The Curious Case of the Silent Watchdog
To borrow from the great Sherlock Holmes, it is the curious case of a watchdog that should have barked, but for some reason hasn’t.
As many of you know, on July 1 the process of renewing your Georgia driver’s license became much more complicated and time-consuming, requiring among other things an official copy of your birth certificate, an official Social Security card and, if you’re a married woman, a copy of your marriage license to justify use of your married name rather than your birth name.
Digging up all that material can be a real chore — personally, I haven’t seen my Social Security card in years if not decades. And once you’ve gathered it all, you then have to run the gauntlet at the overwhelmed Department of Driver Services, where waits of four or five hours have become common. People are getting angry about the situation, and for good reason.
But here’s the thing: The changes aren’t Georgia’s idea, and in fact have been forced upon the state by new federal regulations. So why haven’t we heard state elected officials blaming the feds for “shoving this change down Georgia’s throat”? Why aren’t they deflecting public anger over long lines by redirecting it at Washington, which in truth is causing the problem in the first place?
It would be so easy, even a liberal could do it. You mention the Tenth Amendment, states’ rights and federal overregulation, then close with the fact that dictating how states issue driver’s licenses is not a power enumerated by the Constitution. Voila! Instant poutrage!
As it turns out, however, Gov. Nathan Deal has a very good reason for staying silent on the matter. Back in 2005, when the federal legislation in question was being passed into law, then U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal co-sponsored the measure.
And Republicans in general are muting their usual complaints because the REAL ID bill was a GOP initiative, part of their effort to prove that no measure was too extreme or intrusive if it could be excused as a counter-terror measure. In the House, for example, Republicans voted 219-8 in favor of the requirement, while Democrats voted 42-152 against it.
In other words, as Holmes so wisely surmised, the dog doesn’t bark at its own master.
– Jay Bookman
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JamVet
July 11th, 2012
3:40 pm
The good news is that the thousands of Georgia businessmen who knowingly use illegals don’t give a flying ___ if they have drivers licenses or not.
Ain’t their problem…
Butch Cassidy (I)
July 11th, 2012
3:41 pm
Bro – “Butch
Gonna join you in labeling my political affiliation,”
I certainly hope it cuts down on friendly fire casualties. i.e godless heathen
Jm-pass TSPLOST silly people
July 11th, 2012
3:42 pm
The brocephus party is too extreme for me
Not big tent
Only one member as far as I can tell
stands for decibels (YL)
July 11th, 2012
3:42 pm
I think I’ve self-identified correctly. I think I’m one a’ them “You Libs”.
getalife
July 11th, 2012
3:42 pm
More regulations?
Come on gop.
It is your ideology of no regulations cons.
They BOTH suck
July 11th, 2012
3:43 pm
godless
You “PINKO”
By the way, Happy belated Birthday
Hope you had a good weekend
Erwin's cat
July 11th, 2012
3:43 pm
Actually Pea I have noticed your more moderate tone as well…good job (like my endorsement means anything…but hey)
Recon 0311 2533
July 11th, 2012
3:43 pm
Why is it that liberal democrats want illegals and terrorists to possess D/L’s? Why is that everything that’s traditionally American liberal democrats dislike, while they like everything that’s unAmerican? Hopefully, the Democrat party will one day purge itself of the radicals that have taken over and restore itself to respectability.
JamVet
July 11th, 2012
3:45 pm
There are a few states that face extra scrutiny when it comes to electoral processes.
Hmmmm.
Wonder what that means?
Oh, yeah, that’s right.
Here in Dixie we have to have the feds watching us like hawks so the White Power boys don’t rig the elections anymore!
The Voting Rights Act established extensive federal oversight of elections administration, providing that states with a history of discriminatory voting practices (so-called “covered jurisdictions”) could not implement any change affecting voting without first obtaining the approval of the Department of Justice, a process known as preclearance. These enforcement provisions applied to states and political subdivisions (mostly in the South) that had used a “device” to limit voting and in which less than 50 percent of the population was registered to vote in 1964. The Act has been renewed and amended by Congress four times, the most recent being a 25-year extension signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2006.
stands for decibels (YL)
July 11th, 2012
3:45 pm
We can’t have any regulations because the regulation might be bad.
