Republicans and Short Term Memory Loss

By: RedState Insider (Diary)  |  December 8th at 01:30 PM  | 

Earlier today, Erick posted an item asking “Did You Vote Republican For Nothing?” It’s a good and timely question, as is “did Republicans learn anything from this election, the rise of the Tea Party, and the crushing defeat of a liberal tax-and-spend agenda in November?” Looking purely at recent national and local political news relevant to folks in just one state – Georgia – it | Read More »

Another Democrat Refuses to be Anywhere Near Barack Obama

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  July 30th at 02:25 PM  | 

Barack Obama is going to visit Georgia. Obama is going to speak at a gathering of disabled veterans. He’ll then do a DNC fundraiser. The elected Republican Governor, Sonny Perdue, has moved heaven and earth on his schedule to make sure he can get out of what he was doing to be there to greet the President. According to his spokesman, “[E]ven if you disagree | Read More »

After Refusing to Sign Party Pledge, GA GOP Hopeful to Run as Independent

By: James Richardson (Diary)  |  April 27th at 04:12 PM  | 

Georgia real estate mogul Ray Boyd announced Monday he would run for governor of the Peach State as an Independent, pledging to spend $2 million of his own money on the race. Boyd, who for weeks had been flirting with a Republican bid but encountered opposition from state party leaders after refusing last week to sign a GOP loyalty oath, has little more than two | Read More »