An image issue that Oxendine can’t resolve in office
Hundreds of companies with thousands of employees doing billions of dollars in business with millions of Georgians, all under the thumb of one man.
For 15 years, that’s been Georgia’s insurance industry in a nutshell. The one man is John Oxendine, state insurance commissioner since 1995.
It’s a more powerful post than many citizens realize, and Oxendine has become one of Georgia’s leading vote-getters. If you believe opinion polls, he’s the front-runner to replace Sonny Perdue as governor.
With that leading status comes scrutiny. And much of the scrutiny on Oxendine centers on whether he’s spent his time in office seeking — some would say demanding — the help of the people he regulates to build his political career and fill his campaign coffers.
Serious allegations are raised in reports by the AJC and other outlets. While any one incident may strike the casual political observer as inside baseball, a theme emerges when you view them as a whole.
First, there are the campaign contributions totaling $120,000 which were funneled to him from two Georgia-based insurance companies in 2008, as the AJC reported last May.
Oxendine regulates both companies. After the AJC report, and several months after the donations were made, Oxendine returned the money “out of an abundance of caution.”
Yet Oxendine appointed the head of both firms, Delos “Dee” Yancey III, as chairman of an influential insurance association. Even after the men’s ties were questioned, Oxendine went quail hunting on land that Yancey owned. (You may have heard about it when Oxendine’s son accidentally shot a man.)
Yancey is hardly the only insurance exec to fund Oxendine’s campaigns. The AJC reports that employees and owners of firms regulated by Oxendine gave him at least $2.6 million, or 40 percent of his total election funds, over 10 years.
From here the trail gets a little trickier to follow.
Earlier this month, U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland accused Oxendine of a “shakedown” attempt. The GOP lawmaker referred to a phone call Oxendine made to him in December about a state investigation of Southeastern U.S. Insurance Co. (SEUS), on whose board Westmoreland once served.
Westmoreland said Oxendine pledged to keep his name out of the media as a favor; he felt Oxendine was sending a message. Westmoreland, popular among Georgia conservatives, supports Nathan Deal for governor.
Then came a strange twist: another phone call to Westmoreland, this time by former state legislator Matt Towery.
Towery, who’s also an attorney, visited Oxendine to discuss the SEUS case; at the time, he represented the company’s former CEO, Clark Fain.
Finding Oxendine “obsessed” with Westmoreland’s “shakedown” comment, Towery agreed to call the congressman — while in Oxendine’s office — and ask him to drop the matter. Towery later admitted it “looked wrong” to intervene in a dispute involving a regulator investigating his client.
Given the money involved in the industry, the insurance commissioner must be squeaky clean — even more so than other officials. Oxendine may have remained in bounds all along.
But voters may conclude that they can’t be sure as long as he’s in office — and retains sway over key figures in the stories.
A spokesman this week said Oxendine “is not a quitter and will not leave a job before it is finished.” That’s his call.
As for how voters view things— well, that’s their call.
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tim
February 26th, 2010
8:33 pm
When you need to turn in a story to your editor and you don’t have anything, write about John Oxendine.
JimC
February 26th, 2010
8:48 pm
Just go back over the years and read all the times that Oxendine has been front page news, almost always in a negative way. I wouldn’t vote for him for dog catcher.
Tyler Durden
February 26th, 2010
9:16 pm
Agreed that he’s certainly made a bit of a mockery of public service from that role. In addition to the embarrassment of him wrapping state-owned crown vics around trees, he’s also made sure the insurance rules favor the folks sending him all of those contributions (if I was Dee Yancey, I’d do any & everything possible to keep this man in charge). Can’t say there’s much to like about him other than the brazenness that will likely be his downfall. And he’ll make sure the primaries will be a bloodbath where no one really wins as much as just survives.
Should be mighty interesting…
Michael H. Smith
February 27th, 2010
12:51 am
There is something to be said about uneasy feelings, Kyle: They are usually right.
Allen
February 27th, 2010
5:57 am
I’m equally bothered by the issues raised in this brief article:
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/06/23/344596/index.htm
Churchill's MOM
February 27th, 2010
7:04 am
If the OX goes Deal should follow him, CREW named him 1 of the 12 most corrupt lawmakers. Bottom line the 3 Men leading in Republican polls are crooks. I am not going to throw rocks at Sonny because he never expected to beat King Roy, but it has been a long time since Georgia has had a good Governor.
ryan
February 27th, 2010
7:30 am
Kyle, why so weak-kneed in your opinion? Say Oxendine needs to go. He does need to go. He’s no change from bad Ga politics and politicians. You make a good case, now state the conclusion.