At least that’s what Randie and Ronnie were telling me the other day.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/the-pauls-new-crusade-internet-freedom
getalife
July 11th, 2012
3:45 pm
I am in the anything but the gop party..
I am anticon because they are crazy.
Brosephus™ (B)
July 11th, 2012
3:45 pm
EC
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td: It is not a tax but a fee. Sort of like the Dems case for Obamacare.
You can not buy a beer in this state without a photo id. You can not receive welfare benefits without proving identity. Why should you be allowed to vote without proving who you are and if you are legal.
If it acts as a tax, regardless to what it’s called, it is still a tax. Did you not learn that a few weeks ago? Sorta like the ruling from Chief Justice Roberts… When the Constitution is amended to protect those things you listed in the same manner that the right to vote is protected by the 24th, you’ll have a valid point. Until you get that amendment passed, you’re trying to defend yourself by “windmilling”, and that fighting style never wins.
They BOTH suck
July 11th, 2012
3:46 pm
“Why is it that liberal democrats want illegals and terrorists to possess D/L’s?”
Why is that your broad brushes can paint a shopping center with 5 swipes? Heck you have moved on to a paint sprayer as of late.
Why is that you make assertions but usually have very little factual evidence to back it up?
godless heathen
July 11th, 2012
3:47 pm
I oppose dumb laws whether they were sponsored by GOP or Dems and this one was sponsored by the GOP.
I thought enforcement of immigration laws was the role of the Federal Government and not the States. Seems the Feds are asking the States to do what they are unwilling to do.
Brosephus™ (B)
July 11th, 2012
3:48 pm
jm
You’ve already been vetted for membership. Anybody that can accurately diagnose “pure BS” is more than welcome.
josef
July 11th, 2012
3:48 pm
What next, DNA results? A marriage license? I told Mildred not to burn hers when she kicked John Henry out, and I told her she’d be sorry she kept his name to ruin it. But, did she listen?
And this will stop the illegal aliens? Shoot, they can come up with the documents to pass inspection on the black market a lot quicker than “we” can doing it the “right” way.
They BOTH suck
July 11th, 2012
3:49 pm
Why is that there is so much crying about the illegals and Democrats but very little said about the businesses who hire them? Are those businesses all owned by liberals? If so, it opposite of the typical bs, libs are lazy mantra, put out almost daily on this blog?
Joe Hussein Mama
July 11th, 2012
3:50 pm
If I’d known this was likely to happen the last time I renewed my license, I’d have taken my DD-214 and gotten the Veterans’ Special renewal.
Good until age 65.
TaxPayer
July 11th, 2012
3:51 pm
Well if this new law helps to keep the 90 year olds up here where I live from getting a new driver’s license, since there’s no way they’ll ever find their social security card or convince anyone that some writing in their handed-down family Bible is their real birth certificate, I’m good with it. They just don’t need to be driving themselves around. They should use public transportation. There’s all sorts of options in that regard. The backs of pickup trucks and golf carts and those electric wheelchairs to name just a few. Heck. The post offices could even expand their business model to include delivery of the elderly to and from the grocery stores.
JamVet
July 11th, 2012
3:51 pm
I am anticon because they are crazy.
If I was in the bumper sticker business, I could make a fortune with that one!
jonix, if you don’t pee in the bottle, you ain’t voting, son!
Butch Cassidy (I)
July 11th, 2012
3:51 pm
Recon -”Why is it that liberal democrats want illegals and terrorists to possess D/L’s”
They don’t, nor do they want to spend half a day at the DMV to get one either.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
July 11th, 2012
3:52 pm
And this will stop the illegal aliens?
No, but it will give the perception of it.
bman
July 11th, 2012
3:54 pm
I don’t know if I have ever even seen my SS card. Is that really required?
