All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players… One wonders what becomes of the ones who rise to political stardom, lose their first real race, then fade into obscurity? The lasting legacy of this 2010 Midterm will not be for ditzy, nazi, and crazy to hold. That place is already […]
County moving to a three-person board of commissioner Pickens Progress 11/2/2010 In a county where close races are the norm, Tuesday’s narrow decision to move to a multi-member board of commissioners was no exception. At press time, the unofficial result was Pickens County will move to a three-person board of commissioners when the current sole […]
The probable next Governor of Georgia, Nathan Deal, my former Congressman, has only one tic in the assets column – he’s a born again Republican [born again in 1995 when he switched Parties shortly after being elected]. Otherwise, he voted the Republican Party line, named a few Post Offices, and quit early to avoid an […]
AIG raises $37 billion from Alico sale, IPO Washington Post By Brady Dennis November 1, 2010 In its ongoing effort to repay taxpayers, bailed-out insurance giant American International Group in recent days has raised nearly $37 billion through the sale of one of its premier subsidiaries and the initial public offering of another. AIG announced […]
Mugged by the MoralizersNew York TimesBy PAUL KRUGMANOctober 31, 2010 “How many of you people want to pay for your neighbor’s mortgage that has an extra bathroom and can’t pay their bills?” That’s the question CNBC’s Rick Santelli famously asked in 2009, in a rant widely credited with giving birth to the Tea Party movement. […]