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Friday, July 18, 2008
Richardson challenged
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
State Rep. David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) said Friday he will challenge House Speaker Glenn Richardson (R-Hiram) for the chamber’s top post.
“I think Georgians are very frustrated with our inability to get things done,” said Ralston. “Unless there’s some new leadership, I’m not optimistic that those things — transportation, trauma care, a property tax reform plan that we all agree on — will get done.
“I think what we’re going to have to do is tone down the rhetoric and instill a spirit of cooperation with others involved in the process,” said Ralston. “I don’t think that confrontation has been productive.”
Some Republicans blame Richardson’s combative style for the 2008 General Assembly’s failure to pass key legislation.
Richardson’s spokeswoman Clelia Davis gave this response in an email: “Speaker Richardson is focused on the job he was elected to do. He is working with our caucus members to protect our Republican majority in the House and with the Governor and Lieutenant Governor to elect John McCain as our next President as we face one of the most pivotal elections in our nation’s history.”
—Ben Smith
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Bush here Tuesday
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
President George W. Bush will be in Georgia on Tuesday for a private fund raiser, the White House confirmed Friday.
Bush will help raise money for Rick Goddard, the Republican challenger to Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall for Georgia’s 8th congressional district.
No other details were immediately available.
—Aaron Gould Sheinin
Jim Galloway is out of town, but will return soon. If you’ve got news, pop an e-mail to our political team: editor Susan Abramson at sabramson@ajc.com; staffers Aaron Sheinin at asheinin@ajc.com; James Salzer at jsalzer@ajc.com; and Ben Smith at bsmith@ajc.com.
