Political Vine: The Insider's Source on Georgia Politics

Rumors have it that Tom Mishou, Georgia’s only Boxing Commissioner for the past 25 years will be retiring as of December 31 of this year. You may not have ever heard of Tom, or even less well known, the “Boxing Commission.” The Boxing Commission comes under the purview of the Georgia Secretary of State’s office […]

On another thread on this blog, Donald proposed that state Republican legislators should look at reducing the state income tax as one of the primary initiatives for our controlling majority to accomplish: “As a topic for general PV discussion, I’d like to suggest that we consider, and promote, an across-the-board cut in the Georgia state […]

I am going through a little process right now to upgrade some of the plug-ins that help manage parts of this site. One of them is how people can “Subscribe-To” threads to be notified of when a thread is updated. That was upgraded tonight, but I have no idea as to whether any of your […]

I do NOT want to see any posts ranting about Michael Moore‘s past work or how lefty-liberal he is. Please READ his post from his blog about what he now thinks on Iraq and comment on whether he brings any good or really bad points up: Michael Moore (Please stick to this thread’s topic on […]

There’s a story in today’s AJC about the forum held last night by the Cherokee County Commission. Now, in the print edition of the article, there is a side-by-side comparison between what a legal resident of America thinks and what an illegal resident of America thinks about the issue. The illegal guy (named Martin Basilio) […]

Cherokee County, Georgia law enforcement is going after landlords that rent to illegal aliens in an effort to enforce laws the federal government refuses to do. The landlords will be responsible for “proving” each of their tenants is a legal resident of the U.S. or else face a fine or possible suspension of their operating […]

The Atlanta Business Chronicle has an online survey asking site visitors if you believe Mayor Shirley Franklin went “over the line” in her recording of their 30-second rendition of “We Hate Whiteys And So Should Every Other Brotha and Sista In Atlanta” radio commercial in support of Fulton County Commissioner-elect John Eaves. If you missed […]

Just to let you know, Rush Limbaugh was the very reason I became a Republican in the early 1990s. I had voted for Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 1984, and, I think I recall voting for Bush, Sr. in 1988. But, despite my votes, I felt like a liberal. And then, someone introduced me to […]

For the 2nd time this week, I was actually stunned to hear some political news. The first time, it was on Monday when I heard that Shirley Franklin/John Lewis race-baiting bullshit of a radio commercial. This 2nd time was to hear Bush deciding that Rumsfeld had to go. Whaaaaaa??? Folks, just in case you are […]

I am waiting for Rick Santorum’s dirty little secret to become exposed one day. Anybody as nutty as he is about gay people has GOT to have some deeply buried skeletons in his closets. In the meantime, THIS IS HILARIOUS! And, the funniest part is, the guy doesn’t deny certain parts of the story. Maybe […]

Read ’em and celebrate/weep: Tech Defeats Miami Florida Rips UGA Apart