Georgia’s leaders continue to duck tough decisions
By the end of his second term, Gov. Sonny Perdue understood that transportation in Georgia was badly underfunded and had been underfunded for years, harming the quality of life of Georgia citizens and damaging its economy.
Legislative leaders, including chairmen of the House and Senate transportation committees, shared that conviction. Yet when it came time to correct the problem, they balked. The best they could manage — and it took years of halting work to accomplish even that much — was to pass a convoluted, complex approach that tried to dump the state’s responsibility for funding transportation onto local voters and local officials.
In the end, the TSPLOST work-around didn’t work and the funding shortage continues. But Perdue’s successor, Nathan Deal, and his fellow state leaders still do not dare to do what they know is necessary. They have no “Plan B.” They do not lead, they follow, and they do so timidly.
And it’s not just transportation. Consider Medicaid and the state’s so-called “bed tax” charged to hospital patients. Again, Georgia leaders from Deal on down understand the necessity of renewing the tax, which expires this year. Without the revenue raised through the tax, Georgia would lose $400 million in federal Medicaid funding, forcing drastic cutbacks in payments to Medicaid service providers and probably forcing the closure of rural hospitals.
Yet they can’t bring themselves to do what they know is necessary. Not directly, anyway. Instead, they have engineered another work-around, creating legislation that shunts responsibility for the bed tax — renamed a fee — onto state bureaucrats, who have been given the “authority” to levy the fee themselves. That way, no politician has his or her fingerprints on a tax renewal.
But how long can this charade be sustained?
The same duty-dodging deception may be employed to produce the public contribution toward financing a new, retractable-roof stadium for the Atlanta Falcons. Personally, I don’t think that in times such as these, scarce tax resources ought to be used to subsidize a highly profitable business. But powerful leaders in this state have decided otherwise. The governor wants it. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed wants it. The state’s business community wants it.
But again, state leaders are plotting ways to avoid a legislative vote, this time by shifting the responsibility onto those “tax-happy liberals” at the city of Atlanta.
Earlier this week, in joint House and Senate budget hearings, Deal bragged that “We have reduced per capita spending of state dollars for our citizens. Using 2012 dollars, we are spending money at a rate of 17 percent less than we did a decade ago. And we now have 9,000 fewer state employees than we did five years ago.”
Great. But we also have a badly inadequate transportation system, a higher ed system that is taking yet another major cut to its budget, public school systems that can’t stay open the minimum 180 days a year and a bureaucracy no longer able to perform basic government functions in a timely manner. We are allowing the work of a generation to come unraveled.
But at least we still have a Legislature that can say it didn’t vote for a tax increase, if only in the same, technical sense in which Bill Clinton could say that he “never had sex with that woman.”
– Jay Bookman
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Oppressed Suth'ner
January 28th, 2013
12:27 pm
“Id love to see the South secede. Without Federal Tax dollars flowing into the South it would go under pretty quick.
You’d basically have another Afghanistan here.”
I think you’ve confused the south with Detroit, New York and Cleveland. I’m sure they would all love to have your superior brain leading the way in their beautiful confines.
Morality?
January 28th, 2013
12:29 pm
Occupy – “lining your buddies pocket’s” – you got me wrong there. These “bankers” aren’t my buddies. As you may recall the BAILOUT of the big banks was O.K.’d by BOTH parties and Obama voted YES also. I would have closed down the criminal banks (put them out of business) and moved their remaining “assets” (customers) to responsible banks. I would have confiscated all of the personal property of the criminals (their homes, cars, etc) and used the assets to pay off some of the bad debt. I would have put these criminal bankers in prison for 20 years. Instead, what did the gub’ment do? They left the crooked banks in business and the crooks in charge of the banks (for the most part). We STILL have the same problem – crooked banks and bankers – in charge! There once was a Savings & Loan Crisis similar to the banking situation and this is how it was handled. Now there are few if any Savings and Loans left – and good riddance! Why didn’t Congress follow this proven system? Because Congress is on the TAKE. MONEY runs Congress. We need TERM LIMITS for Congress to rid us of these long time PARTY LOYALISTS that put their PARTY above the FISCAL security of the USA. There was a time when what they hav done to this country would have been considered TREASON.