The Tar and Feathers Party
February 27th, 2010
7:32 am
Oxenswine is dangerous, imho, a petty little hitler type. His abuse of his “blue light special” made headline news five to 10 years ago, and is a prime example of his “special powers for me” mentality. We will rue the day he sits in the Guv’s office, mark my words. If he is guv, you better pray there is no break down in National Authority that would allow him to rule by decree, especially not without Federal Court oversight.
The Tar and Feathers Party
February 27th, 2010
7:40 am
Churchill’s MOM: I agree about the three repukes, but remember the leading dummycrat is a proven crook himself, imho. Remember the 100 million Ga Medicaid dollars he stole for his out of state law buddies via the no bid contingency contract to tell Ga Medicaid how to cheat the feds out of the Ga Medicaid cost share? Ga medicaid already new how to do this, and other states were already doing it and could have been copied. The Feds told Ga that any tax on health care to pay the State’s cost share had to be broad based. Yet the crook signed a contingency contract that gave away 100 million medicaid dollars. He told GA that came from the Federal cost share, he told the Feds it came from the Ga cost share, but in truth it came from all Georgians. The other proven bit of crookedness came from the Ga 400 toll road money, millions of which were diverted to Atlantic Station and the crooks cronies, imho. Both methods of stealing were made explicitly illegal by the ga leg after the crook said “the law didn’t explicitly say I couldn’t do it,” or some such words. He should be tarred and feathered…..
Trained Teacher
February 27th, 2010
7:43 am
If you ever have an insurance problem, you can be sure OX will be there to help. His office is one of the few; maybe the only one, to be open after 5pm. He has my vote.
Insurance man
February 27th, 2010
8:15 am
God forbid if this man wins anything in state politics ever again. It is an amazing indictment of the ignorance of the Ga voters who have kept him in office and who might vote for him again. I worked for an insurance company he regulated for 15 years and he was always the running joke of state government.
Common Sense Man
February 27th, 2010
8:57 am
Now who would be interested in giving money to the Agriculture Commissoner? Agriculture! Those over whom the commissioner has power. So why should insurance be any different?
Churchill's MOM
February 27th, 2010
9:03 am
The Tar and Feathers Party 7:40 am
I’ll be voting for Handel in the primary and runoff.. If 1 of the 3 Republicans crooks are running against King Roy, I’ll vote for Mond and set out the runoff. I think Handel & Chapman are the only honest people running for the Republican nomination.
Candor
February 27th, 2010
9:03 am
Why can’t we get dedicated, honest people to run for public office? Both Oxendind and Deal have a cloud over them. I don’t trust either to represent anything other than themselves.
Morrus
February 27th, 2010
9:41 am
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Morrus
February 27th, 2010
9:41 am
Vote out the incumbents and start over
No More Progressives!
February 27th, 2010
9:44 am
Insurance man
February 27th, 2010
8:15 am
“God forbid if this man wins anything in state politics ever again. It is an amazing indictment of the ignorance of the Ga voters who have kept him in office and who might vote for him again.”
Absolutely!! Spot on, Insurance Man.
Thomas Jefferson said that voting is a priviledge for an “informed electorate.”
No More Progressives!
February 27th, 2010
9:46 am
Candor
February 27th, 2010
9:03 am
Why can’t we get dedicated, honest people to run for public office?
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutley.
R Pitts
February 27th, 2010
9:58 am
Oxendine is one of the biggest piece of trash politicians ever. I pray he does not get elected governor of this state. If he does, it will set GA back decades.
Icarus
February 27th, 2010
10:42 am
“If you ever have an insurance problem, you can be sure OX will be there to help.”
That’s the typical line you hear from the Ox camp. We know he does a good job because every time there’s a fire or natural disaster, he races to the cameras so he can tell us he’s doing a good job.
However, the Georgia Department of Audits found that Ox had failed to manage his fraud unit at all, and had spent the travel money allocated to that department for other agency purposes:
http://www.peachpundit.com/2010/02/10/audit-slams-oxendines-special-fraud-program/
So, he’s a shakedown artist, an admitted politician and not a regulator who will do/say whatever it takes to get elected, and also, apparently, an ineffective manager.