I’m sure this has probably been asked several times but- how do people here illegally get their DL without a social security card?
getalife
July 11th, 2012
3:54 pm
Pee in a cup is next?
cons call that freedom.
We can renew our licenses on the internet.
Score one for Louisiana but don’t give jindal your dumb ideas.
Butch Cassidy (I)
July 11th, 2012
3:55 pm
“And this will stop the illegal aliens?”
Only if they open a DMV office in the parking lot of a gas station or Home Depot.
Recon 0311 2533
July 11th, 2012
3:56 pm
“Why is that you make assertions but usually have very little factual evidence to back it up?”
So if your fellow lefty’s post an opinion it’s automatically considered to be factual, however, if a Conservative blogger posts an opinion that’s disagreeable to you it constitutes an assertion having very little factual evidence. Interesting…and you talk about “broad brushes”.
td
July 11th, 2012
3:56 pm
Butch Cassidy (I)
July 11th, 2012
3:51 pm
You are mistaken my friend. My wife works for DFCS and has seen plenty of illegals with Georgia D/L’s. Many, many more with Tenn and NC D/L’s.
JamVet
July 11th, 2012
3:56 pm
Nathan Deal is a disgrace.
As corrupt and slimy as they come.
And it is terribly sad, even if completely predictable, that this thief is our governor…
Brosephus™ (B)
July 11th, 2012
3:59 pm
In some states, people who are not citizens or legal residents have to show proof of their status in the US by providing a stamped I-94 and their passport before getting a driver’s license.
http://www.immihelp.com/newcomer/getting-drivers-license-photo-id.html
Some states will issue ID’s to anybody, regardless of status, but I don’t think the requirements for actual driver’s licenses are that lenient.
td
July 11th, 2012
4:01 pm
JamVet
July 11th, 2012
3:56 pm
Nathan Deal is a disgrace.
As corrupt and slimy as they come.
And it is terribly sad, even if completely predictable, that this thief is our governor…
And just because you think so does not mean it is a true statement. If Deal decides to run for re election in two years then he will win by receiving 58 to 60% of the vote. I think I trust the voters opinion more then some anonymous leftest blogger.
G Mare
July 11th, 2012
4:03 pm
I am 71 & my health problems will not allow me to stand in a line for hours, so I just have to give up driving next March? I do have my SS card tho.
getalife
July 11th, 2012
4:03 pm
td,
Who are you?
They BOTH suck
July 11th, 2012
4:03 pm
Recon
If you see an assertion that isn’t backed up, call it out
Don’t be made because you posted something that you can’t back up and were called out on it.
I missed the I think, I believe, it is my option, etc
You were asking Why questions as if it were true. If you were not my bad.
Post that BS, I’m going to call you out on it. And you are welcome to do the same.
And you can talk all you want about “fellow” this and “fellow” that. I stand on my own two feet. Hope you do the same
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
July 11th, 2012
4:04 pm
I think I trust the voters opinion more then some anonymous leftest blogger.
Too funny!
ragnar danneskjold
July 11th, 2012
4:04 pm
To steal the usual leftist talking point, “The democrats held Congress from 2007-2011, and did not do a thing to repeal this monstrosity.”
They BOTH suck
July 11th, 2012
4:04 pm
Recon
So I guess you don’t have anything to back up those assertions / implications or “opinions” as you called them
Jm (LL) -pass TSPLOST silly people
July 11th, 2012
4:04 pm
Sorry bro. I’m libertarian light.
I appreciate the approval though in the no BS party
Brosephus™ (B)
July 11th, 2012
4:04 pm
http://www.dds.ga.gov/drivers/DLdata.aspx?con=1741471757&ty=dl
Identity and Lawful Presence Requirements
Non-US citizens are required to present immigration documents in person at a Customer Service Center to prove identity and lawful presence in the United States. Original documentation must be submitted each time a service is requested pertaining to a driver’s license or identification card. In some cases, one immigration document is sufficient to prove lawful presence. In others, additional immigration documents are required to prove lawful presence. The chart below provides details about these requirements.
