Saxby Chambliss, Eric Erickson and Austin Scott: Viewed from the Middle
The buzz around Georgia politics is that Eric Erickson of CNN and Red State might challenge Sen. Saxby Chambliss. Saxby (he told us to call him that) was nice to me once a long time ago during a...
View ArticleWhat Dems Should Do about Saxby’s Senate Seat
Moderates need to use the coming Georgia U.S. Senate race as an opportunity to flex our “king making, scale tipping” muscles. Sen. Saxby Chambliss is an old school pro-business Republican rather than a...
View ArticleGeorgia GOP State Convention: Peaches Have Black Pits..Usually
The Georgia Republican State Convention is popping this weekend so it’s time to play “count the negroes.” I will get calls from Black GOP friends and associates regarding the size vehicle you could...
View ArticleLocal Elections Are Building Blocks
In the local elections this fall, I know and respect all of the candidates. But, competition is actually healthy; competition like Obama vs. Hillary that elevated both of their games. I can’t help...
View ArticleLocal Elections: Good Political Party Perplexity
National and state Democrats should be watching and helping in the local elections in Sylvester, Georgia, because their hope for the future starts here. Elections on three levels are won by securing...
View ArticleSensitivity or Common Sense: From Duck Dynasty To Congress
So, the political comic strip Doonesbury spent this week messing the GOP regarding sensitivity training. They should have hired me because I would have made it simple: love thy neighbor as thyself....
View ArticleTim Scott and Austin Scott: Grassroots Turf Builders?
While working in the yard, I drew a connection between weeding the lawn and outreach efforts. We spend so much money and time lawn mowing but to me we cut the grass every three weeks but cut the weeds...
View ArticleReluctantly/Wisely Voting in Republican Primary
During primary season, the poll workers shouldn’t ask if I am a Republican or a Democrat in Georgia. I am a realist who knows that there are very few contested elections in our divided state. I am...
View ArticleJulian Bond: Cultivating White Democrats
The Democrat Party can’t be mostly Black nor should the GOP be all White. This blog has been saying that for years. First, I really don’t care too much for political parties because they are about...
View ArticleConfederate battle flag: Steer Clear and Thanks
How little people know about people living near them. As a Black southerner, I am a descendant of people who built America for free against their will. This land is definitely your land and my land....
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