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Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Cagle tops Dirty 13
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Georgia chapter of the Sierra Club has released what this it’s calling this year a “Dirty Baker’s Dozen.� The annual list of 12 targeted legislators has been supplemented by the addition of Public Service Commissioner Stan Wise, who is charged with becoming “ever more openly� a tool of the utilities.
No. 1 on this year’s list is Casey Cagle, who is branded as an “anti-environmental leader.� Here’s the list.
STATE SENATORS
Casey Cagle
John Bulloch
Ralph Hudgins
Chip Pearson
Nancy Schaefer
Tommie Williams
STATE REPS
Steve Davis
Ron Forster
Harry Geisinger
John Lunsford
Carl Rogers
Richard Royal
PSC
Stan Wise
The Foley Fall-out: Washington Times wants Hastert gone
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Here’s a link to the Washington Times editorial calling for the resignation of U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert over his handling of early evidence that U.S. Rep. Mark Foley was on the prowl.
Looks like we’ve got a pincher movement developing, from both the Republican right and the Democratic left.
Next, foot care for block walks
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In time for a tough fall campaign, the American Occupational Therapy Association has put out a brochure titled “Grip and Grin: Surviving Handshaking on the Campaign Trail.�
Just ask Sonny Perdue or Mark Taylor if you think they’re kidding – those hearty greetings can pound like a jackhammer after a while. Here’s advice from the brochure:
ï?® Initiate the handshake for a firm lock on the other person’s hand;
ï?® Shake from the arm, not the wrist;
ï?® Break the handshake quickly and move on to the next one;
ï?® Place the left hand over the back of the other person’s hand to distribute pressure more evenly.
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They support Mark Taylor, but anonymously
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Moultrie Observer has a strange piece up on its web site. At a local Democratic function over the weekend, several state law enforcement officers stood up and pledged their support to Mark Taylor in the race for governor. But they wouldn’t give their names to the newspaper, “saying they were afraid Gov. Sonny Perdue would fire them.”
Read the entire article here.