Thomas
January 28th, 2013
12:35 pm
I am shocked by the number of racists on this blog who are directly pointing out that minorities skew downwards GDP for the state. Really shocked at the racial under tones.
# of African Americans by state
1 Mississippi 1,074,200 37.30%
2 Louisiana 1,452,396 31.98%
3 Georgia 2,950,435 30.02%
Georgia #7 in estimated illegal immigrants by state
DannyX
January 28th, 2013
12:35 pm
GDP, cities.
New York- 1.2 trillion
LA- 735 billion
Chicago- 532 billion
Boston- 313 billion
Atlanta- 272 billion
GT
January 28th, 2013
12:36 pm
GT, I’m sure glad Clinton, Weiner, Nagin, Edwards and dozens more were Saints in your goofy book.
Seems like hating is a team sport, us against them, loving is an individual sport that tends not to drag all of us down with it. You have built a whole political movement over and over again on hate. Not one law has changed because of these moments of lust, in fact instead of bragging about how much you hate somebody, the guy having a love affair is trying his or her best to keep it quiet. Seem like it should be just the opposite.
DannyX
January 28th, 2013
12:38 pm
“Georgia #7 in estimated illegal immigrants by state”
And where does #12 California and #24 Texas rank?
Oppressed Suth'ner
January 28th, 2013
12:39 pm
Here you go DannyX – Bill Campbell, Kasim Reed, Andy Young, Billy McKinney, Shirley Franklin. And in neighboring DeKalb, Vernon Jones, Burrell Ellis, Cynthia McKinney, and the list just goes on and on and on. The land of corruption.
Morality?
January 28th, 2013
12:41 pm
Indigo – ARE you brain dead? I have told you I did not vote for “W” or Obama ’cause they are FISCAL liberals. Rush is a Repub PARTY LOYALIST as far as I know – haven’t heard him in the last two/three years. Can’t get him on the radio here in south Georgia. You, on the other hand. and I know that “profiling” is politically incorrect, are a left of center LIB for Obama. You need to understand this – Obama is not like you. Obama is a multi millionaire owner of 4 mansions in four different states that are kept by a superb staff of servants (housekeepers, gardeners, etc.). Obama is a member of the dreaded 1%, I am not a Repub – sorry to disappoint you.
Oppressed Suth'ner
January 28th, 2013
12:42 pm
New slogan for Atlanta – The land of the crooks and the home of the depraved.
Morality?
January 28th, 2013
12:45 pm
“Georgia is #7 on the list for illegal immigrants”…….. not doubting you so much as interested at how these figures were derived since illegals don’t usually respond to polls or walk around with an “i” on their forehead.
DannyX
January 28th, 2013
12:45 pm
“and the list just goes on and on and on.”
It sure does. You made the point that Democratic corruption was holding back the state, and ignored the big GOP log in your eye. I just pointed out the obvious.
(Btw. why didn’t anyone from Gwinnett County make your list?)
DannyX
January 28th, 2013
12:47 pm
“New slogan for Atlanta – The land of the crooks and the home of the depraved.”
Is Linda Schrenko still in prison for stealing money from a deaf school fund so she could pay for a face lift? Oh yea, she is.
Morality?
January 28th, 2013
12:51 pm
As soon as Obama legalizes every breathing soul just in time for the next election – whoops! Dem’s flawed strategy. By then the Obama “Big D” will be upon us and the Dem Party’s popularity will be ZERO – unemployment will be 20% +. These former illegal aliens won’t be so happy with the Dems when they can’t find work or get a check from the bankrupt gub’ment. 3rd PARTY!
Joe Hussein Mama
January 28th, 2013
12:51 pm
“Morality” — “Mama – YOU are the one that is claiming that I am wrong about the polls”
You’re making claims about what the polls supposedly say.
“– I have seen ZERO from you to back that accusation up –”
I’ve seen ZERO from you to support your claim.
“I think YOU looked it up and aren’t willing to say you were WRONG.”
I don’t think you looked up ANYTHING and you’re too lazy to do it.
“I don’t call someone a liar unless I can prove it”
You yourself claimed that “Most of the polls list high taxes, crime and over regulation as key reasons for wanting to leave.” Fine. Prove it. Prove that “most of the polls” say that.
http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-blog/2013/01/28/georgias-leaders-continue-to-duck-tough-decisions/?cp=3#comment-1216176
“– so quit running your mouth and PROVE IT!”
