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Monday, November 12, 2007
Where is he now? We don’t know. But next year, Wyche Fowler will be at UGA, teaching law.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Wyche Fowler, who — like so many others — rotated in and out of a U.S. Senate seat during the ’80s and ’90s, will spend a semester teaching law at the University of Georgia next spring.
Cathy Cox and Max Cleland had the same gig. Democratic consultant Paul Begala has it now.
If the class is lucky, Fowler — who served as U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia during the Clinton years — will tell the one about the sheiks and the green pill.
She’s back! Money being sought for Cynthia McKinney’s run for president
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Somebody — presumably Cynthia McKinney herself — has established the web site www.runcynthiarun.org with the intention of raising money for an ’08 run for president by the former DeKalb County congresswoman.
Says the web site:
“With your help, Cynthia McKinney can qualify as a candidate eligible for these Federal matching campaign funds. To do so, she must certify that she has met the “threshold requirement” for eligibility by raising at least $5,000 in each of at least 20 states. While any contribution up to $2,300 per donor is welcome in support of this campaign, only the first $250 of each individual contribution counts toward that total.”
Blogger and McKinney fan Bruce Gagnon posted this last week:
”I just returned from a breakfast meeting between Cynthia McKinney and some Green Party leaders in Maine. Cynthia has now made it official that she is running for the Green Party nomination for president. She is traveling the country to meet with Green Party members in order to secure their support and build a national campaign….
“Cynthia defined winning as helping to build the Green Party into a viable alternative party in the U.S. that gives the future generations some place to go for political expression and change. Her ability to attract women, people of color, and disaffected Democrats and Republicans will surely provide the Greens the kind of boost they have long needed. How many times have I heard activists ask how do we develop connections to the black community so we can work together? Now is our chance.”
Catching up: Benham cancels swearing-in of Democratic leaders in Rockdale County
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It looks like state Sen. John Douglas (R-Social Circle) won his argument with state Supreme Court Justice Robert Benham, who was scheduled to swear in new leaders of the Democratic party in Rockdale County over the weekend.
Douglas had publicly objected to the justice’s appearance. Said the Newton (County) Citizen on Friday:
“I think it’s clearly the best course of action for him, that he stay above the political battles,” Douglas said. “He told me on the phone that he did not realize it was a swearing-in for a political party and had he known that, he would have declined from the beginning.”
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