B oosted by a contingent lured from the nearby Georgia Farm Bureau Convention, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue led a small but enthusiastic group of boosters and state officials Monday to celebrate the official start of the long-anticipated and much-debated revitalization of Jekyll Island.
Jekyll Island Authority workers lowered a 16-foot palm tree into the sand at the future site of the Great Dunes Park as Perdue and a crew of dignitaries shoveled in ceremonial sand to demonstrate that... Read Full Story
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... 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... 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... 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... Read Full Story
Why Is Sonny Smiling?
Happy Thanksgiving…now get the hell out!
In case you haven’t heard, Sonny has closed the residential unit of Georgia War Veterans Home in Milledgeville. He told the head of the agency that they had to cut 10% in funding.
The bureaucrats figured the best place to start was by putting veterans out on the street. Seems like ol’ Sonny wants to balance the budget…and he’s making more homeless by doing so.
Regardless of your position on the military or the men and... 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... Read Full Story
There seem to be a lot of state elected officials around – from California to New York – who remain oblivious to the economic effects of policymaking. As a result, we’ve seen a wide array of tax increases in various states during this recession.
These lawmakers are intent on taking a very bad economic situation and making it worse.
But state legislators in Georgia actually did the right thing. They passed a measure featuring a 50 percent cut in the state’s individual and corporate... Read Full Story
STATE OF GEORGIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sonny Perdue
GOVERNOR
For Immediate Release Contact: Office of Communications
Thursday, September 17, 2009 (404) 651-7774
Statement of Governor Perdue Regarding the Department of Human Services Contract with ACORN (more…) Read Full Story
ATLANTA – Governor Sonny Perdue today asked Georgians to help with fuel conservation in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike by taking practical steps to improve fuel efficiency. With gasoline prices rising and crude oil supplies in the Gulf of Mexico temporarily disrupted, fuel conservation is a necessary tool to help manage the supply of fuel and reduce the impact of higher fuel costs.
“Georgians have been through this before with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and we’ll manage... Read Full Story
From Spain's Princess Letizia to Italy's Mara Carfagna, the game of politics is no stranger to beautiful, powerful women. Following is a list of women whose influence is matched only by their sheer hotness.
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