If any people with no legal status obtained a legitimate Georgia Driver’s License, that would be due to them being able to pass fraudulent immigration documents off as legitimate, using an assumed identity through fraud, or they may actually be in possession of an “ID Only” document. There’s also the possiblity of an altered or counterfeit driver’s license as well. I’ve come across very good counterfeits that most people wouldn’t be able to tell were not state issued.
Joe Hussein Mama
July 11th, 2012
4:05 pm
Recon — “Why is it that liberal democrats want illegals and terrorists to possess D/L’s?”
Don’t.
“Why is that everything that’s traditionally American liberal democrats dislike”
Don’t.
“while they like verything that’s unAmerican?”
Don’t. Strike three.
You know, you could stand some smartening up. Why don’t you actually try talking to one of us and *find out* what we actually think, instead of swallowing whatever talk-radio poison you’ve been gorging on? You might come away with some fresh learnin’ and while you might not agree with us, you might understand us better.
The questions you’re asking make as much sense as these:
Why do Republicans rise from their graves at night to feast on the blood of the living?
Why do Republicans want people to be poor and in debt all their lives?
Why do Republicans care so much about fetuses, but don’t give a (poop) about children after they’re born?
See how cluless that sounds? That’s how clueless you sound to me.
“Hopefully, the Democrat party will one day purge itself of the radicals that have taken over and restore itself to respectability.”
Dude, you haven’t SEEN radical leftists yet.
ragnar danneskjold
July 11th, 2012
4:05 pm
If you like the new drivers licensing procedures, you will love ObamaCare.
godless heathen
July 11th, 2012
4:05 pm
Joe: If I’d known this was likely to happen the last time I renewed my license, I’d have taken my DD-214 and gotten the Veterans’ Special renewal.
I don’t know how old you are but that may not save you. They have to get everyone in before a certain date, I think its 2020.
JamVet
July 11th, 2012
4:06 pm
I think I trust voters, like myself, not remotely dissuaded by corruption and sliminess more than anyone who speaks the truth.
A disgraceful governor elected by disgraceful voters…
carlosgvv
July 11th, 2012
4:07 pm
I hope that all of you here, regardless of political affilation, realize that some Hispanic illegals are masters of producing forged documents.
Don't Forget
July 11th, 2012
4:07 pm
It makes a lot more sense to have verification of voter eligibility done at the time of registration than it does to have these ridiculous voter purges that affect many more eligible voters than ineligible voters.
JamVet
July 11th, 2012
4:09 pm
The man is so slimy he left the slimeball Democratic Party to join the even slimier GOP.
These southern politicians and their voters would join the Communist Party if they thought that would help them stay in power…
Brosephus™ (B)
July 11th, 2012
4:09 pm
To steal the usual leftist talking point, “The democrats held Congress from 2007-2011, and did not do a thing to repeal this monstrosity.”
It must really suck to be wrong so often. Then again, you’re wrong so much that you’re probably immune to any negative implications or reprecussions of being wrong. That said, it’s always amusing to see someone so confident in their “knowledge” to be wrong so much. Can’t blame it on NCLB though as your stories have shown you to be well beyond grade school age.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REAL_ID_Act
Congressional efforts to change or repeal the Real ID Act
On February 28, 2007 U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka [D-HI] introduced the Senate Bill S. 717, “Identification Security Enhancement Act of 2007″, subtitled: “A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005…
A similar bill was introduced on February 16, 2007 in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Thomas Allen [D-ME], with 32 co-sponsors (all Democrats). The House bill, H.R. 1117, “REAL ID Repeal and Identification Security Enhancement Act of 2007″, is subtitled: “A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005…
A more limited bill, S. 563, that would extend the deadlines for the states’ compliance with the Real ID Act, was introduced on February 13, 2007 in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME], together with Senators Lamar Alexander [R, TN], Thomas Carper [D, DE], Charles Hagel [R, NE], and Olympia Snowe [R, ME].
godless heathen
July 11th, 2012
4:10 pm
TBS: Thanks.
