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Bill Simon, Saturday, February 22nd, 2014
In order to more fully comprehend the political circus that played-out on Friday, February 21 in the Georgia State House and the news media with HB 1033, we need to look back in time a few years…back to the legislative session of 2009-2010. In February of 2009, State Rep. Wendell Willard, along with State Rep […]
Posted in Georgia Politics, Georgia Republican Party, Georgia State House, Law and Justice, Life & Liberty | 4 Comments »
Bill Simon, Monday, February 3rd, 2014
Let’s see, so far in this run-off for a Special Election for the HD 22 there have been the following incidents directly connected to the Meagan Biello Campaign: 1) A direct, economic threat made to a business who dared to have a pro-Sam Moore campaign sign in front of their location. 2) Four (4) separate […]
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Bill Simon, Friday, January 24th, 2014
Prelude Over in DeKalb County, in the indictment process of former county CEO Burrell Ellis, some intriguing developments have made their way to the public eye via this article. What is of significance to this post is the following statement made by Don Geary, DeKalb County’s former chief assistant district attorney, in response to the […]
Posted in Georgia Attorney General, Georgia Politics, Odds and Ends, Rumors, WTF | 2 Comments »
Bill Simon, Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014
My copy of the 3rd edition of The American Heritage Dictionary of The English Language (published in 1992…yeah, a “real book” to you digitally-connected upstarts) defines “courage” according to the following definition: “The state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, fear, or vicissitudes with self-possession, confidence, and resolution.” With […]
Posted in DeKalb County, Georgia Politics, Georgia Races, Georgia State House | 5 Comments »
PV, Thursday, January 16th, 2014
“Olens could not be reached for comment about why he attended the private meeting.” Rumors have it that, in a top-secret meeting held last Tuesday between representatives of John Williams, et al. (for his Cobb County Riverwalk project, which is seeking multi-millions of dollars in tax exemptions/abatement from the Cobb County School District), members of […]
Posted in Cobb County, Georgia Attorney General, Georgia Politics, WTF | Comments Off on AG Sam Olens Meddling in Cobb County School Board Business
Bill Simon, Sunday, January 12th, 2014
SPECIAL NOTE: The following story was originally part of an emailed edition of the Political Vine sent out on April 27, 2012 (so, any reference you might read where I refer to “today” or similar, those time references are relative to the 4/27/2012 date, not the date in 2014 in which this story is published). […]
Posted in Georgia Politics, Henry County | 1 Comment »