Quit running your mouth and PROVE that “Most of the polls list high taxes, crime and over regulation as key reasons for wanting to leave.”
Or simply admit that you made it up and can’t prove it at all.
Morality?
January 28th, 2013
12:53 pm
Mama – Time has passed you bye (pun intended).
DannyX
January 28th, 2013
12:56 pm
” Dem’s flawed strategy.”
Wrong again. That was Ronald Reagan’s strategy. Reagan gave amnesty to millions of illegal aliens. Those now legal aliens are now voting democrat, so are their children and grandchildren.
Mexican-Americans consider Ronaldo Reagan to be the Padre of our country.
Georgia Peach Rose
January 28th, 2013
12:56 pm
I say, I say, please don’t throw me in the brier patch…
GT
January 28th, 2013
12:57 pm
The Republicans are almost a organized crime endorsed by each member. You join the party because you are a white, male, bluecollar that hates anything that is not you. These Democratic crooks are not endorsed by the left and funded by wealthy haters like the right. Nope the left is a cash and carry one man show usually where that one bozo goes to jail. When the right has one go to jail usually there are 10 or 15 more involved that should have gone but didn’t.
UNCLE SAMANTHA
January 28th, 2013
12:58 pm
THOMAS
what do you expect………… white racist liberals voted ROY BARNES to run against DEAL……… they discriminated against THURBERT BAKER who was a STERLING PUBLIC SERVANT and who most GEORGIANS respect…………. he took on the corruptness of one said ROY BARNES…………
but no…….. white racist liberals wanted their own BOY ROY!
Oppressed Suth'ner
January 28th, 2013
12:59 pm
DannyX – I don’t give a rat’s behind about Linda Schrenko. I didn’t vote for her. You think that all the problems we are encountering in the south are because of its so-called “backwards” people. My contention is that these problems increased with the influx of folks migrating to the south from other regions, and from the ascension of the corrupt into positions of power, on both sides of the aisle. The crime we now experience simply either did not exist, or was much, much lower when Georgia was a true “Southern” state, rather than a place of exile for the dregs of northern society.
Joe Hussein Mama
January 28th, 2013
1:00 pm
Recon — “BTW…a significant number up and down the chain of swift boat command that’s is far too many to ignore say his Silver Star was not deserved nor his Purple Hearts.”
And if that’s so, then their complaint lies with the Department of the Navy and their procedures. The approval process leading to the awarding of Kerry’s medals was audited and no irregularities were found. Besides, several of the Swift Boat Vets for Lies who have signed affidavits claiming that Kerry didn’t deserve his medals later recanted, stating that they had no first-hand knowledge of the events to which they had attested.
Besides, one of the Swift Boat Vets for Lies actually *put Kerry in* for at least one of his decorations. Follow up on on LCDR George Elliott, a member of the Smear Boat Vets, who was the guy that *put Kerry in* for his Silver Star.
Joe Hussein Mama
January 28th, 2013
1:02 pm
“Morality” — “Mama – Time has passed you bye (pun intended).”
Shame you can’t man up and be honest about your claims.
UNCLE SAMANTHA
January 28th, 2013
1:02 pm
SHAME SHAME SHAME
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Roy Barnes 259,482 65.6%
Democratic Thurbert Baker 85,571 21.6%
Oppressed Suth'ner
January 28th, 2013
1:02 pm
GT – if you say so. I’m not a republican. However, I frankly don’t see any improvement on the left either.
DannyX
January 28th, 2013
1:07 pm
“DannyX – I don’t give a rat’s behind about Linda Schrenko.”
I’m sure you didn’t vote for Sonny Perdue or Nathan Deal either. Nathan Deal is the Governor, btw. He was a big spending tax cutter in the US House. He resigned because of some embarrassing ethics charges. He was fiercely protecting a no-bid government contract. He went bankrupt. He is now the Governor of Georgia, Republicans in Ga. decided he should be promoted He is a lock for re-election.
Deal is a native Georgian.
Welcome to the Occupation
January 28th, 2013
1:10 pm
Moraliy? ” I would have closed down the criminal banks (put them out of business) and moved their remaining “assets” (customers) to responsible banks”
Well, unfortunately for you, they weren’t interested in your opinion.
