioner? The absurd number of judges we vote for (depending which county that could be several dozen)? District Attorney? Any of the environmental regulators you vote for?

I can go on listing obscure offices we vote on. If you could name half of those easily and then give even the briefest of performance reports on a minority of them I’d have to say you are making it all up.

By: Doug Deal

Doug Deal — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:24:56 +0000

Communists dictatorships all have “elections”. What’s your point? The down ballot races have more in common with Chavez and Castro than a real election.

By: Mozart

Mozart — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:47:46 +0000

Hey, Grift? Sounds like you’d be happy in Cuba. Never have to worry about trying to figure out what someone does in some archaic public office. It’s all decided for you. All handed to you on a straw basket platter.

By: Doug Deal

Doug Deal — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:36:59 +0000

I know you are, but what am I?

By: rugby

rugby — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:01:22 +0000

You know which one.

By: appachtrail70

appachtrail70 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:44:25 +0000

We should be allowed to vote for this come November. The Assembly should pass it and let the people decide. Its the same thing with Sunday Sales. Let the people decide at the ballot box

By: Romegaguy

Romegaguy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:20:55 +0000

One of the few things I agree with Sonny Perdue on is this legislation.

By: Doug Deal

Doug Deal — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:06:46 +0000

So do I. Whether it is with this comment or your original one, I am not sure.

By: rugby

rugby — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:10:38 +0000

I disagree.

By: ByteMe

ByteMe — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:53:40 +0000

You appear to completely misunderstand the inability to recruit and promote talent by the D-Party in this state. It’s not about fighting the last battle, but about having the right talent to fight the next one. And they don’t. And probably won’t as long as the people in charge of it continue to do what they’re doing.

By: Doug Deal

Doug Deal — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:25:08 +0000

Let it be noted that on this day, February something or other, I, Doug Deal, agree with something rugby wrote.

By: Doug Deal

Doug Deal — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:22:20 +0000

This is why the Dems are in such bad place statewide. Always fighting the current battle like it is the last one.

By: rugby

rugby — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:14:43 +0000

We already vote for too many things (I’m really supposed to know who is the best candidate for Soil and Water Conservation Commission in Fulton County? Really?).

We give the POTUS even more power.

It isn’t like we are losing power. The way incumbency works in these races means every four years we re-elect who was in. If a major scandal happens to one of these we’d still have to wait for an election.

Ultimately, with (potentially) as many millions of votes that are cast, individuals really have no sway.

I’m not sure why we don’t just go ahead with it.

By: AthensRepublican

AthensRepublican — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:30:27 +0000

Yes, but they are appointed for a specified term. One agency head can be removed much easier than a board member (s).