By J. Randolph Evans
What do Georgia judicial elections and reapportionment have in common?
Nothing, but maybe everything – especially in 2012.
In 2012, many statewide judges around Georgia, including a majority of
Justices on the Georgia Supreme Court, will be on the Primary Election
Ballot. Georgia judicial elections are supposed to be nonpartisan
affairs (although political parties and governors have been known to get
into a judicial race here … Read more...
By Les Dunaway
This past week has produced demagoguery and asinine statements which will echo down the centuries. However, for all its entertainment value, the conversation has resembled an ER team arguing about what color sutures to use in closing bleeding self-inflicted gashes. It all reminds me of a joke my nurse mother told about a patient who said to the doctor “Doc, it hurts when I do that.” To … Read more...
By J. Randolph Evans
The federal debt is over $14 TRILLION. How big is it?
$14 TRILLION.
To just count to $14 trillion, like 1, 2, 3, and so on, would take
448,000 years.
$14 TRILLION.
That is over $46,000 for every person in the United States (which is as
much as the average person working actually makes in an entire year –
$46,326); for a family of four, it … Read more...
Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
Two weeks ago America celebrated the 235th anniversary of the adoption of America’s Declaration of Independence. That was the day America’s ‘Tree of Liberty’ was planted. That tree grew and blossomed, sending our sweet fragrants of freedom around the world. Within fifty years America had become a beacon of freedom, a light of freedom sitting on the hill for all those then living under tyranny. … Read more...
By Les Dunaway
The recession was pronounced “over” in June 2009 – two years ago – and we still have no real recovery and millions of people out of work. What’s going on? A series of charts from Market Watch gives some of the picture [read].
Well, mostly what’s happening is that the historical engine of job growth – start-up business – is sputtering, dragged down by the … Read more...
Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
Last Monday, July 4th, I, along with most of you either watched or participated in the several local parades here in Cherokee County that celebrated the birth of America on July 4, 1776. I also watched the annual tribute to America held on the mall in Washington D.C. And as I watched these celebrations I wondered if today’s generation fully understands the
By J. Randolph Evans
People are hurting across this country in a very real way. Many are
using their savings accounts or retirement accounts to just get by.
Others live from credit card payment to credit card payment to make ends
meet. For some, it has gotten so desperate, that they see no hope.
At an apartment complex in Canton, Georgia, a father killed his wife and
two year old … Read more...
By Tom Kiser
It appears that the time may have come for We, the People, to have a nationwide Irish Wake. “Our” federal government has detached from the rest of the nation and in so doing is no longer in touch with its reason for being and thus has likely already committed suicide.
The reason that the rank and file members of the public sector unions won’t except that their … Read more...
By J. Randolph Evans
Over the next 60-90 days, one very important issue will be front and center on the international stage. That issue is what should constitute the State of Israel’s borders. As the only proven democracy in the Middle East, and one of America’s most reliable allies, Israel’s future could not be more important to long term world peace.
The changing international dynamics are due in large part … Read more...
Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
On Monday, July 4th, America will celebrate the 235th anniversary of the signing of America’s Declaration of Independence, a document that literally changed the world. It broke the shackles of tyranny that then governed the world.
On July 4, 1776 America’s Founding Fathers planted America’s ‘Tree of Liberty,’ a tree that soon took root in the fertile hearts of the patriots of that day. That … Read more...
By Les Dunaway
I want to refer you to a well written, upbeat-but-not-rose-colored-glasses piece in todays WSJ “The Future Still Belongs to America“. I want to highlight one paragraph which is, I believe, is key to the conclusion
New ideas disturb the peace of once-stable cultures. Young people grasp the possibilities of change and revolt at the conservatism of their elders. Sacred taboos and ancient hierarchies totter; women … Read more...
By J. Randolph Evans
On June 24, 2011, the United States and the International Energy Association announced plans to sell approximately 60 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves. About half (30 million barrels) will come from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. When combined with additional production and supplies on the open market, the release should further drive down gas prices providing consumers some much needed relief.
Not surprisingly in … Read more...