Wall Street had other ideas, ideas supported by both parties, and those ideas won out. Sorry.
DannyX
January 28th, 2013
1:10 pm
” I’m not a republican.”
Another “I am too embarrassed to admit I’m a Republican” Republican!
Its funny Uncle Samantha claims that too, but is also 100% partisan on this blog.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
January 28th, 2013
1:13 pm
I prefer to read comments that offer something positive and meaningful, rather than complaining about how bad we southerners are.
And I prefer southerners with real southern hospitality.
But we inhabit a less than ideal world.
DannyX
January 28th, 2013
1:14 pm
“Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Roy Barnes 259,482 65.6%
Democratic Thurbert Baker 85,571 21.6%”
Wow, those numbers show a hell of a lot of blacks had to have voted for Barnes. Of course when blacks voted for Obama in large numbers it was because they only vote for black candidates.
You guys really should get your stories straight!
GT
January 28th, 2013
1:15 pm
Oppressed Suth’ner you have been drinking your own moonshine.
The south is nothing if it is not and always has been one of the most crooked crowds of people on the face of the earth. The Dixiecrats operated like Democrats but couldn’t get the traction they have with the Republicans, who were very weak in the south, mainly because they were honest, until they started taking in the disenfranchised redneck no longer welcomed in the Democratic Party. Lots of Strom Thurmans and about every politician in the Republican Party in Georgia were a Democrat. That is why Johnny I. is good as a Republican he was always one, and always honest never part of the fence jumping. Now the Republican has zero character, outside Johnny I and Saxby who just grew a backbone the last few months. Who wants to bring business to a third world banana republic that has been stealing for decades.
Thomas
January 28th, 2013
1:19 pm
Uh don’t know Danny X- shall I send you a “how to google” instructions?
DannyX
January 28th, 2013
1:23 pm
“how to google” instructions?”
What would you know about Google, Thomas? Google is a company founded by liberals, who employ thousands of liberals, and are based in liberal California. Surely you want no part of it.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
January 28th, 2013
1:29 pm
My contention is that these problems increased with the influx of folks migrating to the south from other regions, and from the ascension of the corrupt into positions of power, on both sides of the aisle.
Herman Talmadge’s overcoat says, “What?”
Mick
January 28th, 2013
1:43 pm
recon
I’ll tell you what, anyone that served in vietnam has there own story, far be it from me to dispute it…walk a mile in a man’s shoes then you’ll surely know more about that man…that goes for all of us here. The swift boaters were contradicted by people who served with kerry. I would think you all would have more of a problem with bush and his magical disappearance of nonshows in alabama forsaking his duty during wartime. He certainly didn’t spare reserve units to be included in his iraqi war…
Thomas
January 28th, 2013
1:46 pm
Here you go lil Racer X
California Poverty Rate Highest In Nation Based On New Census Department Figures
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/14/california-poverty_n_2132920.html
boarder state
January 28th, 2013
1:52 pm
Georgia leadership. Voters, all lined up to buy guns and ammo, all afraid. Even the commentary is a collection of name-calling keyboard-cowards. Georgia goin’ nowhere…but at least there’ll be a toll. And the ol’ boys’ll steal THAT, too.
Thomas
January 28th, 2013
1:55 pm
and are based in liberal California. Surely you want no part of it.
Actually lil Racer X I employ with full benefits 200+ disabled and disadvanted folks.
Small minded simple thoughts
DannyX
January 28th, 2013
2:03 pm
“Actually lil Racer X I employ with full benefits 200+ disabled and disadvanted folks.”
Really what company is that? I’d like to support your business.
Oppressed Suth'ner
January 28th, 2013
2:07 pm
“Oppressed Suth’ner you have been drinking your own moonshine.
The south is nothing if it is not and always has been one of the most crooked crowds of people on the face of the earth. The Dixiecrats operated like Democrats but couldn’t get the traction they have with the Republicans, who were very weak in the south, mainly because they were honest, until they started taking in the disenfranchised redneck no longer welcomed in the Democratic Party. Lots of Strom Thurmans and about every politician in the Republican Party in Georgia were a Democrat. That is why Johnny I. is good as a Republican he was always one, and always honest never part of the fence jumping. Now the Republican has zero character, outside Johnny I and Saxby who just grew a backbone the last few months. Who wants to bring business to a third world banana republic that has been stealing for decades.”