I’ve already said Ox should resign and withdraw from the Governor’s race as well. He won’t. But I think he has to resign upon conviction, so there’s still hope.
Yup
February 27th, 2010
10:44 am
I am a pretty conservative guy, but I have always had a creepy feeling about Oxendine. He is NOT the sort of leader Georgia needs right now. Maybe ever…
Red
February 27th, 2010
11:31 am
The talent pool of both parties local, state, and national needs chlorine. I’ve never seen so much dead wood running for office at all levels. You have to sift through the trash to find the good candidates who are running. Liberals cannot find a true liberal and conservatives cannot find a true conservative. Throw in skeletons in closets and corruption and you have the perfect storm. No wonder government is at such a state…
96 SC
February 27th, 2010
11:35 am
Kyle, Great Piece you reporting was very objective and without a doubt anyone with a conscious wouldd step aside.. oh I forget we are dealing with the OX.
The Tar and Feathers Party
February 27th, 2010
12:32 pm
Oxenswine: Definition according to South Park: Half Ox, Half Swine, Half Man
Hillbilly Deluxe
February 27th, 2010
1:08 pm
If there was any justice in the world, when the SEUS thing shakes out, there’d be several state politicians wearing horizontal stripes. It won’t happen though. The more things change; the more they stay the same.
GBlake
February 27th, 2010
1:17 pm
When my mother was suffering from Alzheimer’s, and her long-term care insurer refused to pay her bills, John Oxendine’s office acted on our behalf to get them to pay. It took months of letters and phone calls, but Oxendine persisted. He even got Florida’s insurance commissioner to join the case. Later my father’s claim also was denied, despite dementia and cancer. Again, John Oxendine and his staff prevailed. He runs an efficient office that is responsive to people’s legitimate needs I will vote for him.
Kevin
February 27th, 2010
1:44 pm
GBlake, sorry about your mom.
But her preferential treatment shouldn’t blind you to actually paying attention to the facts surrounding Mr. Oxendine.
Just because he helped you out, you’re willing to vote for a man that is increasingly stinking like week-old garbage. Says something about your character and, unfortunately, that of way too many other Georgians.
Oxendine must go.
hank
February 27th, 2010
1:45 pm
Governor not so much, however if I’m preggers and about to blow-out little hank I want/need a driver of his calibre with a fancy hood light to get me to the hospital asap…
Tech man
February 27th, 2010
1:48 pm
Hey, bring back Tim Ryles!!!! Uh, please don’t. Insurance Commissioner’s office improved 100% as soon as Oxendine took office. He has been a blessing.
Michael H. Smith
February 27th, 2010
2:24 pm
Speaking of resignations, I just read my Rep. John Linder will not seek re-election. It is understandable though still it is quite a jolt to accept. I only hope we can find someone that will come close to what Rep. Linder has meant both to and for many of us in the Seventh Congressional district for so many years.
Bama Bill
February 27th, 2010
4:11 pm
Oxendine should never have been ELECTED ! Just another corrupt bum living off of the position of power.
Ninja Liberty Man
February 27th, 2010
6:23 pm
This is a funny video about Oxendine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5hwoY6VJwM
The man is a RINO dear citizens…. The people of Georgia need a real Conservative governor.
Support Ray McBerry in November.
catlady
February 27th, 2010
6:35 pm
Answer: Oxendine, Perdue, Chambliss, Deal
Can you guess the question?
BTW, wasn’t Oxendine also in trouble about buying a car after being told he couldn’t?
Tired of redneck politicians
February 27th, 2010
7:11 pm
We will never get ahead as a state or a region until we stop electing these redneck politicians who praise God while they live lives as gangsters. And I wish Ox could understand when these articles appear we can always see when he has staffers write in to say what a wonderful guy he is. Someone wrote that his brazenness will be his downfall and I couldn’t agree more. When that happens,not if but when, we will see him go to church drape his family around him in full support and have a host of political who’s who’s all declaring what a special man he is. Ox is a special kind of guy alright but not in a good way. May your Karma run over your Dogma Johnny!
dave
February 28th, 2010
9:13 am
I get one vote, it will not be for Oxendine.
