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Rumors have it that the Karen Handel Campaign is defending Karen Handel’s vote in favor of awarding Planned Parenthood a 3-year renewable contract with Fulton County in 2005 because they say the contract went to paying for “women’s health services,” and not directly to pay for abortions. One interesting fact that has come to light […]

Rumors have it that Karen Handel has been caught breaking the law by taking higher contributions than the Ethics Law allows. FOX 5 News has the scoop here! PV’s Commentary: Karen Handel claims “Oh, it was just an accounting error.” Yeah. Funny…that’s what some other candidates claim and she just rips them apart as being […]

A few weeks ago, I opined on this blog that I thought JoAnn Birrell would not be a very good choice for our Cobb County District 3 commission seat. I detailed all that here. Since then, The Marietta Daily Journal ran a little piece regarding the PV issue/post that addressed my issue of District 3 […]

Waste Management Lobbyist vies to takeover Cobb County Commission for her employer’s best interest at the expense of residents.

Rumors have it that Governor Sonny Perdue is contemplating a veto of SB 1, known as either the “Waste Reduction Act of 2009” or, by its more well-known name, the Zero-Base Budgeting Act. Zero-based budgeting is the act of starting a budget from scratch…with nothing like the typical guvment rule of thumb of looking back […]

A LOT of people involved in politics use words and terminology they really do not understand. Take, for example, the term “political opportunist.” Many ill-informed political activists think the definition of this means “someone involved in politics who takes advantage of an opportunity that comes their way.” Not even close. A political opportunist is a […]

Statement from Rep. Jim Cole Concerning the Secretary of State’s Position “Governor Perdue has been a great friend and mentor for years now, and I have the utmost respect for him. While it was a great honor to be considered for the position of Secretary of State, after much prayer and reflection with my wife […]

Attorney Maria Sheffield has become the newest candidate to enter the Insurance Commissioner’s race in the 2010 Republican Primary. Sheffield is currently an attorney with Burr, Forman, LLP, focusing on regulatory and corporate insurance law, public policy, government relations and coverage matters. Her practice encompasses all facets of insurance regulation. Sheffield spent six years with […]

PREAMBLE Ladies and Gentlemen, goose bumps are going to rise to the surface of your skin after you finish reading what has been done to a fellow citizen of these United States. Over the last 3 days, I have see-sawed from having a knot in my stomach to being so outraged that I could not […]

PSC Commissioner Stan Wise (R-GA) lost his strongest ally last night: Democrat David Burgess lost to Republican Challenger Chuck Eaton. Wise had Burgess all tucked into his fold and could deliver any vote the utilities wanted delivered…in fact, I hear that Wise used to refer to Burgess as his “Precious”… Well, not anymore! Chuck Eaton […]

The fact is, apparently Liz Young knew enough about him to know that he WOULD have liked the e-mailed comment about Judge Carol Hunstein being a “one-legged Jewish lady from DeKalb County”. I’ve met Mike Wiggins. I’m not impressed. He is running for a judgeship when he has had ZERO experience practicing law under the […]

From today’s press release: Dear Friends, In a few hours I will unveil my extensive plan for elections reform in Georgia . My plan is the first and only comprehensive vision to make our elections more secure and increase confidence. As a valued supporter of my campaign for Secretary of State, I wanted you to […]