A candidate for governor you don’t know, but should
I say “Austin,” you say: Texas? Powers? Scott?
Wait — Scott?
For someone who has served 14 years in the Legislature and who last summer took a 1,068-mile state tour by foot, Austin Scott is not terribly well known north of the gnat line.
But he’s running for governor. And even if you end up voting for someone else — as I may well do myself — you ought to know about him. At the very least, he brings a different voice to the Republican primary.
In some ways, Scott is a stock character in politics: The candidate who won’t promise too much; who pledges to shoot straight about government’s limitations; who describes a campaign and administration at arm’s length from lobbyists.
And who never breaks 5 percent in the opinion polls or the eventual election.
Yet this might be the year for such a character to seize a leading role. The public is stewing at the political establishment. The GOP gubernatorial field, in a state that remains fairly red, is somewhat disappointing. No candidate is a sure thing, even to make the primary run-off that seems inevitable.
Scott’s plan to defy a low poll position — 3 percent in an Insider Advantage survey last month — and win the nomination mirrors his approach to many issues: “You set your goals, and you make continual progress.”
He says improving public education would be one of his chief aims, but he speaks honestly about where we stand and where we need to go.
First, “We need an accurate comparison of where we are [relative to other states], and I’m not convinced we have that.” Then, “We set real, achievable goals and focus on continual improvement.”
Unlike most GOP candidates for governor, he doesn’t favor a voucher system to let state money follow students to any school (he does support charter schools). He doesn’t trust standardized tests alone to show outcomes; he’d also like to measure job placement as a way of mixing short- and long-term achievement.
He’d offer cash rewards for successful schools and struggling ones to work together. While it’s unclear to me that sharing best practices will spur great improvement, his rationale for this approach reflects his philosophy of a limited state government:
“It’s not Austin Scott as governor dictating what this underperforming school will do,” he explains. “It’s Austin Scott as governor saying this school is getting it done, and if you’re willing to work together, here’s the carrot.”
He speaks similarly about staying out of local governments’ way in budgeting (by finishing the state budget earlier), water (by letting them own and run reservoirs) and mass transit (by keeping the state out of the transit business). He also argues for abolishing corporate income taxes to attract new business and boost other tax revenues.
He takes to heart Georgians’ complaints about Republicans. “I’ve heard it said, ‘We elected y’all and you just put on their [Democrats’] shoes and kept walking along the same road.’ Not all of us did that.”
As a younger GOP lawmaker, just 40 years old, he says he can help steer the state in a different direction.
“My generation is not as partisan as the older generation. It doesn’t mean our beliefs are not as conservative — in many ways they’re more conservative. But as a 40-year-old, I understand that personalities are getting in the way of progress.”
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F. Sinkwich
March 19th, 2010
7:39 pm
Thanks, Kyle, for bringing him to my attention. He sounds like someone definitely worth considering.
F. Sinkwich
March 19th, 2010
7:49 pm
I took a look at his bio. UGA grad — nothing wrong with that!
It’s way past time we elected people who have actually done something productive in life to run our government. These Harvard educated, connected, life-long government careerists have got to go. And having a law degree should disqualifier as well.
Michael H. Smith
March 19th, 2010
8:01 pm
I like some of the things he has to say but we a very far apart on education and water. We could be close on transit and taxation depending on that old devil – the details.
I’m taking a long hard look at the candidates this year and I hope that all them are going to take along hard look at this blog to improve upon their message and gain a few insight where they might want to adjust their agendas. That is if they truly intend to represent us and not only their own agendas.
jt
March 19th, 2010
10:17 pm
“Harvard educated, connected, life-long government careerists have got to go. And having a law degree should disqualifier as well.”
Amen.
Why is he associating with the Ron Stephens republican party?
GATECH BABY
March 19th, 2010
10:25 pm
There is not a doubt in my mind that Austin Scott is the best candidate for Governor. If people would pull there head out of the clouds and stop listening to the same old political rhetoric from good ole boy (and girl) politicians in Georgia, they would realize that. Austin is not a politician, but a true public servant. He knows the difference and it shows in his actions. I hope others take the time to research him before the Primary or we are going to end up no better off than we are now.
