By J. Randolph Evans – The dynamics of the 2010 General Election has everyone guessing about exactly what will happen on November 2, 2010. No one seriously doubts that Republicans will make some gains during the first midterm elections following the election of President Barack Obama. In part, history plays some role here.
Typically, the party out of power in the White House picks up seats in Congress in midterm … Read more...
By Donald S. Conkey – Tomorrow, September 17, 2010, is the 223rd anniversary of the signing of the Constitution of the United States of America on September 17, 1787. That document was made up of only the Preamble and the seven Articles and did not contain what we know today as America’s Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments. They would not become a part of the Constitution until December … Read more...
By Donald S. Conkey – Oh how I wanted to be there on the Mall in Washington D.C. on August 28 and feel that spirit of freedom in person, and to be one of the 500,000 plus freedom loving Americans who answered Glenn Beck’s call to “Restore Honor” to America. But while I couldn’t be there in person I was there in spirit along with the many from Cherokee County … Read more...
By Donald S. Conkey – In recent years my ‘Labor Day’ columns were usually complimentary to the union movement. I wrote about the early history of the trades unions and how assembly line workers struggled to obtain their place at the bargaining table, to negotiate a living wage with management. Labor’s struggles were often brutal, sometimes deadly, but labor, using the strike as their weapon, persisted and won a seat … Read more...
By Donald S. Conkey – As I observe the concerns over personal freedom and liberty continue to grow nationwide, because of the ‘shifting sands’ of government, at all levels, a biblical parable came to mind. This parable, found in Matthew 7, tells about the “foolish man, which built his house upon the [shifting] sand; and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that … Read more...
By Sherri Reese – Protecting the future of America and her citizens took only one bold move. Pick a girl, right? Wrong. Pick a conservative who is unafraid of the “country club” political machine. Pick someone who is not an Ivy League elitist who has learned to play along to get along. Pick a person who faced every challenge by taking the higher, not because it was easy, but because … Read more...
By Randy Evans – “She is a nice enough person, but she is not ready to run a company.”
“She just does not have enough experience yet to lead a team.”
“She needs just a little more time.”
“She has a family to raise, and a husband to take care of.”
“She is not the most qualified candidate – so it would not be fair to
let her have the … Read more...
By Randy Evans – The 2008 United States Olympic Team has made America proud. It could not have come at a better time. Just as the “down with America” drumbeat seemed to have reached its peak, up stepped a group of athletes that reflect the best that the country has to give.
Of course, the biggest story of the Beijing Olympics was Michael Phelps. The United States earned twelve Gold … Read more...
By Randy Evans – Cancer. Just the word sends shivers down the spine. It is a cruel and heartless disease. Both those who survive, and those who do not, are its victim. Every American has been touched in some way by this villain.
Tony Snow was one of those people. His story is one of courage and character. Cancer could not take either away, but, it did take his life. … Read more...
By Randy Evans – This is not rocket science. To quote a famous line, “they’re back.” This is not good news for anyone in the world except for Russian military officers. Once again, it reaffirms the importance of the United States of America in the world.
Of course, all of this relates to the Russian response to the country of Georgia’s efforts to reestablish control over the breakaway region South … Read more...
By Randy Evans – It is not even Labor Day and the 2008 Presidential race has already reached fever pitch. Interestingly, recent polls suggest that Senator John McCain may have fared a little better than anyone could have reasonably expected in these early skirmishes.
In a noticeable turn, the center of gravity in the Presidential race has changed and changed rather dramatically.
… Read more...By Randy Evans – Twice former Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Speaker Tom Murphy faced challenges to their Speakerships from disgruntled Members of their respective caucuses in the United States House of Representatives and the Georgia House of Representatives. Tom Murphy survived both. Newt Gingrich was not so fortunate.
Current Georgia House Speaker Glenn Richardson has now gotten his first official challenge as Speaker. Blue Ridge Republican State Representative David … Read more...