Lewis Grizzard's Ghost
February 28th, 2010
9:15 am
Don’t re-elect anybody . . . they’ve already had their chance to change things . . . and, they didn’t.
Will
February 28th, 2010
9:59 am
I think politicians should complete the job they asked voters to give them – it burns me up when I contribute to political campaigns in order to help someone get elected and then that person quits that job to pursue another job. Politicians should be more truthful (now there’s a joke!) when begging for money to get elected for one job when they know they really want another job.
I’ll tell you another thing that bothers me relating to this – political appointees who begin to bail for other jobs as the the term of the office holder nears end. This is a truly nonpartisan issue where thousands of federal appointees quit (and to a lesser extent state appointees) in order to either accept private sector jobs or to begin looking for private sector jobs.
IF the jobs are important (and that’s a really big IF), how can having a interim appointee, who is not likely to do anything other than draw a paycheck, be good for the country?
steve
February 28th, 2010
10:37 am
never would vote for him in a million years
StJ
February 28th, 2010
10:53 am
His abuse of power and holier-than-thou attitude disqualifies him IMO. I’ll be looking for someone else to vote for.
Houckster
February 28th, 2010
1:50 pm
RED wrote: You have to sift through the trash to find the good candidates who are running. Liberals cannot find a true liberal and conservatives cannot find a true conservative.
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First of all, no “liberal” or “progressive” would have a snowball’s chance in hell of winning the governorship. Any such candidate would probably be run out of the state on a rail. That’s probably the least that could happen in a state where 32% of Republicans would favor secession from the Union according to a recent poll.
Frankly, not even a centrist has much of a chance. Only some flavor of blood-red conservative will be chosen.
Secondly, Democrats are not all liberals. Some are very conservative. Roy Barnes is general just right of center in my view. The Republicans seem to have a contest going to see who can be the most conservative.
Frankly, I think Mr. Barnes is far more capable than anyone the Republicans will likely field but he hasn’t got a chance. We’re more comfortable with mediocrity as long as it’s conservative.
The Tar and Feathers Party
February 28th, 2010
3:12 pm
Better a mediocre honest man than a brilliant CROOK!
The Tar and Feathers Party
February 28th, 2010
3:16 pm
I’m with Lewis Grizzard’s Ghost, don’t re elect crooks, and do not elect them to higher office. Hang em if you must, but tarring and feathering is far more fun, and it hurts em a lot longer. “Hi there Roy, weren’t you tarred and feathered back in 2011?” Now that will stick to a politician, like, like, uh, like tar and feathers.
Houckster
February 28th, 2010
3:42 pm
TAR AND FEATHERS PARTY: Better a mediocre honest man than a brilliant CROOK!
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OK! I’ll bite. Why is Roy Barnes a crook? Also will the Republicans find someone who is honest? BTW, 2011 is next year.
In the political environment we’ve got, Mother Teresa would be considered a crook in about 15 minutes. What I’m seeing in most of the comments is basic paranoia. Is it true that everyone is out to get us.
I think that if we’re looking for an angel, you’ll be destined for considerable disappointment.
The Tar and Feathers Party
February 28th, 2010
3:53 pm
100 million dollars given to an out of state law firm for advice….on contingency yet.
millions from the ga toll road fund diverted to atlantic station.
Houckster
February 28th, 2010
3:55 pm
Please supply links to these so that I can read about them.
The Tar and Feathers Party
February 28th, 2010
3:55 pm
Georgia’s full of crooks, we are gonna need more tar and more feathers……
The Tar and Feathers Party
February 28th, 2010
3:56 pm
do Ur own research, clown.
The Tar and Feathers Party
February 28th, 2010
3:57 pm
Call OPEC, order a super tanker of TAR….
The Tar and Feathers Party
February 28th, 2010
3:58 pm
Good thing we got them chicken farms, all the feathers a politician is likely ta need ta cover their fat but
No More Progressives!
February 28th, 2010
4:08 pm
“Secondly, Democrats are not all liberals. Some are very conservative. Roy Barnes is general just right of center in my view. The Republicans seem to have a contest going to see who can be the most conservative.”
King Roy was a fat, pompous, liberal a$$, and came across as such.
The Tar and Feathers Party
February 28th, 2010
4:46 pm
Off with the kings head…tar it and feather it….feed it to the pigs….
