Georgia
Shocker in Georgia’s 10th Congressional District: Paul Broun, Jr. turns the conventional wisdom on its head
July 20, 2007
Georgia’s 10th Congressional District was turned upside down this week, as a 9-to-1 frontrunner — and conventional wisdom — fell victim to the less-predictable-than-originally-thought voting public. In an all-Republican runoff to fill the seat left open by the late Rep. Charlie Norwood (R-Ga.), conservative physician and professional candidate Paul Broun, Jr. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Election Day in Georgia’s Tenth Congressional District: Filling the shoes of a conservative icon
Tuesday, July 17
Today in Georgia’s Tenth Congressional District, voters will go to the polls to elect the successor to the late Rep. Charlie Norwood (R-GA). The 65-year-old member of the 1994 “Republican Revolution,” who died at his Augusta home on February 13 of this year, was a was a solid Republican and a conservative icon, [...]
Rest in Peace, Charlie Norwood
Mourning the loss of a Conservative Lion
Charlie Norwood, six-term GOP Representative from Georgia’s 10th Congressional District, passed away at his Augusta, GA home yesterday. The ailing Congressman’s death came only days after he declined further medical treatment in Washington for non-small-cell lung cancer, and returned home to hospice care, and to be with his family [...]
At what point does Decency finally trump Politics?
At what point does Decency finally trump Politics?
Last week, Congressman Charlie Norwood, six-term Representative from Georgia’s 10th Congressional District, left Washington – perhaps permanently – and returned home to Augusta for hospice care, and to be with his family in what may be the last days of his life. According to a statement released by [...]
Broun vs. the AJC: It’s a Paul Broun Melt Doun! (and, “The fight against Whitehead, Whitehead, and Satan”)
cross-posted at Peach Pundit
The campaign of Paul Broun, Jr., winding down and apparently getting ready to finish with a resounding whimper, is demonstrative of both his age and his inability to adapt to technology and communications advances. An old Gray in an iPhone age, Dr. Broun’s campaign may come to set the standard for how [...]
Davis looks to unseat McKinney
By Jeff Emanuel
June 23, 2006
The name Cynthia McKinney is almost guaranteed to elicit a reaction of some sort from Americans across the political spectrum. Last seen attempting to justify her striking of a Capitol Hill police officer by decrying his “racism” and “inappropriate touching,” the maverick Representative from Georgia’s predominantly Democrat [...]
Isakson out front on border security, tax reform
By Jeff Emanuel
May 30, 2006
At a time when ever-increasing government spending, slow movement on tax reform, and arguments for an amnesty-first immigration policy have revealed the dearth of true conservatives in Washington, Georgia’s junior Senator Johnny Isakson has been a pleasant surprise.
Thought by many to be too moderate [...]
Taking on a political celebrity
By Jeff Emanuel
May 12, 2006
Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series previewing Georgia’s Lieutenant Governor’s race. Part I can be read here.
The most heated Republican primary in Georgia is in full swing this election year, pitting state Senator Casey Cagle against conservative celebrity Ralph Reed.
A “seventh-generation North [...]
Who is Ralph Reed?
By Jeff Emanuel
May 10, 2006
Editor’s Note: Townhall.com is previewing the Lieutenant Governor’s race in Georgia, as it is one that has garnered national attention. A feature on Casey Cagle, Mr. Reed’s Republican primary opponent, will run Friday.
Ralph Reed, former Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party and first Executive Director of the Christian [...]
Making a move on illegal immigration
By Jeff Emanuel
Mar 26, 2006
The “most comprehensive illegal immigration proposal ever to come before the Georgia Legislature” made it out of the Georgia state Senate this month when it was approved by a 40-13 vote of the 56-member body. Supporters hope that other states will follow Georgia’s lead and that this legislation could be the [...]
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