Jm (LL) -pass TSPLOST silly people
July 11th, 2012
4:10 pm
Ragnar 4:05 true dat
td
July 11th, 2012
4:11 pm
Brosephus™ (B)
July 11th, 2012
4:04 pm
And DFCS is not allowed to report illegals or potential fraudulent documents to the state of Federal authorities.
getalife
July 11th, 2012
4:11 pm
If you can’t back up your lies, don’t type them.
Joe Hussein Mama
July 11th, 2012
4:11 pm
Recon — “So if your fellow lefty’s post an opinion it’s automatically considered to be factual, however, if a Conservative blogger posts an opinion that’s disagreeable to you it constitutes an assertion having very little factual evidence.”
Didn’t see you saying that was your opinion.
Maybe if you went the extra distance and said “It’s my opinion that liberals” yada yada yada, then we could just ignore you instead.
“Interesting…and you talk about “broad brushes”.
You can’t read our minds any more than we can read yours. How do you expect others to know you’re articulating your opinion if you don’t SAY that you’re articulating your opinion?
Here’s a thought experiment for you.
Mitt Romney hates dogs and is a tax cheat.
Is that an opinion or a factual assertion? Think about it.
Now you know how we’re looking at you.
They BOTH suck
July 11th, 2012
4:11 pm
JHM @ 4:05
Now are those opinions or assertions. Some will throw out assertions or what appears to be assertions only to clarify that it was “opinion” when asked to provide substantiation.
Seems to be a very nice two step, but hey everyone dances to a different beat
Don't Forget
July 11th, 2012
4:13 pm
Sherlock Holmes: “Round up the usual suspects”
Old Goober
July 11th, 2012
4:13 pm
I ought to be thankful that some creep stole my wallet containing my DL and my SS card in April. I was able to get a replacement DL, plus a new DL number, merely by presenting my birth certificate and passing a peripheral vision test. At 70, I’m not in the mood to wait four hours to get a renewal DL, nor do I relish dealing with the SS Administration to get a replacement SS card, since I’m unlikely to be looking for a job. The TPers who are looking for “Terrists” to jump out of the bushes are costing us a great deal of freedom. They’re big and brave with the rhetoric, but in action? Not so much.
Mike
July 11th, 2012
4:13 pm
Jay, this article in your paper today says wait times are nowhere near what you say. You just love to start trouble, don’t you. http://www.ajc.com/news/dds-officials-present-update-1476307.html
Joe Hussein Mama
July 11th, 2012
4:14 pm
G. Heathen — “I don’t know how old you are but that may not save you. They have to get everyone in before a certain date, I think its 2020.”
Good to know, and thank you for that. Had I done the Veteran special, I would not have had to renew before 2020. However, the new law changes things.
Recon 0311 2533
July 11th, 2012
4:14 pm
“You were asking Why questions as if it were true. If you were not my bad.”
I was stating my opinion. This is an opinion blog.
“And you can talk all you want about “fellow” this and “fellow” that. I stand on my own two feet. Hope you do the same”
This is a left wing blog and you seem to lean left politically. I pretty much ignore the left wing rhetoric posted on here, you should consider doing the same with my posts or the posts from other Conservatives that you find objectionable. As for “standing on my own two feet” I’ve been doing so for many years and probably even a few more than you.
St Simons
July 11th, 2012
4:15 pm
Che Guevara thinks I’m liberal
My cocked eyebrow is the only Declaration of Independence I need.
stay thirsty my friends
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
July 11th, 2012
4:16 pm
It makes a lot more sense to have verification of voter eligibility done at the time of registration…
As I understand it, the law requires all registrations to be submitted for scrutiny — hence the registration for Mickey Mouse, Elmer Fudd etc. It might make “sense” to you to streamline the process by allowing those doing the registering to weed these out, but I think that would put too much power in potentially unscrupulous individuals rather than spreading out the process to allow checks and balances.
