The next Republican in the Senate race? Probably not Tom Price
Now, that’s not to say Tom Price, who represents Georgia’s 6th Congressional District, won’t run in next year’s election to replace the retiring Saxby Chambliss. But unless no one else gets in the race during the next three months, Price won’t be the next candidate to jump in. (Paul Broun was the first.)
In a statement emailed today, Price said he’d raised $300,000 in the two weeks since Chambliss announced he wouldn’t seek re-election. That’s on top of the nearly $1.6 million in cash on hand his campaign committee reported as of Dec. 31. But, Price dded:
In November of 2012, the citizens of Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District re-elected me to represent them in the U. S. House of Representatives. This is a great honor and serious responsibility. As Vice Chairman of the Budget Committee, I’ve been entrusted with a leadership position by my colleagues. My current focus is on the formulation of a sound Budget Resolution, a plan to balance the budget within ten years and correct the many problems created by the Obama Administration. The complexity of our fiscal crisis requires daily strategy and discussions to diligently tackle key issues including sequestration spending reductions, how Washington is funded, and the debt limit.
The urgency of our country’s problems is not to be taken lightly. Public service is a sacred trust and I take my responsibilities seriously. Too often, elected officials look toward the next rung on the ladder instead of the task at hand. In the weeks to come, by demonstrating effective leadership, I will be focused on fulfilling the job I was elected to do.
The election of Georgia’s next senator is 21 months away and there is plenty of time for campaigning. To announce a decision prior to the completion of the work on the debt ceiling and critical fiscal policy in May 2013, would be distracting and unwise. At that time, Betty and I will then be prepared to come to a decision on my candidacy for the U.S. Senate as Georgia’s conservative voice.
So, we’ll have to wait until May to find out whether Price joins Broun in the race. In the meantime, we could get decisions from other members of Congress, such as Phil Gingrey and Jack Kingston, and perhaps others. The state legislative session should be over by late March or early April, so we might see some action on the candidate front after that.
Is this a mistake by Price? Or will 18 months (that’s until the general election; the primary will probably be in July, only 14 months from this May) be enough time?
– By Kyle Wingfield
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Bruno
February 11th, 2013
7:40 pm
anyone who doesn’t eat and enjoy immensely the delicacy of boiled peanuts, should not be left alone with your wife or daughter.
I don’t know about that, Rafe. Probably depends on how good-looking they are.
Hillbilly D
February 11th, 2013
7:43 pm
Have you ever had syrup candy?
No but I’ve heard Daddy talk about it. The only candy they got, in his day, was candy they made themselves. I can remember my Great Aunt, telling me how my Grandpa (her brother) bought her, her first piece of store bought candy when she was like 8-10 years old.
Bruno
February 11th, 2013
7:51 pm
Watch Anderson call her out on her lies, and amazingly she says “It doesn’t matter”:
That appears to be a familiar refrain over on the Dem side. Hillary skated with it during the recent House and Senate hearings as well. As someone commented earlier, that seems to be the overriding theme of the entire Obama Presidency “Hey, we know that we’re lying through our teeth, but it doesn’t matter, because we’re in charge”.
Bruno
February 11th, 2013
7:53 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSwaGgAjQZk
Rafe Hollister preparing for an Obamanist America
February 11th, 2013
8:00 pm
Hey, we know that we’re lying through our teeth, but it doesn’t matter, because we’re in charge”.
Amen to that!!!!
Hillbilly, syrup candy was a treat for poor folks. Never knew exactly how it was made, but as a child it seemed my uncle poured cane syrup (sugar cane) into a frying pan and boiled it down to a sticky mess. He then “pulled it” for what seemed like forever, when you are hungry. He pulled it into strands and kept pulling and pulling. Finally he would tear it into pieces and place it on wax paper and let it cool. All the sugar would burn your throat after a while.
md
February 11th, 2013
8:03 pm
Back at you Bruno….and for the libs on here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSbKmWcxvsw
Logical……huh?
md
February 11th, 2013
8:05 pm
Guess I’m going to have to pull out the Supertramp vinyl…..
Aesop's Fables and other Lib Economic Theories
February 11th, 2013
8:10 pm
A political payback to Hispanic voters that does little or nothing for African-Americans, reasoned Sam from Milwaukee on Wisconsin’s 1290 WMCS AM’s “Earl Ingram Show.”
“Our issues are not being highlighted and pushed, and things like gay marriage and (immigration) are being pushed to the forefront,” the caller said. “Hispanics are effectively organized. For us not to be organized and for us not to hold our leadership accountable is disheartening.”
“There (are) clearly different views in the African-American community around immigration,” Sharpton said on his radio show last month. “Some have said they’re (illegal immigrants) taking our jobs, they dilute our strength.
Yeah, but they know you’ll just stfu and fall in line for the next election.
Bruno
February 11th, 2013
8:11 pm
Back at you Bruno….and for the libs on here:
The “Breakfast In America” album came out while I was attending engineering school, so it will always hold a special place for me. The “Logical Song” fit my circumstances pretty well at the time, and in a small part led me to a career in health care instead.
