By: J. Randolph Evans
Now that the dust has settled on the 2012 Georgia General Assembly, Georgians can look back and see what their legislators and Governor did for 40 legislative days. Unlike years past, under both Democratic and Republican governors, the 2012 General Assembly Session appeared calm. There were no eruptions of wild rhetoric, political playground fights, or staged political theater with shackles or props. Instead, there was just … Read more...
By: Les Dunaway
How long will it be before the US can no longer pay it’s debts? This is, how long before we become Greece? The following chart shows projections out through 2017 – based on current policies.
… Read more...By: J. Randolph Evans
With less than 180 days until the General Election, no one can predict what will happen on November 6, 2012. In fact, any one that says that they know what will happen probably knows the least about what comes next.
In the election for President, the campaigns of President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney will focus their efforts on framing the choice for Americans. After … Read more...
By: J. Randolph Evans
Last Wednesday, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich officially suspended his campaign for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. It was definitely a wild ride with lots of twists and turns.
Somehow, it is appropriate that the end of this chapter comes during the week of the Kentucky Derby. Working as a Senior Adviser to Speaker Gingrich during the Presidential race was a little … Read more...
By: J. Randolph Evans
To listen to the mainstream media, voters might think that the outcome of the upcoming Presidential election is a foregone conclusion. By all accounts, most of the media believe that President Barack Obama will be handily reelected. Make no mistake, President Obama does have some huge advantages heading into the fall election. Here are a few.
… Read more...By: Les Dunaway
A Scary Story
A scary story is being written. It’s about a country, with a long and proud history of being an example of all that’s good in man. This country was infiltrated, many years ago, by people who preach victimhood, envy and entitlement. In the story they are called BooHoo’s, from their practice of couching each attack on freedom as needed because someone had been harmed. … Read more...
By: J. Randolph Evans
Most voters think they elect the President and Vice President on General Election Day. This year, General Election Day is November 6, 2012. But, the truth be told, voters actually only elect Presidential Electors on General Election Day. Each state (and the District of Columbia) gets the total number of their Congressional delegation (both U.S. House and Senate) as Electors. For Georgia, this means 16 Electors … Read more...
By: J. Randolph Evans
In November 2008, two separate elections in Franklin County, Georgia for mayor in Royston and Franklin Springs ended in a tie. After a recount with an additional provisional ballot counted, just one vote decided both elections.
The impact of a few votes extends well beyond local races. While everyone remembers Florida’s votes in the 2000 Presidential Election, it was actually New Mexico that was closer. Only … Read more...
By: J. Randolph Evans
GOP insiders have turned their attention to who might be a good Vice Presidential candidate. The movie “Game Change” (about the selection of Governor Sarah Palin by Senator John McCain) has highlighted the kinds of things that Presidential nominees and their campaign teams consider when making one of the most important decisions in their political career. Selecting a running mate involves a personal and political calculus … Read more...
Just The Numbers, Mam
By: Les Dunaway
As regular readers know, I’ve been less than optimistic about the prospects for recovery in the EU. I don’t believe that Greece, Portugal, Italy or, for that matter, France, will wean themselves from the socialist trough.
Sunday night, the most clueless of the clueless “mainstream media”, 60 Minutes, led with An Imperfect Union: Europe’s debt crisis [story] . Steve Kroft deserves … Read more...
By: J. Randolph Evans
For three days, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments from lawyers about the healthcare law (the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”) passed by the Congress and signed by President Barack Obama in 2010. The courtroom was packed with dignitaries including the Attorney General, state attorneys general, Senators, Members of Congress and others. Outside the courtroom, protesters of every sort gathered to make their opinions … Read more...
By Paul R. Hollrah
The 111th Congress was sworn in on Tuesday, January 6, 2009. Two days later, on Thursday, January 8, the 533 members of the House and Senate (Obama’s Senate seat was still in dispute and Democrats had not yet completed their theft of Coleman’s Minnesota Senate seat) filed into the House chamber for the purpose of certifying the votes of the U.S. Electoral College.
The results of … Read more...