If crystal balls were real, I would look into one and tell Georgia what will happen with congress reapportionment and the 2012 elections (no need to state the obvious in safe seats.) Georgia 2nd District: Macon, Columbus and Albany will again be in this district and it will be Dem for the next ten years. [...]
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Crystal Ball: Georgia Reapportionment and 2012 Elections
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, austin scott, democrats, Macon, Michael Steele, Obama, republicans, sanford bishop on August 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Georgia Congressional Redistricting: Split Tift and Worth Counties
Posted in politics, tagged austin scott, Conservatives, democrats, Georgia, GOP, moderates, Obama, redistricting, sanford bishop, tift, tifton on July 11, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Congressional redistricting should embrace split counties in some situations as the logical reflection of the divisions between people. We know the cigar-chomping leaders will make the decisions behind closed doors and spin their maps as “the best interest of all Americans.” But, a case can be made for putting like-minded people in the same districts [...]
Should Democrats Vote In the GOP Presidential Primary?
Posted in politics, tagged Conservatives, mccain, Obama, White House on July 5, 2011 | 7 Comments »
What should those who will likely vote for President Obama do between now and when? I am personally watching the GOP nomination contest and thinking about voting in that primary for the candidate I could see in the White House. Yes, yes, I know that conventional wisdom dictates that Obama supporters should be cheering for [...]
Jon Huntsman: Obama’s Cousin (Not really)
Posted in politics, tagged democrats, GOP, hillary, Huntsman, Obama, republicans, White House on June 21, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Jon Huntsman’s candidacy helps the political arena because he serves as foil to the other GOPers in the race for the White House. If I remember correctly from junior high lit class, foil is a character who contrasts with another character to highlight features of that character’s personality…i.e. Dr. Watson to Sherlock Holmes…Morris Day to Prince….Dirk [...]
Agriculture and Food: Unlikely Allies Project
Posted in politics, tagged Afghanistan, agriculture, food, Obama, usda on May 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Should USDA programs be deeply cut? Some budget crunchers want to put agriculture spending on the table with other discretionary spending. While there is fat at USDA, I say we must remember that everyone eats food. We all need a safe and affordable food supply and the Obama campaign promise to use ag research and [...]
Politics: Season to Taste
Posted in politics, tagged Conservatives, Georgia, Isakson, moderates, Obama, redistricting, sanford bishop on May 24, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Politics and public policy are like Thai food. For years, I wouldn’t consider eating Thai because spicy food is too much for my system (let’s not go there.) In Tifton, Georgia, I got brave and decided to try Thai food at Coconuts Asian Bistro. My neighbor, who is a food and fitness guy, told me that [...]
Political Opponents: Stack the Deck or What the Heck
Posted in politics, tagged Blacks, Congress, Conservatives, Georgia, Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Obama, saxby on May 21, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I am a good American who wants the best people governing. While I support candidates I find competent of any party, a quagmire results from deciding if I should hope for an opponent who is easier for my guy to beat or hope for a quality person who would serve well if elected. Obama is [...]
Defense and Foreign Affairs: Unlikely Allies Project
Posted in politics, tagged Conservatives, military, Obama, terrorism, Trump on May 2, 2011 | 2 Comments »
As a superpower, what is America’s role in the complicated world? Ted Sadler: President Obama announced his Bin Laden news during the Celebrity Apprentice Sunday night to get back at Donald Trump and because he didn’t want the nation seeing NeNe Leakes and Star Jones having a Black women catfight; Obama must be cheering “Hope” Dworaczyk because he is [...]
Jobs and Economic Recovery Topic: Unlikely Allies Project
Posted in politics, tagged education, jobs, Obama, Unemployment, youth on April 4, 2011 | 8 Comments »
What should the average American know about the job market and the government’s role in job creation? Ted Sadler: Employment/recovery was the obvious first monthly topic for our new discussion series because so much pivots off jobs. We should admit a painful fact: many of the jobs that America lost during the economic downturn won’t be [...]
President Obama and Fear Factor
Posted in politics, tagged Congress, moderates, Obama on March 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cokie and Steve Roberts wrote a must-read column recently about President Obama events in Florida with former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. The Roberts pointed out that the president knows that moderates are vital to his success and that he feels that he leads a nation and not just a political party. The following congressional stats [...]