Somehow, I think you might be a year or two older than me, but I’m guessing we’re from the same era.
Bruno
February 11th, 2013
8:13 pm
“There (are) clearly different views in the African-American community around immigration,” Sharpton said on his radio show last month. “Some have said they’re (illegal immigrants) taking our jobs, they dilute our strength.
Am I so far off base to wish for ONE America, with ONE set of rules for everyone?? But with the Dems constantly offering special rights and privileges to each and every splinter group, I don’t see us ever getting there.
Bruno
February 11th, 2013
8:17 pm
I remember hearing this song frequently a few years ago every time I took my then-GF home after our dates. Always made me laugh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SU3U425qVo
For whatever reason, Roger Hodgson appears to be restricting youtube from playing the studio version of his songs. I know that the studio version of “School” used to be available, but now it’s not. Ditto for “Give A Little Bit”. If that’s true, can’t say that I blame him entirely.
Bruno
February 11th, 2013
8:21 pm
Supertramp’s best song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSel-X11by0
Hillbilly D
February 11th, 2013
8:22 pm
Rafe
Daddy still cusses about having to strip that cane, when he was a kid.
Bruno
February 11th, 2013
8:29 pm
This was my favorite song from the “Breakfast In America” album:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfB3O4eDXos
Bruno
February 11th, 2013
8:37 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBFFjqi3D_s
Dreamer, you know you are a dreamer
Well, can you put your hands in your head? Oh no
I said, “Dreamer, you’re nothing but a dreamer”
Well, can you put your hands in your head? Oh no
Bruno
February 11th, 2013
8:49 pm
Where did everyone go?? As they say, “Even In the Quietest Moments”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfPT0ODaM1Q
CC
February 11th, 2013
8:50 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3khH9ih2XJg
CC
February 11th, 2013
8:52 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mRFWQoXq4c
Bruno
February 11th, 2013
9:05 pm
Nice Seger, CC. I think we covered him pretty well last week, so I won’t send any back at ya.
Are you any kind of a Traffic fan??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ow1yz0P84E
Thulsa Doom
February 11th, 2013
9:38 pm
“I keep wondering how a F’ing idiot like her keeps getting elected.”
I can’t remember the topic but it was back during the election period that the woman told an outrageously stupid bald faced lie, got called out on it, and yet she still remains the DNC chairwoman. it may have been the Anderson Cooper article that md referred to. In any event it really is shocking that this complete fool not only gets re-elected but holds a prominent leadership position within the Dem party. Freaking scary.
Sailfish
February 11th, 2013
9:47 pm
Oh c’mon cons…your gallery is chock full of nutz…michelle bachman, just about every congress critter from texas, john mccain, lindsay graham even your hero paul ryan is a bit off kilter, balance the budget my arse, just give me some more tax cuts, that’s the tonic.
CC
February 11th, 2013
9:51 pm
Bruno:
“Are you any kind of a Traffic fan??”
Probably not. I’m more of a product of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. I’ve heard very little since the early 80’s that appealed to me. My music ‘likes’ pretty much covers the spectrum, though. I love blues, rock ‘n roll, doo wop, country, pop and even some opera. I also like swing from the era of the big bands. Even though classified as ‘music’, I will NOT listen to any of this rap crap!
Aesop's Fables and other Lib Economic Theories
February 11th, 2013
9:52 pm
Not to mention the “woman” is homely. She’s the perfect democrat; full of lies, poison and as ugly as hell.
Watch out hillary, you’ve got some comp!
Aesop's Fables and other Lib Economic Theories
February 11th, 2013
9:56 pm
She seems to be a stupid “woman” too. Not at all interested in taking advantage of the career advancement opportunities available in her own party. Just put on 500 pounds, marry a pervert who can’t keep his hands to himself and then blubber about it. You’ll soon be deemed inevitable.
CC
February 11th, 2013
9:58 pm
“Watch out hillary, you’ve got some comp!”
Talk about ‘two peas in a pod’! Both homely and liars!
Aesop's Fables and other Lib Economic Theories
February 11th, 2013
9:58 pm
But, of course, make sure there are no skinny a$$ wayward socialists that pose no threat at all to party power lurking around out there, first, before you put on the 500 pounds.
Sailfish
February 11th, 2013
9:59 pm
aesop
Too bad that she probably has more intellect in her pinkie than you do between the ears, your hating is ugly.
CC
February 11th, 2013
10:01 pm
“Just put on 500 pounds, marry a pervert who can’t keep his hands to himself and then blubber about it.”
Pervert? All lib pseudo-males will like and accept what they are TOLD to like and accept . . . by the lib witches!
Aesop's Fables and other Lib Economic Theories
February 11th, 2013
10:03 pm
sailfishy – At this point, what does it really matter?
Aesop's Fables and other Lib Economic Theories
February 11th, 2013
10:04 pm
Yeah, hillary is smart like I’m a Chinese woman.