I would have voted for Saxby had he not chosen to take himself out of the race. You try to ascribe your evil onto us Southerners. Own up to it for yourself. Don’t blame others for your evil character flaws.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
January 28th, 2013
2:08 pm
I employ with full benefits 200+ disabled and disadvanted[sic] folks.
I employ with full benefits 20,000,000 folks.
And I have a date with Sarah Shahi tonight.
After I have dinner with Morgan Fairchild.
Yeah, that’s the ticket.
Oppressed Suth'ner
January 28th, 2013
2:11 pm
“DannyX – I don’t give a rat’s behind about Linda Schrenko.”
I’m sure you didn’t vote for Sonny Perdue or Nathan Deal either. Nathan Deal is the Governor, btw. He was a big spending tax cutter in the US House. He resigned because of some embarrassing ethics charges. He was fiercely protecting a no-bid government contract. He went bankrupt. He is now the Governor of Georgia, Republicans in Ga. decided he should be promoted He is a lock for re-election.
Deal is a native Georgian.”
Nope. Didn’t vote for Perdue. Didn’t vote for Deal. Did you?
Oh my gosh, not a native Georgian. How terrible. I believe they call thinking like that “prejudice.”
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
January 28th, 2013
2:13 pm
You try to ascribe your evil onto us Southerners.
David “Diaper Boy” Vitter says, “What?”
Oppressed Suth'ner
January 28th, 2013
2:14 pm
“My contention is that these problems increased with the influx of folks migrating to the south from other regions, and from the ascension of the corrupt into positions of power, on both sides of the aisle.
Herman Talmadge’s overcoat says, “What?””
You could actually go outside with no thought of being abducted. Drive-by shootings were unheard of. You can’t say those things now, can you?
DannyX
January 28th, 2013
2:15 pm
“Oh my gosh, not a native Georgian. How terrible. I believe they call thinking like that “prejudice.””
Just what the heck are you mumbling about?
Oppressed Suth'ner
January 28th, 2013
2:17 pm
Sorry Kam, don’t know “Diaper Boy” as you call him. Don’t care to.
Oppressed Suth'ner
January 28th, 2013
2:19 pm
Are you really that clueless Danny? Basing your opinion solely on where someone is from is no different than basing your opinion solely on race, religion, etc.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
January 28th, 2013
2:21 pm
…don’t know “Diaper Boy” as you call him.
And there’s your sign.
Oppressed Suth'ner
January 28th, 2013
2:22 pm
Kam – Should I know who he is? Why?
DannyX
January 28th, 2013
2:26 pm
“Basing your opinion solely on where someone is from is no different than basing your opinion solely on race, religion, etc.”
Please show me where I did that! I’ll be waiting…
You are the one blaming Yankees for all our problems. That is when your not blaming Atlanta politicians while ignoring Republicans at the state level.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
January 28th, 2013
2:27 pm
You could actually go outside with no thought of being abducted.
Mary Shotwell Little and Barbara Jane Mackle say, “What”?
Oppressed Suth'ner
January 28th, 2013
2:32 pm
“Kam-Mary Shotwell Little and Barbara Jane Mackle say, “What”?”
It wasn’t an everyday occurrence like it is now, was it?
Danny, what was it we were supposed to be gleaning from this statement?
“Deal is a native Georgian.” All native Georgians are bad?
Oppressed Suth'ner
January 28th, 2013
2:33 pm
Oh, and I bet neither Herman Talmadge, Mary Shotwell Little or Barbara Jane Mackle say, “What?” or anything else for that matter. They are not with us any more.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
January 28th, 2013
2:35 pm
It wasn’t an everyday occurrence like it is now, was it?
And here we have another recipient of the Capt. Picard goalposts with warp-drive.
Oppressed Suth'ner
January 28th, 2013
2:35 pm
My bad, I just assumed Barbara Jane Mackle was deceased by now.
Oppressed Suth'ner
January 28th, 2013
2:37 pm
Yeah, Kam I hate it when you move the goalposts like that. And you do it with a straight face (ostensibly – I can’t see you, but it sounds like a serious reply anyway.)
Adam
January 28th, 2013
2:38 pm
Morality?: Never said the city “stinks” but I also don’t even live in your state nor would I ever choose to completely of my own free will.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
January 28th, 2013
2:40 pm
They are not with us any more.
