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Friday, December 21, 2007
Another Gingrich ally signs up with Giuliani
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Rudy Giuliani campaign has released the names of three more Georgians who have pledged their support to the Republican presidential candidate.
State Sen. John Wiles of Cobb County? Not a surprise. Former state GOP chairman Chuck Clay? He was seen on the Marietta square with Giuliani earlier this month.
Then there’s Stefan Passantino. He’s head of the McKenna, Long, Aldridge political law group. And Newt Gingrich’s general counsel. If you’ll remember, Randy Evans, the Atlanta attorney who stood by Newt Gingrich’s side while the former U.S. House speaker contemplated his run for the White House, signed up with Giuliani last month.
Looks like we’re looking at a Rudy-Newtster alliance.
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Deck the carcasses with boughs of holly
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Folks on Capitol Hill have grown a bit squeamish about Rep. Paul Broun’s stuffed bear.
Of course, it’s not one of those cute little bears kids get for Christmas. Broun’s bear would more likely traumatize a kid.
The full-size bear Broun keeps around is one he shot and stuffed, as are a variety of other animals that make their home the Georgia Republican’s Capitol Hill lair. And The Hill, a newspaper that covers Congress, thinks it might all be getting out of hand.
“It’s enough that freshman Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) has on display all his favorite animals that he hunted down, killed and eaten - everything he kills he must eat, according to his hunting philosophy,” the paper noted in its “In the Know” column.
“But now, the office has taken to decorating the animals with fluffy red and white fur Santa Claus caps,” it said. “’’Tis the season…to dress up your dead quarry.”
Makes us want to drive by Broun’s Athens home to see what kind of lighted reindeer he might have on the lawn.