Sailfish
February 11th, 2013
10:05 pm
aesop – At this point, what does it really matter?
I guess there’s no argument there, go ahead and rip her a new one if that’s what makes your toes tingle.
CC
February 11th, 2013
10:09 pm
Maher is the one who experiences ‘tingles’.
Aesop's Fables and other Lib Economic Theories
February 11th, 2013
10:10 pm
sailfish – That fat pig was probably drunk during the whole Benghazi “episode” and most likely for several days afterwards. Maybe even during the Senate hearings. 4 dead US service men and an embassy burnt to the ground, you are absolutely correct; at this point, what does it matter to a dummycrat?
Hillbilly D
February 11th, 2013
10:13 pm
Even though classified as ‘music’,
If you can’t hum it, it ain’t music.
Sailfish
February 11th, 2013
10:18 pm
aesop@10:10
See..right there you totally discredit any semblence of common sense, your immaturity needs some work, seems like you’ve got plenty of free time and there’s no time like the present – good luck.
CC
February 11th, 2013
10:22 pm
HD:
You’re right!
I also know what syrup candy is!
Bruno
February 11th, 2013
10:28 pm
I’m more of a product of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s
CC–Traffic’s heydey was in the late 60s and early 70s.
I also like swing from the era of the big bands.
I actually have a Glenn Miller CD in my collection as a tribute to my Dad, who loved big bands.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJE-onnw2gM
Bruno
February 11th, 2013
10:31 pm
Once, as kids, my Dad loaded us up in the car, telling us that we were going to see the Glenn Miller Orchestra in the early 60s. What he failed to mention was that we didn’t have any tickets. We ended up sitting in the parking lot with the windows rolled down. On the way home, the muffler fell off of the station wagon, which of course prompted my Dad to gun the engine all around town in order to annoy my mother.
Ah, the good old days…….
Bruno
February 11th, 2013
10:32 pm
HD–You never mentioned whether you saw the Grammys last night. The group performance of “The Weight” was led by none other than your buddy Zac Brown. The audience seemed to appreciate it.
Sailfish
February 11th, 2013
10:32 pm
bruno
Well, if you like traffic then you must like the grateful dead and their woodstock partners creedence clearwater revival. Beethoven and mozart are no slouches either, just sayin.
Hillbilly D
February 11th, 2013
10:33 pm
Bruno
If people listen to your 10:26, they’ll hear where part of the fiddle solo in this came from.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AZmlbfNdGM
CC
February 11th, 2013
10:34 pm
Bruno:
IMO, this was Miller’s very best!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZQQ0vUBceM
Bruno
February 11th, 2013
10:35 pm
Another goody by the GMO, “Pennsylvania 6-5000″:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_muFwwTSMs
This song was played during a particularly cool part in the movie “The Glenn Miller Story” starring Jimmy Stewart.
Bruno
February 11th, 2013
10:38 pm
you must like the grateful dead
I actually have a large portrait tattooed onto my back of Jerry Garcia, sail. The artist who drew it used to have a copy of it online, but he took it down about a year ago. All the hippie chicks seem to love it.
Do you have any of the Dicks Picks??
Thulsa Doom
February 11th, 2013
10:39 pm
If Hilary is so freaking smart then why would she tell such a moronic lie about dodging bullets in Bosnia. Its one thing to tell a complex lie but to tell such an easily disproven lie is kinda dumb.
Bruno
February 11th, 2013
10:41 pm
they’ll hear where part of the fiddle solo in this came from.
Well, damn, HD, you kicked my ass on that one!! You are an ecletic Hillbilly fo sure!! I bow in your presence!!
Bruno
February 11th, 2013
10:45 pm
If Hilary is so freaking smart then why would she tell such a moronic lie about dodging bullets in Bosnia. Its one thing to tell a complex lie but to tell such an easily disproven lie is kinda dumb.
Personally, I think Hillary is fairly shrewd in a calculated, political way. At the same time, I think that she’s a pathological liar just like Bill, who will look you straight in the eye while they steal your teeth from your mouth.
I’ll never get over how those missing Rose Law Firm records somehow mysteriously “appeared” in the White House when it was politically advantageous for them. Yet, somehow their base, along with the press, gave them free pass after free pass.
Sailfish
February 11th, 2013
10:46 pm
-Do you have any of the Dicks Picks??-
I have no idea what that means. No tatoo’s for this fish, I like my skin just the way it is. Funny story though; when I got out of boot camp everybody wanted to get drunk, laid, and get a tatoo – not necessarily in that order. Well about eight of us stumbled into the tatoo parlor and I was last in line. I kind of sobered up and my daddy warned me not to get a tatoo, so I bailed and never regretted it.
Bruno
February 11th, 2013
10:48 pm
IMO, this was Miller’s very best!
That was supposed to be my parent’s “official” couples song, although my Mom claimed later that she just went along with it to please my Dad. She preferred this song instead:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V430M59Yn8
Hillbilly D
February 11th, 2013
10:51 pm
This is the perfect couples song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90_jUVbg9hk