CJJScout
March 19th, 2010
10:46 pm
I’m down, sounds good to me. Except I am in favor of money following the students for school. Good piece on it at http://www.reason.tv Can’t remember which episode, but it is in the Drew Carey saves Cleveland series.
Jon
March 19th, 2010
10:57 pm
Anybody is better than The Ox…
Howard Meeks
March 19th, 2010
11:26 pm
Austin Scott? you are right who is he? From what I have seen and read this man is what Georgia needs, He has low percentage in the polls but he could very well be some one we need to look at for governor. I would not vote for OX or Handel and Johnson is with Sonny, Johnson has all of the future to be gone once democrat “Sonny Perdue” staff on his team. We need those people out of office!! Saturday night I was at the dinner in Union County,his former asst BF and his crew for Johnson was so awful at the dinner table it was annoying to me and my wife and guest. They were clapping out loud as speakers were introduced,and laughing so loud you could hear them across the room.Some Girl that was with that crowd was giggling all during the dinner. So people lets put these children back in office to run our state and that is exactly what Johnson would do hire his staff and nothing would change.Soon day care will be gone from the capitol and I will be so glad. Really let’s all take a look at the Scott guy and not kick him to the curve just yet….
vuduchld
March 20th, 2010
12:09 am
Yawn, another scare crow you pilgrims love propping up. This “dude’ brings nothing to the table. You folks love electing nincompoops don’t you.
Joel Edge
March 20th, 2010
6:30 am
Thanks for the heads-up.
Churchill's MOM
March 20th, 2010
6:41 am
He is certainly better than The OX, The REAL DEAL and Jamie Reynolds (Buba Johnson’s owner) but my votes goes to Handel.
Karl Marx
March 20th, 2010
6:49 am
So he favors continuing the broken monopoly one size fits all school system system. That’s enough for me to look for another candidate to support. Thanks for clearing that up Mr. Wingfield.
bulldog
March 20th, 2010
8:01 am
Austin Scott is the only honost candidate for Gubner on either side.
Will
March 20th, 2010
8:06 am
Austin Scott is the only republican running for governor who is not a radical right wing tea party candidate.
He also has less than no chance to win the republican primary because the primary is dominated by radical right wing tea party voters.
If you are concerned about funding for public education in Georgia, you haven’t seen anything that will approach the hostility and neglect these radical right wingers will bring to the table.
Kyle's Korner
March 20th, 2010
8:25 am
“..who last summer took a 1,068-mile state tour by foot…”
Hey, isn’t that the plot to “Forest Gump”, the movie?
This clown sounds like what he is: the electoral version of an hedge fund derivative; a lobbying bet in case the voters wise up.
Not bloody likely…
Morrus
March 20th, 2010
9:18 am
Vote out the incumbents and start over
The Tar and Feathers Party
March 20th, 2010
10:00 am
Gee, my Yankee born and bred wife has Scott blood in her veins, so maybe we will have to take a closer look at Mr. Scott. Of course, her family also settled on Irish land granted by the worthless King of England to his Royalist lackey’s in Scotland, make her family the invader in my homeland (yes, my wife’s family were Royalist lackeys). I guess we can let that go, for now. One day, we will make England pay a very high price indeed for invading Ireland.
DannyX
March 20th, 2010
10:02 am
Problem is Kyle this guy is a Republican.
Recently you said we are better off when one party does not control the big three, the Presidency, House and Senate. I’m sure you’ll agree the same goes for state government. Right?
Well since the state legislature is going to stay Republican, maybe you should refocus and start writing about the Democrat candidates for governor.
You are still for shared power aren’t you? Can’t wait for the show of consistency from you. Jim Wooten wrote about this subject for years, every month he wrote about the evils of one party rule, then nothing.
CJ
March 20th, 2010
10:15 am
“[Austin Scott] also argues for abolishing corporate income taxes…”
Of course he does.
The inevitable result being an even greater shift of the state’s tax burden onto the poor and middle class—probably via regressive sales taxes. The inevitable result being greater loss of state revenues, leading to further deterioration of our infrastructure and education system.
Scott’s policies and proposals revolve around keeping Georgian’s sucking off the corporate teat while further enriching the already rich.
Michael H. Smith
March 20th, 2010
10:35 am
Austin promises to reduce both the capital gains tax and the corporate income tax to attract businesses and entrepreneurs to create the jobs that Georgians need.