LA
February 28th, 2010
4:49 pm
“Secondly, Democrats are not all liberals. Some are very conservative. Roy Barnes is general just right of center in my view. The Republicans seem to have a contest going to see who can be the most conservative.’
Barnes betrayed the teachers unions.
That’s great that the GA Republicans have a contest going. I had no clue that there was such a contest for conservatives.
Can you please post this contest for us to see? Thanks
joan1
February 28th, 2010
4:57 pm
There are a lot of negative comments about Oxendine. He shows up for everything, and I have seen him speak a number of times. The word that comes to mind is “slimy”.
Clark Howard for Governor in 2010
February 28th, 2010
5:28 pm
Call Clark and urge him to run in November !
The Tar and Feathers Party
February 28th, 2010
5:48 pm
That’s great that the GA Republicans have a contest going. –Let there be no survivors…
The Tar and Feathers Party
February 28th, 2010
5:48 pm
We want Clark, We Want Clark…..
Atlanta 1
February 28th, 2010
7:29 pm
I’m one of those hated independants. Guess what…. I’ll not be voting for this guy. But would take a long hard look at Clark Howard or Herman Cain – maybe they should run as independants – the WSB ticket…
Atlanta 1
February 28th, 2010
7:30 pm
And before it is posted – I do understand that you can have a Republican Governer and Democratic LT. Governer.
Disgusted
February 28th, 2010
8:34 pm
Geez, you can’t even take a few hundred thousand bucks on the side and be buddy-buddy with the people you’re supposed to regulate without getting raked over the coals by this crowd!
I can guarantee one thing: If it finally proves to be Oxendine vs. Barnes in November, 90% of the people on this blog will vote for Oxendine for one reason: the R after his name. If it’s two crooks going at one another, the Republican crook will always win.
Kyle Wingfield
February 28th, 2010
8:35 pm
To answer Ryan’s question: I stopped short of calling for Oxendine’s resignation outright because that’s not my main concern. He will leave that office no later than January 2011. I am more interested at this point in what happens in the governor’s race.
Resigning could actually help Oxendine in the campaign. For one thing, he could spend all (or at least a lot more of) his time raising money. He could resign, and if no other allegations were to come out, he could say “Ha! See? I was clean all this time, just like I said.”
I’m not trying to play political consultant here; I want to raise issues for voters. And imo, voters have every reason to wonder whether more negative information will come out once Oxendine’s no longer the insurance commissioner, and vote accordingly if he stays in office.
I admit that I’m drawing a fine distinction here, but it’s not an unimportant one imo. I’m definitely not trying to be cute — just laying out the issue for voters as I see it.
Anonymous Jones
February 28th, 2010
8:44 pm
LA: What is the “teacher’s union” in Georgia?? Please tell me how I can contact this “union” so I can join. If there were one, perhaps Georgia’s education would improve to the level of New Jersey, Connecticut, Michigan, New Jersey, etc. where they have real unions!! It’s hard to believe that Georgians would support Oxendine….well, no it isn’t hard come to think of it. We’re not as bad as Louisiana but close. I don’t think anyone will become governor without the teacher’s vote. They’ll be “Barnes’d” even worse this time since teachers are mad as hell and aren’t going to take it anymore.
Michael H. Smith
February 28th, 2010
8:58 pm
Atlanta 1, we Independents may be hated but we hold the power over who gets elected or rejected and that is what the Party hacks hate about us the most….
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
And with stunts like this one, if the Republicans don’t stop Perdue, they will soon join the Dirt-bag Democrats now in political exile.
With teachers being furloughed, health programs being slashed and state government in a fiscal free-fall, Gov. Sonny Perdue’s budget plan includes this $9 million priority: Finishing a horse show complex expansion at the state fairgrounds and agricenter in his home county.
http://www.ajc.com/news/extras-in-a-lean-337443.html
LA
February 28th, 2010
9:33 pm
“If there were one, perhaps Georgia’s education would improve to the level of New Jersey, Connecticut, Michigan, New Jersey, etc. where they have real unions!!”
Yep, and just like those great states you mentioned, businesses move over seas and unions are left screaming bloody murder. Yep, those great unions!!!!
“It’s hard to believe that Georgians would support Oxendine”
Yet, for you, it’s easy to support Jennifer Granholm and Jon Corzine??????? Yep, democrats really know how to run a state or two in the ground.
“We’re not as bad as Louisiana but close.”