President Obama and New GOP Leaders: Nice
Posted in politics, tagged Conservatives, democrats, GOP, moderates, Obama, republicans, Scarborough on March 1, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Joe Scarborough’s Politico column “GOP gets dose of ‘Wisconsin nice’” will never be read by the average southern conservatives. But, the more positive vibe coming from RNC chairman Reince Preibus, Rep. Paul Ryan and Gov. Scott Walker could be the blueprint for making their policies palatable to moderates and centrists. Yes, Governor Walker is in the [...]
Columnist Cynthia Tucker on Possible Presidential candidate Mitch Daniels
Posted in politics, tagged abortion, agriculture, Conservatives, hillary, Mitch Daniels, moderates, Obama on February 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I want a second Obama term and a recovered economy is a must for that to happen. But, I am smart enough to know that other possibilities might occur. The president could reform what he wants and walk away from the game like running back Jim Brown (President Hillary?). There is a growing chorus in my [...]
Clever: Egypt, Conservatism, Obama and Reagan
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Conservatives, Egypt, Obama, oil, Reagan on February 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, please help me understand the word clever. Does it have a negative connotation? I think the positive side of being clever involves using one’s noggin to find logical solutions to pressing matters. It’s not rocket science to think that people in an oil-producing region want leadership that market and handle natural resources to the [...]
GOP Candidate Barrack Obama: Child Please
Posted in politics, tagged Conservatives, Michelle Obama, Newt Gingrich, Obama, republicans on January 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If you watch CBS’s Sunday Morning this week, you might have caught Ben Stein tripping about Barrack Obama running for president in 2012…as a Republican. Barrack Obama, Ernest Hemingway and Arthur Ashe are the coolest cats ever in my opinion but watching the president catch all this heat is rough. Stein was joking but readers [...]
President Obama, Hill Harper and Bill Cosby On Family and Full Grown Men
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, family, Michelle Obama, Obama, parenting, youth on January 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Solving the pressing family crisis in our community could start with some simple solutions. President Obama’s “The Audacity of Hope, Hill Harper’s books “Letters to a Young Brother” and “Letters to a Young Sister,” and Bill Cosby and Alvin Poussaint’s “Come On People” all contain a central theme on the family. To me, the theme [...]
The Book of Eli, New Job, Fresh Start
Posted in politics, tagged Bible, Congress, democrats, Denzel, faith, Obama, republicans on January 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I watched Denzel Washington’s movie The Book of Eli in the wee hours of New Year’s Day. Washington’s character was protecting the last known King James Bible in a post nuclear war world. We forget how important and useful the Bible’s messages and lessons are when (to be frank) we are busying sinning. Yesterday at [...]
Clear (Political) New Year
Posted in politics, tagged blue dogs, Georgia, No Labels, Obama, tea party on December 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Happy New Year bla bla bla. In politics and policy, we need a Clear New Year. As Nixon said, I want things to be “perfectly clear.” 2010 was a straight up mess because the Tea Party was running things on the right with small actual numbers but a big swagger. On the left nationally, liberals were eager [...]
Better Days: FLOTUS Michelle Obama and Essence Magazine
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Essence, Michelle Obama, Obama on December 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The last few weeks of a year are times for reflection and preparation. I am personally battle-weary from politics and yearning for a 2011 that focuses more on positive public policy and better leadership. Our southern heritage should push us toward a mindset based on personal choices, decisions and consequences rather than waiting for the [...]
Political Cafeteria Plan: Pick and Choose
Posted in politics, tagged blue dogs, Congress, Obama, palin, tea party on November 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
At the end of this rough election cycle, we realize that the 2012 cycle starts before the freshmen members of congress can be sworn into office; it’s a never-ending process. Some blogger friends are assessing the amount of “free time” spent online and hearing the advice of friends and grumbling family about doing for free [...]
Blacks and the 72% Unwed Mothers Rate
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Congress, Obama on November 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s the article that I first saw in the Albany Herald that everyone is reading and discussing. Frankly, addressing this subject should be priority one for the CBC. Much governmental money is spent dealing with drama that is rooted in this article. As the Chuck D said, “When there is a man in the house, the [...]
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