Signs, Signs- Everywhere A Sign
You can always tell when election time is approaching- campaign signs start popping up like weeds. Campaign signs are obviously intended to encourage people to […]
Political Commentary
Fail to Vote and You Fail Yourself
I haven’t heard them all, but I’ve heard most of them—excuses for not voting: “What difference does it make, they’re all crooks?” “I’m tired of […]
DeKalb County Commission- A Candidate’s Perspective
Nancy Jester first found a public spotlight focused on her when, as a “mom with a blog and calculator”, she exposed a host of financial […]
Senate Candidate Meets Apartment Controversy
A proposal to build apartments in Snellville has created a level of controversy that is rarely encountered, yet not unprecedented when such proposals involve a […]
Common Core- Uncommonly Rotten
Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to interview Nancy Jester, a former member of the DeKalb county school board who was then a candidate […]
July 4, 2014
The fourth day of July, 2014 marks the 237th anniversary of the grand social experiment known as the United States of America. Like all experiments, […]
Obamacare, Sinking Like the Titanic
The desire to provide health insurance for every citizen is a noble one, but can only be achieved if people who can afford insurance pay […]
Profiling- Racial and Otherwise– Epilogue
A few months ago, in the midst of the aftermath of the George Zimmerman trial, I wrote Profiling- Racial and Otherwise, a post that detailed […]
The (Un)Affordable Care Act
Even without electronic amplification, the rhetoric arising from debate over the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is as deafening as the guitar riffs at heavy metal […]
Attack Syria- Political Theater at its Worst
The call to attack Syria is a response to the Assad regime’s alleged use of chemical weapons. Often referred to as weapons of mass destruction […]
Affordable Care Act- Titanic Deja Vu
In a recent post to his blog, Jef Fincher created an analogy between ocean sailing and the course corrections needed to steer the Affordable Care […]
Georgia Health Insurance Costs Up 198%?
A recent trend in the naming of legislation is to include the purported benefits in the title, hence, the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”—aka […]
Profiling- Racial and Otherwise
The trial of George Zimmerman has sparked an unprecedented level of conversation about the practice of racial profiling. As distasteful and inexcusable as racial/ethnic profiling […]
For Race Baiters- There’s No Money in Saving Lives
Note: The following was originally posted in April, 2012 shortly after the shooting of Trayvon Martin gained national attention. Now that the trial has begun, […]
Reflections from the CHARGE Senatorial Forum
The weather was perfect and the setting was spectacular at the Lake Burton venue when CHARGE (Citizens Helping America Restore Government Ethics) held its first […]