Logical Dude
July 11th, 2012
4:16 pm
an official copy of your birth certificate, an official Social Security card and, if you’re a married woman, a copy of your marriage license to justify use of your married name
“Papers Please”
“More Papers Please”
“You’re not done, MORE PAPERS PLEASE”
Joe Hussein Mama
July 11th, 2012
4:17 pm
TBS — “Now are those opinions or assertions. Some will throw out assertions or what appears to be assertions only to clarify that it was “opinion” when asked to provide substantiation. Seems to be a very nice two step, but hey everyone dances to a different beat”
Recon berated me earlier today for calling him out on saying someone else was a liar. Apparently, he didn’t think I was “squeaky clean” enough to point out dishonesty on his part.
FWIW, if that’s the standard he wants to use, I don’t think *he’s* squeaky-clean enough to call others out like that. So now what?
Don't Forget
July 11th, 2012
4:17 pm
Old Goober,
I took my SS card out of my wallet years ago for that very reason. Still have the original.
Joe Hussein Mama
July 11th, 2012
4:19 pm
Recon — “I was stating my opinion. This is an opinion blog.”
Two different things. This is JAY’S opinion blog. His posts are his opinions.
OUR posts here are not necessarily so.
A courteous poster would clarify matters by saying something like “this is my opinion” or “right or wrong, this is what I think about it.”
Ever wonder why you get called out for not being able to support the stuff you post here? Because it *looks* like you’re making claims of fact, not expressing your opinion.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
July 11th, 2012
4:20 pm
Papers, papers everywhere….. but not from Mitt.
Recon 0311 2533
July 11th, 2012
4:21 pm
Joe@4:11,
Joe I know you’re filled with self importance and see many bloggers as being beneath you, but TBS is capable of representing himself in blog exchanges and I’m certain he doesn’t require your benevolent intervention, however, on his behalf I’ll go ahead and thank you anyway.
They BOTH suck
July 11th, 2012
4:21 pm
Recon
Thanks for the reply. Within the parameters that Jay sets, not you, we can post and reply to others posts. And if that means asking for substantiation, so be it.
Thanks goes for you, me or anyone else on this blog.
Bernie
July 11th, 2012
4:23 pm
A unwitting state wide Voter registration drive for the Democratic Party brought to us by the Republican Party.
Many of these people in line will vote against the very party that made them wait!
JamVet
July 11th, 2012
4:24 pm
DF, I guess there are a couple of us.
I still have mine with my scrawled out 14 year old signature on it.
I made a whopping $112 in 1969.
Not bad considering that I was making a buck an hour busting my arse at the grain elevator and in hay fields!
Boris Badnoff
July 11th, 2012
4:24 pm
Prior to these new laws all of the Drivers License Whatevers were closed on Mondays. And to meet the demand they are now open on…uh, uh.. you mean they are still closed on Mondays? One of the things that sets America apart from other countries is we have no elite class. All Americans are treated exactly alike. So we can look forward to those photos of Georgia’s governor, Nice Nathan Deal, standing in line from 3 to 7 hours to get his license renewed. The only thing that would put a bigger smile on my face is to see Jay Bookman standing next to him.
They BOTH suck
July 11th, 2012
4:24 pm
excuse me Recon
Should have read “That goes………” not “Thanks………….”
Besides the politics, hope you are having a good day. Saw where you stated that you and your family had a great vacation. Glad you enjoyed
Joe Hussein Mama
July 11th, 2012
4:25 pm
Recon — “Joe I know you’re filled with self importance and see many bloggers as being beneath you,”
This is clearly your opinion, because there’s nothing factual about it. (laughing)
“but TBS is capable of representing himself in blog exchanges and I’m certain he doesn’t require your benevolent intervention”
I’m not talking about TBS. I’m talking to YOU. Eyes FRONT, Marine.
Are you equal to the challenge or not? Instead of whining about others posts, man up and call them out. If you’re tired of being called out for your BS posts, try saying “this is my opinion” or something like it.
Maybe instead of whining and complaining, you could ruck up and take the freakin’ HILL, Marine.
“however, on his behalf I’ll go ahead and thank you anyway.”
