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DEL.ICIO.USCagle: He emphasizes education, and his mother
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In his inauguration speech, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle gave a big thanks to his predecessor, Mark Taylor, who vacated his office space in the state Capitol in December to make way for Cagle’s staff.
And he choked up when he came to mention his wife Nita and his three sons.
Cagle was much more specific on issues than Perdue. First mention went to education and his legislation for charter school systems: “Our educational system should be a partnership, not a dictatorship. “
As on the campaign trail, Cagle made several references to his mother, who raised him alone.
Contrast the following Cagle line with the similar phrasing from Gov. Sonny Perdue a couple entries below:
“And when our day is ended, we can look back like a proud mother, knowing that we have preserved Georgia for generations to come.”
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By RJ
January 8, 2007 5:34 PM | Link to this
Casey Cagle is a decent human being. However, as a moderate Republican in Georgia he has more challenges from within his party than from without.