Mr. Austin seems to “get it”, he put the economy at the top of his issues list. In order for all the other issue – i.e. transportation, water, education – to be addressed it is absolutely necessary to first restore the “tax base” and secondly enhance/broaden that revenue base. His business job creation focus appears targeted correctly, then again, back to that old devil – the details.
I’m not in the least interested in giving away “blanket tax cuts”. The old Bush adage of “trust me” just doesn’t work, as we have seen in his tax cuts and… can we ever forget Alan Greenspan’s “we trusted” the Banks and we were wrong statement?
I’m more in tune with Ronald Reagan’s “Trust but Verify” policy when it comes to this business of “Trust”. It is fine to say reduce both the capital gains tax and the corporate income tax to attract businesses and entrepreneurs to create the jobs that Georgians need but without actual proven payroll verifiable jobs having been created it is giving away the State store quite literally.
Show us the jobs (i.e. income and payroll taxes being paid) and we will gladly show you the money!
These jobs must be in the State of Georgia and in preference to the hiring U.S. Citizens and “legal” Georgia residents.
http://www.scottforga.com/?page_id=542
Michael H. Smith
March 20th, 2010
10:43 am
Here we go the rich verses the poor, us against them(class warfare). The rich should pay triply more because they are rich and they can best afford it.
Yeah, like Karl Marx said, From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
There is your progressive tax FAIRNESS in a nutshell – Socialism.
Kyle's Korner
March 20th, 2010
10:56 am
During the cold war, televised debates between Russian Communists and our leaders always devolved upon one great point: That we can choose our leaders and commies can’t. The Russians would always scoff at this and claim that we had no idea about how our candidates are chosen nor about the monied powers who select the worthy field. They also laughed at our claim that our press was free by pointing out that the same monied powers who selected the hats in the ring were the same fascists who invented the events in the big circus of news and issues, and what gets covered or not.
Of course that only made me hate lyin’ commie scum even more, but now I wonder if they weren’t correct when I see monsters like Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh cosnpiring with the Right and abusing the amendments our 4fathers devised for us all.
I still hate lyin’ commie scum, but it seems we better take another hard look at the process, and adjust accordingly.
Remember, Blackwater will have nothing to do when Iraq kicks them out, and they might surge here to the highest bidder, probably Cheney and his cronies, who have caused all the hate, war, and destruction that we now face. I can see Blackwater mercenaries attacking a protest rally and slaughtering hundreds of people in the tinder box of a contested campaign. I can see it because it is the most repeated crime in all of history. All Cheney has to do is say, “The unarmed protesters fired at my army first, so what’s the big deal? I want an apology.”
Mankind goes full Attilla every now and then. I personally am spotlighting Blackwater as the greatest threat to our country since the cold war.
Icarus
March 20th, 2010
11:06 am
Good column Kyle. Austin Scott and Karen Handel are the only two candidates who have been talking about ethics reform before it was cool to do so. Strangely, they’re also the only two candidates talking about ethics reform since it should have become cool to do so.
The Republicans risk handing the Governor’s mansion back to the dems if they choose an ethically challenged candidate. The state facility that Oxendine belongs in isn’t the Governor’s Mansion, but something closer to Reidsville. Deal’s issues would make the insider deals that were done under the last Barnes administration off the table for general election debate.
Austin understands the state budget inside and out, and is a true policy wonk. He also gives short and straight answers to debate questions, even when he understands his answers may not be popular among the base.
For Republicans that remember what the Republican party used to stand for when we were in the minority party, Austin Scott deserves a strong look.
Michael H. Smith
March 20th, 2010
11:07 am
What?
Michael H. Smith
March 20th, 2010
11:12 am
I’m personally spotlighting Obama and these socialist Democrats in power as the greatest threat to America since the cold war.
Michael H. Smith
March 20th, 2010
11:40 am
A message to Mr. Austin and the Old King, Roy. Gentlemen in the education and jobs market we are not merely competing against others States. Our competition is global on all fronts. The standards are therefore set internationally and to that standard we must bring our education levels into alignment or hopefully exceed those standards. Otherwise, other countries will either bury us beneath their cheap labor markets or higher skilled better educated workforces.