You should thank me on your own behalf. Frankly, I’m giving you more help than I think you deserve.
Jay
July 11th, 2012
4:25 pm
That’s not what it says, Mike. It says that the statewide average wait is an hour and 48 minutes, and that the wait in the metro area is longer than that average.
Continuing reports of waits of four and even seven hours:
http://blogs.ajc.com/chatter/2012/07/11/the-waiting-game/
http://www.gpb.org/news/2012/07/11/long-waits-still-face-drivers
Peadawg
July 11th, 2012
4:25 pm
Keep Up the Good Fight!
July 11th, 2012
4:20 pm
Nice….
Jay
July 11th, 2012
4:27 pm
Boris, I’m good into 2017.
Recon 0311 2533
July 11th, 2012
4:27 pm
“Ever wonder why you get called out for not being able to support the stuff you post here?”
Joe, to tell you the truth it never enters my mind because I don’t take this blog or any blog as seriously as you evidently do. BTW…if this is not an opinion blog from what I’ve seen from many of your posts, you’re in real trouble but fortunately you don’t seem to know it.
Williebkind
July 11th, 2012
4:29 pm
Well it must be the progressive liberals who stand in line for hours. I went by and saw it was a long line and left. I will check again tomorrow. See progressive liberals! It is not difficult but no more illegals with drivers license and voting again. How are we going to stop all those liberal dead people from voting?
Jm (LL) -pass TSPLOST silly people
July 11th, 2012
4:29 pm
“OUR posts here are not necessarily so.”
Jhm, don’t worry, no one confuses your posts for being factual.
Williebkind
July 11th, 2012
4:30 pm
I got it, we will call thos dead liberals who vote–ZOMBIES.
josef
July 11th, 2012
4:31 pm
When I was a kid and “The Sound of Music” came out, the lines at the movies were long, long. So we hit on the idea of going and selling coffee to those waiting in line. Made a nice little profit. Maybe this will create some opportunities for “job creation.” Would the state permit it and would the little one have to have the same documents, a green card, a business license, health permit…oh, yeah, and a food stamp card…
Peadawg
July 11th, 2012
4:31 pm
Jay and many others on here have come down w/ a case of ’selective regulation’ it seems. As long as it has a D/R by the name, those w/ blinders will be ok with it.
Bunch of damn Seabiscuits……
JamVet
July 11th, 2012
4:32 pm
Apparently, tons of Americans have legitimate concerns about Flip Robme.
Prepare your enemas now, cons. He is the next John McCain…
“I am not concerned about the very poor they have their own safety nets.”
That’s more than a gaffe…He was telling the truth. The other part of the truth is
if he, god forbid, was ever elected, the very poor, the poor, the middle class, ALL
of us will have no safety net.
This man is a liar, we know his views on women. Not good.
He out sources jobs to Singapore, China and India. He also has off shore banking via his
tax havens in Cayman Islands, Bermuda and many more places. The big question…If his
money is legal, then he is UN-AMERICAN. No president, has ever had these accounts.
The bigger question that begs for an answer is why did he transfer the Bermuda account to his wife on the eve of his bring sworn in for Gov of my state?
josef
July 11th, 2012
4:32 pm
BTW…asking a woman for her marriage license but not a man, isn’t that sexual discrimination?
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
July 11th, 2012
4:32 pm
As an aside, Princess — since I know you are here — your IP spoofer is in direct conflict with the AJC visitor’s agreement
• Forging headers or otherwise manipulating identifiers in a manner that disguises the origin of any content you transmit through any Communications Service;
But by all means continue doing so.
Peadawg
July 11th, 2012
4:33 pm
http://news.yahoo.com/taliban-commander-says-taliban-cannot-win-afghan-war-131208823–abc-news-topstories.html
God I wish Hillary was running for President
Soothsayer
July 11th, 2012
4:34 pm
Something tells me that by this time next year, a lot of people are going to be cutting their own grass.
