Congratulations on your win. I think that the Pres and Veep wanted to get the heck out of Dodge , they always want to change the focus when there is so much crap hitting the fan. There is an awful lot truth spilling out on Capital Hill and it sure doesn't look good for this administration. Just sayin'.
And as i am watching WSB at noon, i see that the POTUS and his VP are coming in their own respective planes …. Can they not even fly down here together ??
I think it's SOP for them to come on separate planes as a security protocol. It's the same for large corporations...chief executives are often required to travel separate so that a single airplane or car accident doesn't wipe out the entire leadership team.
Congrats to the Georgia Bulldogs on a hard fought, well-deserved win. As an Alabama grad, I was disappointed in the outcome but keeping it in perspective: The best team Georgia has fielded in 40 years beat the worst team Nick Saban has fielded in 14 years. Alabama had 3 senior starters, and returns 13 starters for next season. Also, the transfer portal has been very good to the Tide so far ahead of next season. Looking forward to the fall... Roll Tide!
Is this the most overwrought rhetoric in a generation? Pathetic. “Will we choose democracy over autocracy, light over shadow, justice over injustice?” “I know where I stand. I will not yield. I will not flinch. I will defend your right to vote and our democracy against all enemies foreign and domestic." This is "one of the rare moments in a country’s history when time stops and the essential is immediately ripped away from the trivial, and that we have to ensure Jan. 6 doesn’t mark the end of democracy but the beginning of a renaissance for our democracy.” Insane.
I would be careful assuming "they are really bad at this" and start looking for something we've missed. The democrats tend to play the long game on things. I don't know what their play is here but I'd start gaming out how this approach might help them, long-term. it could be to help lay the ground work for Abrams to be able to claim she is a centrist by pointing to how she obviously avoided supporting the two albatrosses when they came to Atlanta.
Never attribute to malice (or 3D chess) that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
The Democrats, or at least Biden and Harris really are this incompetent and clueless.
I the other side of your equation that leads to Democrat victories is really Republicans snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory. All Republicans have to do is nothing. Don't over play the hand.
But alas we Donald Trump's and David Perdue's egos trying there damndest to give the state to Stacey Abrams.
GA Republicans trip over themselves to loose like the Three Stooges.
I completely agree with all three points with one caveat. This absolutely gives Abrams plausible deniability when the GOP tries to tie her to the Biden administration. If nothing else, Biden is "taking one for the team" by letting her very clearly distance herself from him. Trump/Perdue are absolute idiots for what they are doing in Georgia and clearly aren't concerned about the party or the state, just Trump's agenda.
Needed in this conversation is a clear and concise factual understanding of all the issues of the day. What exactly is in this John Lewis voting rights bill? Okay opinion writers, where is the one place we as citizens can go to learn & understand what is being discussed, scheduled for a vote, and express our (now educated) opinion. Our Representatives would then know how to vote the issue. For all these reasons the time has come create a system capable of providing each American an opportunity to see how closely the vote cast by an elected Representative correlates with the views of those they represent. We might label it the "constituent quotient", a numerical score calculated annually, before each election cycle. The higher ones CQ score the more closely they voted in a manner consistent with the views of those in their district. Would love to work on this project with someone knowledgeable about the available datapoints.
"The Freedom to Vote Act would make election day a federal holiday; standardize voter ID laws to allow a range of documentation to constitute identification; and make it easier to sue state legislatures over redistricting issues. The legislation would also set a minimum 15-day early-voting period for all elections, and set national standards for mail-in voting.
The bill also includes a measure to prevent elections officials from being easily removed from office, in response to former President Trump’s claims that Democrats “stole” the 2020 election.
The current bill is a compromise floated by Democrats after Senator Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) objected to some provisions in a previous voting legislation. Previous iterations of the bill would have taken redistricting authority from state legislatures and placed that authority in so-called “independent commissions,” and would have banned state voter ID laws in favor of a sworn voter statement."
