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DEL.ICIO.USCall him Mr. Bow-Tie
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A surreal scene here at Gov. Sonny Perdue’s inaugural ball. So far, the highlight has been several hundred white Republicans dancing to a black singing group featuring a fellow named George Wallace.
The group plays Alabama next.
It’s a lavish party spread across several acres in the basement of the Georgia World Congress Center. The governor is set to make an appearance at 8:30 p.m.
Ah, here he comes. No, it’s the Frederick Douglas High School marching band, complete with sousaphones and a dance troup — half-time, if you will.
And then Perdue, with a black tux and a spotted red bow-tie.
“We love you, we love our state,” the governor said. “Bless god, and thank you all.”
And that, friends, was that.
Republicans weren’t the only ones here. There were the non-partisans — such as state Supreme Court Justice Robert Benham.
And the occasional Democrat. Vernon Jones, the DeKalb County CEO, for instance. He said he doesn’t expect to make a decision on whether to run for the U.S. Senate until late this year.
If he should run against incumbent Republican Saxby Chambliss in ‘08, Jones said it’s inevitable that Iraq will be the driving issue.
“Saxby was with the president every step of the way,” he said.
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By Justin
January 8, 2007 11:02 PM | Link to this
Mr. CEO please run against Saxby so we can put you in the political graveyard beside Cynthia, where you belong.