Where the money follows the student, European students are scoring higher on international tests than American students. You best re-think your support of continuing the government education monopoly.
It really isn’t about putting more money into education, it is about getting better results from better use of the money that is being spent to educate the student.
Pete
March 20th, 2010
2:22 pm
Scott may very well be the most qualified person in the race. Of course, that means that the majority of Georgians won’t vote for him. We’re good at choosong the most incompetent, crooked people for public office.
Carol Hobbs
March 20th, 2010
4:13 pm
There all a bunch of crooks! That ox man is a prime exaple of mentally ill… Thanks for letting me know about this Austin Scott person, I will be looking into him! Sonny and his gang will soon be gone!
LBarron
March 20th, 2010
4:46 pm
I have not met Mr Scott, but based on what I have read he is a good man and would be a welcome change from some of the candidates that are always being questioned on their ethics. I did get to recently meet Karen Handel and was impressed with her sincerity on values and cost cutting ideas. She continues to strengthen her support with the business community. I believe that she brings what most Georgians are looking for in a Governor.
Brandon U.
March 20th, 2010
6:27 pm
Austin Scott for Governor!!!
http://www.scottforga.com
Linda Meeks
March 20th, 2010
11:25 pm
My entire family will be supporting Mr. Scott, my husband and I did a lot of research on him today and I sure like what I read. I also would encourage any one else to do there research before voting on a candidate and PLEASE take a look at Mr. Scott he really would make us a great governor from what I have read. I did not have a clue about him until this article was posted,I was leaning toward Johnson until I found out Sonny’s team was behind him and NO WAY NOW! I will be so glad when Sonny and those Children are gone from the State House.
Linda Meeks
March 20th, 2010
11:28 pm
One More thing,I am a educator and I will be contacting his office Monday to find out what I can do to help get him out to the educators.So thanks to who ever posted his website on here!
rooster
March 20th, 2010
11:40 pm
“Keeping the state out of the transit business” is just not a viable option if we want the best economic outcomes for Georgia in the long run. One might as well say keep the state out of the highway business. Reducing demand for road capacity is exactly the same as increasing supply. If we do not provide the entire Atlanta metro area with a viable alternative to roads, there’ll be one of two results: either we will never have enough capacity to meet demand, or demand will finally level off because jobs and people move elsewhere.
Now I have roots right along the gnat line in west central Georgia. And I can say that my relatives and many of their and my friends around there understand that Atlanta is a profoundly important economic resource. They know that the metro area generates 20% more than its proportional share of state revenue, and receives 20% less than its share in state spending. If the rest of Georgia were a separate state, it would have 20% less revenue without tax increases. It is a bad thing for all Georgians for Atlanta’s competitiveness to be compromised. And traffic is doing that.
The state needs to be involved with transit because of the fragmented nature of our local governments (largely an artifact of state politics). Some counties need more, some less. Some outer counties are mostly rural, with suburban density only in relatively small areas nearest the city. Can you get the whole of Cherokee, for example, to fund a system that only goes as far as Woodstock? The state is in a position to put transit where the need is and to create a formula for the sharing of financial responsibilities among local and county governments. It is in a better poistion to determine, for example where the next 10 miles of rail should be. I would say from Cumberland to the north rail line. But surely the folks in Clayton County would take a different view. Our local governments cannot be expected to make such decisions with the whole metro area in mind.
Another fact we cannot ignore is that transit fares need to be higher. Try driving from Doraville to Peachtree Center for MARTA fare. The state should provide the infrastructure, but it should not subsidize ridership. Operations should be covered by fares and by contributions from local governments. If rail goes where we need it, it will be worth an increased fare.
No More Progressives!
March 21st, 2010
7:11 am
F. Sinkwich
March 19th, 2010
7:49 pm
I took a look at his bio. UGA grad — nothing wrong with that!
It’s way past time we elected people who have actually done something productive in life to run our government. These Harvard educated, connected, life-long government careerists have got to go. And having a law degree should disqualifier as well.
That, sir, is prophetic wisdom worth at least one Nobel Prize. Term limits for all! No more judges for life! No lawyers in any position of power!
