Pardon me if this is squirrely; I’m having to type this on the WP iPad app rather than my laptop (1st world problems). Also, I’m not including much from last night — this crowd has already been there, done that.
Here in Georgia:
Governor Deal announced the state will reject the expansion of Medicaid under the ACA
Fulton County is seeking a lobbyist, presumably to fight the creation of Milton County
Gwinnett Chamber, Georgia PTA receiving pushback on charter school amendment
Mayor Kasim Reed’s remarks to Ted Cruz on Meet the Press are being widely circulated
National / International Stories of Interest:
Ann Romney: “trust Mitt”
Condi’s back on the national scene with a prime time slot tonight
Freshman U.S. Rep. Ben Quayle (R-AZ) lost last night’s primary
Assad claims Syrian troops are gaining ground, declares talk of buffer zones are off the table
SEAL book discloses more “facts” on bin Laden raid, mentions members of SEAL team were not fans of POTUS or Veep
Links I Like:
What a Romney presidency means for his super donors
Apple wants injunction against 8 Samsung phones
Google’s swanky digs at the GOP convention
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Zero Tolerance….
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2012/08/28/family-school-made-deaf-child-change-sign-name-said-it-looked-like-gun/
[A Nebraska school district asked a deaf preschooler to change his sign language name because they believe the hand motion he used looked like he was shooting a gun.]
That is shameful
I think they should just go with the fist closed and middle finger extended.
@bullfrog – Ain’t it funny how the first words you learn in a foreign language are usually curse words?
On another note, yesterday, I called for Senator Renee Unterman to call for a meeting of the Committee on Assignments to have Balfour removed. I tagged her on facebook, so that she would see it.
Well, when i went to go praise her for soliciting feedback on the failed t-splost in another post, I found she had de-friended me, and removed herself from the FB post asking her to disassociate the leadership from Balfour.
I can’t tell if this is tone deaf or poor Facebook etiquette; I’m pretty sure it’s tone deafness, since they were knee jerk reactions to constituent concerns.
Then again, I do see a running theme here with republican state leadership: Run silent, run deep, and the problem will go away. (From Deal’s playbook)
Exactly how she should treat someone nagging her to whip out her bat and beat the dead horse along with you. Go Renee! Move on!
yeah, i don’t think it’s a dead horse yet. Also, she could post a response with some sort of position to spin her to look amazing.
Bob, I’m sorry I didn’t immediately make a campaign donation with the comment “Please use this to remove don balfour”. Maybe that would have been a better approach.
So at this point, you think Balfour should stay in the leadership? Doesn’t that only solidify the senate’s perception as corrupt and rigged?
Bob – I’d welcome a private exchange on the matter, since obviously you have a different paradigm than I do. the email is: jack . mcclure @ gmail dot com
Ben Quayle found out that what happens in the Sea of Galilee doesn’t stay in the Sea of Galilee. Losing a crafted seat to Congress after one term shows he’s fully as smart as his dad.
+1
No surprise that SEALS or any of the military are not fans of a Democrat. They hate them.
Special interests compete and the taxpayer loses
http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrybell/2012/08/28/80-of-president-obamas-drought-relief-bill-is-for-food-stamps/
Santorum: “Americans take heed: when a President can gives a speech or writes a memo and changes a law to do what the law says he can not do, we will no longer be a Republic.”
http://thehill.com/video/gop-convention-tampa/246269-santorum-under-obama-dream-of-freedom-has-become-nightmare-of-dependency
And the first thing Santorum would do is issue an E.O. restricting abortion in some way that runs in conflict of some statute.
What makes you think he would do that? Anyway, it’s an academic question. What Obama has been doing is real, and unconstitutional.
What has Obama done that is “unconstitutional?”
EOs.
More to the point, read this
http://www.humanevents.com/2012/08/28/santorum-lashes-out-at-obama-for-waiving-the-welfare-work-requirement/
When would he have that chance ?
Santorum needs to whither away. I’m hoping this convention is the beginning of the end of his 5 min of fame.
Obama’s 27% support among Catholics presents a huge advantage for Romney
http://www.coachisright.com/obamas-27-support-among-catholics-presents-a-huge-advantage-for-romney/
War on drugs goes big brother — http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Orlando-s-I-R-I-S-cameras-help-nab-suspected-pot-smoker/-/1637132/16409952/-/ab6pn6z/-/index.html
Hmmmm
Cost of camera
Cost of installation
Cost of monitoring
Cost of response
Cost of arrest for smoking a joint
Cost of processing
Cost of public defender
Cost of judge
Cost of trial
Cost of jail time
Cost of meals & health care
One more dangerous criminal off the street – priceless
Can’t wait to pay my taxes for this activity………not
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