Really?
Mackle graduated from Everglades School for Girls in Coconut Grove.[3] Mackle went on to marry Woodward and have two children. At last report she was living in Florida. She declines all requests for interviews.
Oppressed Suth'ner
January 28th, 2013
2:41 pm
See my 2:35 post Kam.
Oppressed Suth'ner
January 28th, 2013
2:42 pm
I’m sure you saw it, but just chose to ignore it. Typical.
DannyX
January 28th, 2013
2:46 pm
“Deal is a native Georgian.” All native Georgians are bad?”
Lol! Not at all, it was in reply to your ridiculous notion that all the problems in Georgia are caused by yankees, I guess you blame Deal’s unethical behavior on the yankees!
You also said this about Atlanta…”New slogan for Atlanta – The land of the crooks and the home of the depraved.”
You followed that up with this gem, “Basing your opinion solely on where someone is from is no different than basing your opinion solely on race, religion, etc.” Hypocrite much????
You are one twisted person.
DannyX
January 28th, 2013
2:49 pm
“it wasn’t an everyday occurrence like it is now, was it?”
Murders in Atlanta in 1974- 263
Murders in Atlanta in 2012- 85
Oppressed Suth'ner
January 28th, 2013
2:49 pm
We can’t all be wonderful geniuses like you Danny. We just have to live in awe of you and attempt to repress our Danny envy.
Oppressed Suth'ner
January 28th, 2013
2:49 pm
How about 1965?
DannyX
January 28th, 2013
2:53 pm
In 1963 there were 87 murders, 2 more than 2012!
You lose again Oppressed Suth’ner.
Steve Kohler
January 28th, 2013
2:54 pm
Don’t forget the dismantling of the GA EPD.
Air and Water pollution is on the increase, not decrease, and
the political system just keeps dismantling and putting more money
in their own corrupt pockets.
Oppressed Suth'ner
January 28th, 2013
2:56 pm
Danny – u keepin score? how pathetic.
Oppressed Suth'ner
January 28th, 2013
3:01 pm
“In 1963 there were 87 murders, 2 more than 2012!
You lose again Oppressed Suth’ner.”
Yeah, the crime did move out into the ‘burbs with the population shifts didn’t it?
GT
January 28th, 2013
3:17 pm
Oppressed Suth’ner in a hundred words or less how are you helping this state assuming you are a Republican. Name one thing good you think your state party has done for you or us, I am a life time Georgia myself, and nothing is spelled nothing which will be well under your limit of 100 words.
SeenItAll
January 28th, 2013
3:29 pm
Duck major decisions? You mean our Republican lawmakers? Never! They make major decisions all the time about how to line the pockets of their cronies. It all depends on what kind of major decisions you are talking about and if their rich friends can profit from them.
Oppressed Suth'ner
January 28th, 2013
4:32 pm
GT – I already indicated that I am not a republican. I am not a democrat. Both parties are extremists that exercise no common sense, nor do they care about what would actually be good for the people of this state or this nation.
Healthy ones
January 28th, 2013
4:41 pm
Check out where Georgia stands among America’s healthiest and unhealthiest states: it was in the bottom 10 (41st to be exact). See: http://www.forbes.com/2008/12/04/healthy-unhealthy-obesity-forbeslife-cx_ds_1205health.html
Vast Right Wing Conspiracy (aka "Knuckle-Dragger")
January 28th, 2013
7:47 pm
Who should we emulate – Illinois? Just got another downgrade (after a stiff personal income tax increase) – minimum investment grade is right around the corner, junk status in the not-to-distant future. California? So broke its pathetic. New York? As soon as the bankers figure out they can run their businesses just as well from Florida (which they are in the process of figuring out), New York will be worse than Illinois.
Daedalus
January 29th, 2013
9:23 am
Let’s face it, transit and transportation solutions in this state are moribund and Deal and Ralston won’t lift a stubby pink finger to help metro Atlanta — especially if it means allowing metro Atlanta tax dollars to stay in metro Atlanta.
But whatever happened to the Tea Pary and Sierra Club teaming up to propose funding solutions after they torpedoed the T-SPLOST.
Better check the milk cartons because Debbie Dooley (Tea-Partt) and Colleen Kiernan (Sierra Club) have gone missing in inaction.