Kyle's Korner
March 21st, 2010
7:51 am
Linda Meeks is indeed an educator, and our children wouldn’t be as educated as they are without her efforts and the efforts of educators like her everywhere. To fully understand Linda Meeks, one must read both comments she posted at 11:25 and 11:28. Not to be possessive, she belongs in Georgia, and she is an educator, indeed.
We are lucky.
Ace
March 21st, 2010
8:50 am
Don’t take much bait to get a sheep to look at another flock. How will he handle the budget problem, tax cuts? Same ole tire line. Rookie.
Michael H. Smith
March 21st, 2010
10:38 am
It is time for Georgia to make better use of conservation measures used throughout the United States and many other countries to ensure that we have an abundance of clean water available for our citizens and for Georgia businesses to thrive.
Revising and extending an earlier comment on the water issue: Mr. Scott could be closer to my vision of how to resolve Georgia’s water challenges than first thought: Although, that old devil, the details, remains to cause questions to arise.
…“better use of conservation measures used throughout the United States and many other countries to ensure that we have an abundance of clean water available”
Now should Mr. Scott become the Republican candidate his Democrat opponent is likely to be the Old King, Roy. If Mr. Scott is unaware of the present laws on Georgia’s books(which is doubtful) that prohibit Georgia from this “better use of conservation used throughout the United States”, then it would be to his advantage if he has a detailed plan(pre-general election) to repeal or amend these arcane prohibitions.
Specifically prohibitions dealing with the following subjects: Ground water recharge, Metered Grey-water re-usage, inter-basin transfers and State well permitting. All of this gets into what is called “government sausage making”, which bores the dickens out of most citizens until a drought occurs.
Albeit, the Old King, Roy, is looking at these things and from all appearances, his approach beyond the low hanging fruit – so to speak – of converting old rock quarries into reservoirs is to build reservoirs below ground, akin to what Japan has done.
However, nature itself has already built reservoirs beneath the ground, referred to as aquifers, which are crucially important in sustaining rivers and streams and they are the source from which wells extract water. Recharge of these aquifers is the most effective means of below ground capture and retention of water in terms of cost and environmental impact verses man mimicking nature in “reinventing the wheel” to build below ground reservoirs as the Old King, Roy, would have Georgia pursue, using Japan as the model.
Michael H. Smith
March 21st, 2010
11:29 am
Rooster – Georgia like the rest of the nation has a “road deficit” already, particularly anywhere affluence exist or once existed. A challenge that most above and below the gnat line must come to terms with is that “road capacity” is virtually maxed-out in the Metro area with far too little available land to build enough roads to ever make even a small dent in this “road deficit”. Mass transit is inevitable because of the mobility facts Georgia confronts. (yours truly doesn’t like these facts but the facts are the facts)
However, the means used to provide this mass transit to Georgia as a whole – not only the Ree-gional King Roy solution primarily focused on expanding MARTA throughout the Metro – should not endeavor to “reinvent the wheel”, which is what expanding MARTA or the government transportation model would do. Fortunately Georgia again as it is with the water issue has an alternative to adding more unwarranted government control, cost and environmental impact. It only takes a glance at a map of the rial lines as they exist in this State to see the opportunity of this Statewide alternative. One that is a private sector solution that doesn’t give government more power and control and it is one that is cost and environmentally more desirable.
Though this private-public mass transit option has been on again, off again for many years due to politics as usual giving way to special interests, IMHO, the public-private mass transit option employing Georgia’s railroads should be seriously considered or revisited by Mr. Scott in light of his transportation statement appearing on the issues page of his Website:
As Governor, “he will provide a statewide solution” to Georgia’s transportation governance problems that balances regional concerns with the needs of the State as a whole…
http://www.scottforga.com/?page_id=542
Austin Scott Making A Move? — Peach Pundit
March 21st, 2010
1:01 pm
[...] like to see evidence that Scott is moving into the eye of larger media organizations, I point to Kyle Wingfield at the AJC: “But he’s running for governor. And even if you end up voting for someone else [...]
Audrey in Georgia
March 21st, 2010
1:41 pm
He can walk to Mars. He is still a republican loser.
Kyle's Korner
March 21st, 2010
4:10 pm
I thought women are from Venus. Why would he walk to Mars unless he was gay? He’ll make a great repudlickan.