Erwin's cat
July 11th, 2012
4:35 pm
good thing they don’t require a long form birth certificate, a copy of your college transcripts, 10 yrs of income tax forms, and a list of foreign investments, and anything in Eric Holders inbox
Peadawg
July 11th, 2012
4:37 pm
“Something tells me that by this time next year, a lot of people are going to be cutting their own grass.”
I already do that. I push my entire acre and a half…great way to stay in shape.
Peadawg
July 11th, 2012
4:38 pm
Bro, we need you @ 4:35.
Joe Hussein Mama
July 11th, 2012
4:38 pm
Recon — “Joe, to tell you the truth it never enters my mind because I don’t take this blog or any blog as seriously as you evidently do.”
This must be your opinion again, because there’s nothing factual in that sentence.
You should talk to Doom about how seriously I take y’all. (laughing)
“BTW…if this is not an opinion blog from what I’ve seen from many of your posts, you’re in real trouble”
Aww, Punkin, you’re not “squeaky clean” enough to be any trouble for me a-tall. (giggling)
“but fortunately you don’t seem to know it.”
Whatever trouble you’re talking about, I’m ready. Bring it.
Mr Right
July 11th, 2012
4:39 pm
As I was reading this I was wondering when the GOP slam would come and sure enough, there it was! It wouldn’t be Jays blog if that didn’t happen!
JamVet
July 11th, 2012
4:39 pm
Good one, cat!
But there seems to be some confusion over Flip not releasing his returns.
His dad released the previous TWELVE years of returns, not ten…
But then in terms of moral courage and standing up for the little guy instead of against him, Flip is not one twelfth the man his dad was!
Joe Hussein Mama
July 11th, 2012
4:40 pm
Jm — “Jhm, don’t worry, no one confuses your posts for being factual”
I won’t worry too much. Given your inability to distinguish the factual and the outright bizarre, you’re not even on my radar screen any more, Peanut.
Erwin's cat
July 11th, 2012
4:40 pm
What Pea…I included the rhetoric from both sides…just trying to be equal opportunity
Joe Hussein Mama
July 11th, 2012
4:42 pm
JamVet — “But then in terms of moral courage and standing up for the little guy instead of against him, Flip is not one twelfth the man his dad was!”
Agreed.
However, I really think the cutesy names weaken the argument. Can’t we call him “Mr. Romney,” “Romney” or even just “Mitt?”
Peadawg
July 11th, 2012
4:43 pm
I read “long form birth certificate” and stopped. My honest apologies.
Funny post.
Peadawg
July 11th, 2012
4:44 pm
“However, I really think the cutesy names weaken the argument.”
Flip fits Romney pretty darn well though.
Proud to be me
July 11th, 2012
4:45 pm
I use to have to stand in line for hours just to vote!! Now that process has been greatly improved. People stand in line for hours at Christmas to get the latest and greatest toys . . . so, if it takes standing in line for hours with this new requirement . . . then so be it. I’m sure as time goes the process will improve. Stop whining (save that for the liberals!! … they are expert at it).
Recon 0311 2533
July 11th, 2012
4:45 pm
Okay Joe I know you thought I’d left but you were just a few seconds too soon. I do know how important it is for you to have the last word as I’m certain it fills you with a much needed sense of greatness. I’m leaving for probably the balance of the afternoon and evening, so you can have the last word without fear.
East Cobb RINO, Inc (LLC)
July 11th, 2012
4:46 pm
Republicans believe in less Federal government intrusion into States unless they say so.
Repbulicans believe the Federal government should not intrude on the private lives of citizens unless they say so.
Republicans believe in less government spending unless it is for military or they say so.
Joe Hussein Mama
July 11th, 2012
4:47 pm
Recon — “Okay Joe I know you thought I’d left but you were just a few seconds too soon. I do know how important it is for you to have the last word as I’m certain it fills you with a much needed sense of greatness.”
More opinion, Punkin? “D
“I’m leaving for probably the balance of the afternoon and evening, so you can have the last word without fear.”
Not to worry. Whenever you and I post at each other, fear’s the last thing in my mind.
Does a cat fear the catnip mouse? (laughing)