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	What Georgians really want Every year after the legislative session ends, I send a newsletter to constituents in my district recapping our work. In an attempt to gain input on certain issues, I also include a few questions and ask them to respond. Read Article »
	GOP needs to look at Indiana's governor In a new Gallup Poll asking who is the national leader of the Republican Party, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels didn’t even rate an asterisk. That’s unsurprising. The governor of the country’s 16th most populous state won’t normally garner much national attention, especially when he’s an unassuming, old-school budget cutter. Read Article »
	Random thoughts A friend of mine, once a top official in state government, recently tried to get AT&T service to his farm in Middle Georgia. After talking to robots and not getting his calls returned by a human being, he decided he had no choice but to call the Public Service Commission and complain. The PSC never returned his call either. The “new” AT&T’s indifferent customer service doesn’t surprise me. Now it looks like the regulators have ... Read Article »
	There's gonna be a big party The best thing about Independence Day is it’s a reason fill up the cooler and head to somewhere cooler than Pooler. Read Article »
	Obama: Cut to spend more on health care Where does Newt Gingrich go to get his apology? He proposed slowing the rate of growth of Medicare and Medicaid in the mid-1990s and was clobbered by Democrats and the press for waging war on the elderly and the indigent. Read Article »
	One Libertarian who isn't 'humor deficient' Hard to believe, but some people actually get their knickers in a wad over observations that emanate from this space. After a careful analysis of critical comments (insert joke here), I have decided that the vast number of complainants suffer from a serious case of humor deficiency. This is not unlike being deficient in your intake of omega-3 whatevers, except that eating fish doesn’t improve the situation. It just makes your breath smell bad. Read Article »
	Congress misusing own rules Four years ago, the Democratic minority on the Rules Committee of the U.S. House — the body that oversees legislative process for that side of the Capitol — issued a lengthy report excoriating the Republican majority for abandoning “procedural fairness” and “democratic accountability.” The House leadership of the time, it charged, had essentially shut down debate and boxed the minority out of any meaningful participation in congressional life. Read Article »