"Led by Stacey Abrams, who refused to accept the results of the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election (she lost), Democrats have used the unsupported notion of widespread voter suppression as the foundation for two bills — the "For the People Act" in the House and the later "Freedom to Vote Act" in the Senate — that would throw out every state voter ID law in the country; that would legalize ballot harvesting nationwide; that would mandate universal mail-in ballots; that would mandate nationwide same-day and automatic voter registration; that would mandate nationwide acceptance of late-arriving mail-in ballots; that would remake the campaign finance system; and much, much more. All this in the name of stopping voter "suppression" that is not happening."
Also, per a recent PowerLine 3WHH with Steve Hayward, there is another bill floating around that doesn't have any specific voting provisions but that would amend Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act to apply nationwide and to any change in voting procedures. This is the section that required DOJ 'pre-clearance' of voting changes in states and localities that had previous history of voting discrimination as defined in Section 4 of the Act.
Thank you for providing the summaries, however, the issue for me is the lack of unbiased reports outlining the critical issues being voted on in congress. I think this type of information would serve several purposes, not the least of which would be education of the electorate. I also think a list of pros and cons should be provided, as I think both sides of the issue should be represented. This information should be sent to all voters in each district along with a survey asking them to instruct their representative on how they would like to have them vote. The opinion of our Representative is not relevant only how they should vote. At the end of the day the system summarizes the survey, send to the elected official, and then compare the survey data to the voting record.
Abrams is a Democrat, but she's convinced she has occasional moments of lucidity. Whether she can actually sell the people of Georgia on her capabilities as governor is a topic for another day.
Congratulations on your win. I think that the Pres and Veep wanted to get the heck out of Dodge , they always want to change the focus when there is so much crap hitting the fan. There is an awful lot truth spilling out on Capital Hill and it sure doesn't look good for this administration. Just sayin'.
And as i am watching WSB at noon, i see that the POTUS and his VP are coming in their own respective planes …. Can they not even fly down here together ??
I think it's SOP for them to come on separate planes as a security protocol. It's the same for large corporations...chief executives are often required to travel separate so that a single airplane or car accident doesn't wipe out the entire leadership team.
All the more reason for them to fly together!
HAHAHAHA!!!! True dat!!
If I want news, this is where I will read it. Thank you!
Biden and Harris are toxic in Georgia.
Your closing comment was hilarious!
Your opener was worth a chuckle too - though I’m sure had you tweeted that line, someone in twitterland would tear you up for it.
Congrats to the Georgia Bulldogs on a hard fought, well-deserved win. As an Alabama grad, I was disappointed in the outcome but keeping it in perspective: The best team Georgia has fielded in 40 years beat the worst team Nick Saban has fielded in 14 years. Alabama had 3 senior starters, and returns 13 starters for next season. Also, the transfer portal has been very good to the Tide so far ahead of next season. Looking forward to the fall... Roll Tide!
And these people are at the controls? Sheer stupidity and arrogance. Congrats on the championship. Love the Saban comment!
I live in Sandy Springs. Who is my Senator? Is it Warnock or what's his name? Do I care?
The other guy is named Pajama Boy. Look him up.
Senators are state wide, so both Warnock and what's his name.
I care about elections, they have consequences.
Is this the most overwrought rhetoric in a generation? Pathetic. “Will we choose democracy over autocracy, light over shadow, justice over injustice?” “I know where I stand. I will not yield. I will not flinch. I will defend your right to vote and our democracy against all enemies foreign and domestic." This is "one of the rare moments in a country’s history when time stops and the essential is immediately ripped away from the trivial, and that we have to ensure Jan. 6 doesn’t mark the end of democracy but the beginning of a renaissance for our democracy.” Insane.
I would be careful assuming "they are really bad at this" and start looking for something we've missed. The democrats tend to play the long game on things. I don't know what their play is here but I'd start gaming out how this approach might help them, long-term. it could be to help lay the ground work for Abrams to be able to claim she is a centrist by pointing to how she obviously avoided supporting the two albatrosses when they came to Atlanta.
Never attribute to malice (or 3D chess) that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
The Democrats, or at least Biden and Harris really are this incompetent and clueless.
I the other side of your equation that leads to Democrat victories is really Republicans snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory. All Republicans have to do is nothing. Don't over play the hand.
