Governor Sonny Perdue

At least seven people have been killed by floodwaters in the southeastern United States, as rivers and creeks burst their banks at levels not seen in six decades. Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue issued a state of emergency in 17 counties after nearly two feet (60 centimeters) of rain fell in the Atlanta area Sunday and Monday, causing flash floods and inundations and forcing schools and roads to close. "This has been a 48-hour ordeal," Perdue told reporters Tuesday. "We're no match for the kind of force water can put upon us." Perdue said he has asked President Barack Obama for emergency federal relief funds ... Read Full Story

Y ou’d think Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and his Alabama counterpart, Bob Riley, would be opposed to judicial activism. But, casting aside traditional Republican thought, the two governors have joined a case before the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to overturn Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The act requires that certain states, counties and other voting units, mostly Southern, ( see map ) gain federal approval of changes in voting procedures. Forget that the Voting Rights Act has been repeatedly extended by Congress and that Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan and George W. Bush have all signed the measure. Perdue and Riley want the ... Read Full Story

Yesterday, we wrote about Georgia's Governor, Sonny Perdue, and his predilections to wingnuttery and hypocrisy, as evidenced by his 2007 "prayer vigil" to bring rain, and more recently, his begging the federal government for help because he got too much rain two years too late. But, as we said, when it comes to Perdue, more is more. Also back in 2007, Perdue and a number of other governors wrote to the Majority Leaders and Minority Leaders of the House and Senate, as well as to the Speaker of the House, begging for federal funds to keep their states' SCHIP (State Children's Health Insurance Program) ... Read Full Story

Sonny Perdue, veterinarian, is the governor of Georgia. Sonny Perdue, governor of Georgia, a state awash from a deluge, is begging Washington for assistance. President Obama has kindly assented to provide such assistance to Governor Perdue and his beleaguered Georgians. In 2007, Georgia was in the midst of a drought; a devastating drought. Things were so bad that Governor Perdue organized a public vigil at the state house in Atlanta to which he invited his fellow Georgians to attend and "pray up a storm." Being a "good" Southern Baptist, Governor Perdue believed that if people prayed hard enough, the benevolent Southern Baptist god would ... Read Full Story

T O: Governor Sonny Perdue FR: Confused/Irritated Taxpayer RE: Our State Tax Refund Gov. Perdue, being the smart man you are, since you managed to get elected governor not once, but twice, of Georgia, I’m hoping you can help me understand why the state can’t refund our $506. Way back on April 15, three months ago next Wednesday, I, myself, went to the only post office in my small rural community and stood in line. I stood in line while a number of elderly women jostled in front of me, even though I was obviously tired, my feet hurt and I had just taught ... Read Full Story