Algonquin J. Calhoun
March 21st, 2010
4:13 pm
Who is the Grand, Exalted Cyclops of the Tea-Party Klan? Their racism and homophobia have been on display all weekend. What a bunch of idiots!
Liberal Regressive Idiots
March 21st, 2010
6:08 pm
Well, well well. What’s a day without some mindless, mouth breathing libtard wetting itself over Tea Party events and of course calling them all racists. And what’s a drooler doing talking about homophobia when it was the libtard regressives who hurl gay insults at gay Republicans. Do Jeffrey Guckert Gannon and Larry Craig sound familiar? What a useful tool.
In any event, it appears the narcissist liberal regressives of the Fascistocrat Party are going to ram through MarxistCare even though the majority of Americans do NOT WANT IT. Just 16% of Americans do not have a health care plan. Nobody of course cares to break that 16% down into sub-groups like who CAN afford to buy a plan either privately or through their employer but choose not to. But facts like that mean nothing to a bunch of arrogant, America and freedom hating, narcissistic fascists that we witness with the modern liberal regressives. Typical of their mentality – destroy what works for the majority so a tiny minority can get “their fare share.”
Taxes will rise all across the board; there WILL be a rationing of medical care – it’s inevitable; companies will NOT be hiring any time soon until they find out what in the hell is even in this bill since the entire thing hasn’t even been read (but the Oblahma administration already has planned for that saying the jobs will not be coming back any time soon – change we can believe in!). Then there was the news earlier this week that Walgreen’s will be joining another drug store in refusing to fill Medicaid prescriptions in Washington state and others because they aren’t getting reimbursed by the states (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011367936_walgreens18m.html). Can you say canary in a coal mine there? How ironic the goons of the modern Fascistocrat party championed this being the biggest “social” legislation since Medaid was passed, yet another prime example of FAILED government policies.
This bill that will be passed is unconstitutional on so many grounds it’s unbelievable. Where in the HELL does it say one American should be taxed to pay for another American’s health care? And don’t give me that “promote the general welfare” nonsense. What’s next on the horizon for the Narcissistocrat Party? Forcing taxpayers to fund government house and renter’s insurance? Automobile insurance? 401ks? Pensions? Life insurance? Where does the insanity stop for the freedom hating goons on the fascist left? Oh, and what the hell do student loans have to do with this monstrosity of fascist government control?
But that’s okay. Because the ink won’t even be dried and lawsuits against the federal government will be flying out the doors. First up is Florida who will sue deeming it unconstitutional and unaffordable (see: Washington state and Medicaid above). And when Republicans gain power back (not if, WHEN) the funding for this freedom stealing legislation will cease to be funded and if Oblahma is still president and threatens a veto, Republicans will shut down the government. It WILL be repealed.
The fight has only begun. We will not shut up; we will not waiver; we will not be intimidated by mindless “racist” accusations by the mindless, freeedom hating droolers on the goon left.
GATECH BABY
March 21st, 2010
6:30 pm
It is refreshing to see that some people actually do their homework. Others had better study up. There will be a mid-term in July and a final in November. The future of our beloved state of Georgia is at stake. I wish you well Austin Scott! You have always done Georgia proud!
Yella Dawg
March 21st, 2010
7:12 pm
I’d probably vote for him if he wasn’t a republican.
NoMoreDawgs
March 21st, 2010
8:23 pm
I wonder if he had the same teachers that old Phil Gramm had when he went to UGAg.
Xenobia
March 22nd, 2010
8:09 am
Funny thing, not one of this group has mentioned Ray McBerry for governor. Are they overlooking their very best?
Bubba
March 22nd, 2010
9:04 am
Hey, I ain’t got no Harvard degree either. And Austin Scott may be the best thing since sliced bread and gas heat. But the very idea of disqualifying anybody with a high class education or a law degree is just plumb crazy.
MiltonMan
March 22nd, 2010
9:06 am
Austin Scott is nothing more than a Democrat disguised as a Republican:
(1) He does not support the re-creation of Milton County
(2) Does not support college students carrying weapons
etc.
etc.
He will continue to be in the 3-5% range and maybe carry a couple of counties in south Georgia whose combined population is 5,000. I will personally make sure that he gets very little support from North Fulton – population of 300,000
Jefferson
March 22nd, 2010
10:14 am
Georgia has enough counties, we don’t need another one.