Rats! When vermin invade the Gold Dome
It wasn't quite the vermin invasion Sonny Perdue once warned about, but a solitary rat spotted outside the Georgia Senate during one of the busiest days of the legislative session created quite a stir - and a whirlwind of snark.
The rat soon met an untimely demise, care of a Senate doorkeeper who was handy with a garbage pail. But it shall live on in a flood of social media posts and a memorable outtake you can find below.
We were interviewing state Sen. Renee Unterman about Georgia's Medicaid options when the rat - we'll call him King - peeked out from underneath a desk. The Gwinnett Republican gamely gave us permission to post the audio below:
The jokers were soon crawling out of the woodwork.
About the Author
Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter. He is also an author, TV analyst and co-host of the Politically Georgia podcast.
