They're down to the wire (Staff Blog)
By pdonahue

The runoff is Tuesday and the two GOP gubernatorial candidates are pushing hard for the finish line.If you’re in Atlanta on Monday, Sarah Palin will be making an appearance on behalf of Karen Handel. The former Alaska governor is the featured speaker at an event at the Intercontinental Hotel in Buckhead.Handel will be introduced by U.S. Rep. Tom Price, a member of Georgia’s Congressional delegation. Her opponent, Nathan Deal, gave up his seat in the ...

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Thanks for gumming up the inbox (Staff Blog)
By pdonahue

One of the great things about the primaries being over is getting to clean out my inbox of e-mails from some of the campaigns.Not a few, mind you. Not even several. Try hundreds. This candidate didn’t make the runoff? Let’s dump those 250 e-mails. This one? Another 125 to the electronic dustbin. Now, I only have 5,683 e-mails left in the inbox. Not the junk folder. The inbox.Some I will keep for a little while. ...

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Can a south Georgia candidate win? (Staff Blog)
By pdonahue

In speaking late Tuesday night with someone who knows the state political landscape well, that someone in the know hoped Eric Johnson would have a strong enough showing to at least display that a south Georgia candidate has a viable shot when running for statewide office.A distant fourth for much of the race, the former state Senate leader from Savannah closed ground quickly in the waning days. Some polls had him in a virtual tie ...

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No love for Kagan (Staff Blog)
By pdonahue

You can count Georgia’s two U.S. senators as those who won’t be voting for Solicitor General Elena Kagan to be the next associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.Sen. Johnny Isakson had this to say last week about President Obama’s second nominee to the nation’s highest court:“I have personally interviewed Ms. Kagan, and I have carefully followed the Judiciary Committee hearings as well as her testimony. After thorough consideration, I have determined ...

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No time to text (Staff Blog)
By pdonahue

Will our legislators get this message?State lawmakers will take up a bill to ban text messaging while driving. Allen Peake (R-Macon) has introduced HB 938, which will prohibit the use of wireless telecommunications devices for sending or reading text messages while operating a motor vehicle.AAA Auto Club South supports the bill — the AAA is trying to get text messaging by drivers banned in all 50 states. So far, 18 states and the District of ...

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