But alas we Donald Trump's and David Perdue's egos trying there damndest to give the state to Stacey Abrams.
GA Republicans trip over themselves to loose like the Three Stooges.
I completely agree with all three points with one caveat. This absolutely gives Abrams plausible deniability when the GOP tries to tie her to the Biden administration. If nothing else, Biden is "taking one for the team" by letting her very clearly distance herself from him. Trump/Perdue are absolute idiots for what they are doing in Georgia and clearly aren't concerned about the party or the state, just Trump's agenda.
The University of Georgia and the Georgia Digital Library have lots of images of Georgia football. Here is a link all about it.
https://kathleenmccook.substack.com/p/university-of-georgia-football-bulldogs
Needed in this conversation is a clear and concise factual understanding of all the issues of the day. What exactly is in this John Lewis voting rights bill? Okay opinion writers, where is the one place we as citizens can go to learn & understand what is being discussed, scheduled for a vote, and express our (now educated) opinion. Our Representatives would then know how to vote the issue. For all these reasons the time has come create a system capable of providing each American an opportunity to see how closely the vote cast by an elected Representative correlates with the views of those they represent. We might label it the "constituent quotient", a numerical score calculated annually, before each election cycle. The higher ones CQ score the more closely they voted in a manner consistent with the views of those in their district. Would love to work on this project with someone knowledgeable about the available datapoints.
Summary from NR writer Zachary Evens here
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/senate-republicans-block-debate-on-democrats-elections-bill/
"The Freedom to Vote Act would make election day a federal holiday; standardize voter ID laws to allow a range of documentation to constitute identification; and make it easier to sue state legislatures over redistricting issues. The legislation would also set a minimum 15-day early-voting period for all elections, and set national standards for mail-in voting.
The bill also includes a measure to prevent elections officials from being easily removed from office, in response to former President Trump’s claims that Democrats “stole” the 2020 election.
The current bill is a compromise floated by Democrats after Senator Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) objected to some provisions in a previous voting legislation. Previous iterations of the bill would have taken redistricting authority from state legislatures and placed that authority in so-called “independent commissions,” and would have banned state voter ID laws in favor of a sworn voter statement."
Byron York summary here
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/byron-yorks-daily-memo-gop-pushes-back-on-democratic-big-lie
"Led by Stacey Abrams, who refused to accept the results of the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election (she lost), Democrats have used the unsupported notion of widespread voter suppression as the foundation for two bills — the "For the People Act" in the House and the later "Freedom to Vote Act" in the Senate — that would throw out every state voter ID law in the country; that would legalize ballot harvesting nationwide; that would mandate universal mail-in ballots; that would mandate nationwide same-day and automatic voter registration; that would mandate nationwide acceptance of late-arriving mail-in ballots; that would remake the campaign finance system; and much, much more. All this in the name of stopping voter "suppression" that is not happening."
Also, per a recent PowerLine 3WHH with Steve Hayward, there is another bill floating around that doesn't have any specific voting provisions but that would amend Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act to apply nationwide and to any change in voting procedures. This is the section that required DOJ 'pre-clearance' of voting changes in states and localities that had previous history of voting discrimination as defined in Section 4 of the Act.
Thank you for providing the summaries, however, the issue for me is the lack of unbiased reports outlining the critical issues being voted on in congress. I think this type of information would serve several purposes, not the least of which would be education of the electorate. I also think a list of pros and cons should be provided, as I think both sides of the issue should be represented. This information should be sent to all voters in each district along with a survey asking them to instruct their representative on how they would like to have them vote. The opinion of our Representative is not relevant only how they should vote. At the end of the day the system summarizes the survey, send to the elected official, and then compare the survey data to the voting record.
UGa won the National Championship last night. That is the only news in Georgia today.
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." -- Benjamin Franklin
"One out of three Trump supporters are just as dumb as the other two." -- Joe Biden
Pretty sure these two statements define the end-points of the intellectual spectrum ;)
Abrams is a Democrat, but she's convinced she has occasional moments of lucidity. Whether she can actually sell the people of Georgia on her capabilities as governor is a topic for another day.