Here are two “Pelosi-Obama” attack ads the NRCC paid good money for (to the DC-area consulting firm Sandler-Innocenzi, Inc. for one of ‘em) that are not working out so great for ‘em. First not at all in Louisiana, and now not in a Mississippi Congressional race.
Heck, my kid and her cronies could have whipped-up much better attack ads using […]

There were two candidate forums this week featuring the candidates for Gwinnett Commission Chairman. Here are reports on the two events.
Monday’s Greater Gwinnett Republican Women’s forum:
Bannister noted during the meeting that the county’s revenue is running about 15 percent down from last year, and that the county government has begun studying its departments to […]

Is Newt the only Republican who senses those pesky ‘ole winds ‘o change ‘a blowin’? Of course it all could be backdraft from his own hot air, but The Newtster has his pulse right on America, again, in his wicked-clever, backhanded way.
For instance, he’s running around TV Land wagging his finger in the faces of fellow Republicans, saying essentially that Repugs will not get […]

Lt. Governor Casey Cagle now says that he’s in favor of letting the Senate vote on permitting local municipalities to make their own decision on Sunday sales, according to the AJC.
“As a Georgian with strong religious beliefs, I oppose Sunday sales of alcohol for individual religious reasons,” Cagle wrote. “However, I recognize we live in […]

A Republican congressman from Illinois wants to ban Second Life from libraries, schools, any ‘ole public arena one must assume. From CNET News today:
Rep. Mark Kirk, who is seeking reelection this year, staged a press conference at a library in his suburban Chicago district on Tuesday to highlight what he called the “dangers” of the […]

Georgia House Speaker Glenn Richardson says eliminating the car tax will be a top priority next year, according to the AJC.
Richardson added, “I’m going to start again with it next year the very first thing out of the gate. We are going to do something about taxes.”
Whatever, dude.

The Greater Gwinnett Republican Women are having a Candidate Forum with Chairman Charles Bannister and Commissioner Lorraine Green, both of whom are candidates for Commission Chairman. The forum takes place on Monday May 5th at 7:00 PM at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center. Here’s their announcement with more information.
The Gwinnett Village Community […]

Can anyone verify the rumor that Ray McKinney has qualified? No this isn’t the guy who ran against Sonny in 2006. Thats Ray McBerry - I know I got them confused too. No Ray McKinney ran for President last year.
Ray has a website up, but all he says is that he is a National […]

State Rep. Ben Harbin’s DUI trial in Atlanta was postponed again today at the request of the newly assigned prosecutor, according to the Savannah Morning News. To refresh your recollection, WRDW has a summary of the original police stop from when this all started last year.

Angela Speir that is.

Angela Speir, the self-described “people’s commissioner” on the Georgia Public Service Commission, will not run for re-election this fall, Speir said Thursday.
“I feel called to serve in a different way,” Speir said. “I want to help people and I want to work in an organization where the goals are compatible with that.”

I […]

I’m sure there are lots of jokes to be made about soldiers discharging their weapons, but I’ll refrain from doing so and just point out this article.
Concerned that the military is selling pornography in exchange stores in spite of a ban, one lawmaker has introduced a bill to clean up the matter.
“Our troops should not […]

Jay Neal and Jeff Mullis are going to Minnesota.

State Sen. Jeff Mullis and Rep. Jay Neal, both of Chickamauga, have been unanimously elected as 9th Congressional District delegates to the Republican National Convention in September.
They will serve along with Josh Turner, of White County, as district delegates to the Minneapolis presidential convention.

I’ll see them there. […]

In my inbox today was a link to Republican Ben Crystal’s MySpace page. Crystal, who formerly hosted a radio talk show on WBMQ (630AM) in Savannah, recently announced his intentions to seek the Republican Party’s nomination for Congress from the 12th district.
On his MySpace page, Ben Crystal lists his occupation as “professional a**hole earning […]

From the Athens Banner-Herald:
A recent series of legislative updates mailed to Northeast Georgia residents are simply a routine way to keep constituents informed and are not politically motivated, says U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, R-Athens. Broun has sent nine letters and other mail pieces, including full-color fliers, to households in the 10th Congressional District, six […]

…Don’t worry, it’s nothing policy related. My questions are in regards to how delegates are elected from Georgia to the Republican National Convention.
Here’s what I know:
I know that it is virtually impossible for anyone to walk in off the street with a bunch of people and get to go to your Party’s national convention. […]