Yep, democrats have run that state into the ground for years and years. Bobby Jindal is doing a great job, though.
“I don’t think anyone will become governor without the teacher’s vote. ”
Sure they will. Republicans usually do quite well against teachers unions in the south.
“They’ll be “Barnes’d” even worse this time since teachers are mad as hell and aren’t going to take it anymore.”
But you just said the teachers union didn’t exist in Georgia.
Contradict much?
JD
February 28th, 2010
9:39 pm
Who cares whether a Retardican or a Democrap wins the gubernatorial race? The bottom line is that the hard-working citizens of Georgia LOSE. There is no true conservative (read: anarcho-capitalist) running on the Republican side, and no progressive running on the Democrat side. I’ll be voting Libertarian just to piss the establishment off.
Johnny Dodds
March 1st, 2010
1:42 am
Oxenswine is nothing but a fire waiting to be put out. I don’t care who wins the governor’s race, as long as it’s not this corrupt career politician. I’m an independent, fiscal conservative and have yet to make up my mind yet as to who I’ll vote for, but can assure you it won’t be this crooked crooked crooked crooked crooked man. All those crookeds were no accident either. Georgia could do a lot better than electing an insurance regulator (oxymoron?) as it’s governor. Kyle spelled out many reasons supporting this notion. If Oxendine really wants to serve the public, he should do the public a service now and resign from the race. Please John, return to your home in Gwinnett County. Your version of crooked politics and policy fits right in there with the good ol’ boys network of the county commission. Figures one of those commissioners works in your state office.
kitty
March 1st, 2010
8:10 am
Frankly I think anyone running for an office they aren’t already in should resign. I respect Karen Handel for doing just that. I don’t care what party they are in. Why should the taxpayers pay someone to campaign for another office?
gatorman770
March 1st, 2010
8:42 am
It’s funny that the AJC as well as national media don’t find fault or investigate the hundreds of millions of dollars funneled to liberal democratic candidates campaigns by unions such as UAW, SEIC, ABA, etc. Now the democratic controlled congress and presidency is paying the unions back by using taxpayer money to bail out the unions pension funds and exorbitant benefits by “saving” GovtM and Crysler, providing for the unionization of all healthcare workers and paying the lawyers back by preventing reasonable tort reform in the healthcare bills!
jconservative
March 1st, 2010
9:22 am
So Nathan Deal resigns his House seat to run for Governor. Quote: ““This is not a time for untested leadership in the governor’s office,” Deal said.
Untested leadership? Does that mean he wants me to vote for Roy Barnes?
Naw, he can’t mean that. Probably just a poor choice of words.
LA
March 1st, 2010
9:34 am
Yet another reason why unions suck.
Vale sues striking union, alleging ‘unlawful thuggery’
United Steelworkers Local 6500 and some of its members have posted personal information about people who are continuing to work during the strike, which has led to intimidation, threats and an assault, the mining giant alleges in its more than $1-million lawsuit.
People on the picket lines have set large fires so trucks carrying explosives and fuel can’t cross, hydro wires have been cut, rail equipment has been damaged and roads have been littered with nail spikes to puncture truck tires, the statement of claim alleges.
Those singled out have had their property and homes vandalized, received anonymous phone threats at home and one employee was assaulted while jogging, the statement of claim says.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/vale-sues-striking-union-alleging-unlawful-thuggery/article1484049/
LA
March 1st, 2010
9:35 am
George Bush laugh: heh heh heh
Obama Signs One-Year Extension of Patriot Act – on a Saturday Night Of Course
Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/anthony-kang/2010/02/27/obama-signs-one-year-extension-patriot-act-saturday-night-course#ixzz0gw6Ii8SD
Anonymous Jones
March 1st, 2010
9:23 pm
LA: You still can’t figure out what the teachers’ union in Georgia is can you?? Maybe that’s because there is no teachers’ union. Let me know what it is…and check out SAT scores and ITBS scores in the states where there are teachers’unions. We already know that Georgia is 48th in SAT scores without teacher’s unions. You will find ALL the state’s with teachers’ unions in the top 20. Let us know what the union is called in Georgia. Thanks.
JBee
March 2nd, 2010
12:42 pm
If the GOP nominates the OX the party can hang it up in November. Ox is a very scary guy. BTW does anyone think he looks like Joe Piscopo? With out the muscles….