CapitolG writes: "I'm not here to write a biography on Nathan Deal."

Thank you Jesus. I cannot think of a duller subject for a beach read.

Moderate?

CapitolG:

Just a "grip & grin"? Big deal you say? Well prior to the "grip & grin", there was a private fundraiser. It raised MORE than 3 TIMES the projected goal in a town that is notoriously hard to raise money in. The total was impressive in any town! To the contrary, later the same evening, Bartow County held a fundraiser for Johnny Isakson and they raised over $50,000 LESS.

And the "grip & grin" as you call it... Remember when Karen Handel showed up a couple of weeks ago in the midst of a heated run-off campaign? She drew a crowd of about 35 people, most of which she brought with her on her bus. Barnes, on the other hand, with very little publicity drew a solid 100 people.

So CapitolG, since none of that impresses you, why don't you impress the rest of us with a few tidbits on your man Nathan Deal? It is impressive that he has the testicles( or lack of brain cells) to run for Governor while he is the subject of a Federal Grand Jury investigation. Please, tell some more of his finer qualities.

To tell you the truth as I see Roy at least cares but not one way or the other. Yes, I said it.

Roy got the boot after one term and hopefully the voters will give him the other one........

Mobey wrote: "The general public is so turned off by what goes on down there that good people do not want to pay the price for serving."

I actually read your entire post, twice. I cannot disagree with what you say because frankly I know very little of "what goes on down there". You post, I suppose, made me aware of this. I know more of what goes on in our neighbor, the Alabama legislature, than our own. In asking myself why I find it made be the lack of media attention or the lack of internet exposure to those happenings. Then I think of the issues that are more important interest to me and I am reminded that I always have to do a search to find out what in going on. Usually it is the same problem in that the same ones are brought up year after year and left hanging in limbo at the end of the yearly session.

Perhaps we could save our state a lot of more by just not having sessions every year. They just leave the same old stuff unfinished anyway.

Heck I don't know what the answer is since it would take a lot of widespread anger from a lot more citizens than are currently paying any attention. Self included since I feel a lot like a mushroom on this one.

In the past seven years we have had the largest tax increase in the history of our state, Sonny's first year in office, then the largest property tax increase in our state when the GOP took away the tax exemption Barnes had increased it to, and this year the GOP added a hospital bed tax and all type of "fees" went up so the next time the GOP says they are against tax increases grap your wallet and hold on. At the same time they cut funding on education, furloughed teachers (the only school in the south to do) and even closed the only home we had veterans in this state (and they claim to be so patriotic). So if you are not into fishing ramps or unless you go to Sonny's hometown and go to the horsebarn build for the people in his county you might ask how has our state advanced to benefit the whole the past seven years and the answer is it has not. Our stae legislature where people once went to serve their communities has become a "pay to play" pit of selfserving interest. In the past six years alone more money in the form of special interest tax breaks has been given to those actively making political contributions then in the past 60 years. The legislature is not about service it is now about ambition. The general public is so turned off by what goes on down there that good people do not want to pay the price for serving. Those who think about running and test the waters are immediately inundated with special interest position papers and demands to take a position on issues, most of which has nothing to do with the broader interst of the state moving forward. Thoughtful discussions is lost because those people who make their living off promoting a cause will use their fundraising power to quash someone who does not take the "right position" on their issue. Fringe elements rule and the middle is lost. There are two things which must be done if we are going to save our republic;one, we must make reapportionment based upon dividing district (all them) as equal as possible in terms of political philosphies. This will force politicans to appeal to the voters in the middle of the political spectrum and marginalize fringe elements on both sides of the political parties. Two we must start removing special interest money from elections, people think they might be against public financing of elections but the special interest take your money (for instance in the products you buy or the services you use) organize it and use it against your interest (example banks, you pay bank fees the bank use your money to hire lobbyist and pass laws contrary to your interest). So public financing would really put people make in charge of the agenda and would free politicans to do what is best and in all of our interest not just those that give us money. But for now we need a counter balance to the GOP dominated legisalture that has wreck our education system, refused to fix our transportation system and given away the fiancial store to special interest at all of our expense.

I'm suprised it wasn't more people today, I'm sure there are plenty tired of that bunch at the Capital but had jobs to go to today but will be at the polls.

Wait for it from Cap, FR and the "others".

Wait for it.