Your morning jolt: Running to be Georgia’s next SOB
With Attorney General Thurbert Baker’s up-or-out decision to run for governor, both Democrats and Republicans are drooling over what — in hands other than those of Baker — has often been a high-profile position.
“We do believe Georgia will be a better state with a meaner attorney general who will make crooked politicians quiver in their boots instead of tap dance to the bank,” writes Bill Shipp in his Sunday column.
And who will this mean SOB be? Democrat Rob Teilhet of Smyrna has already declared for the job.
State Rep. Ed Lindsey (R-Atlanta), a lawyer with a reputation as a strong litigator, is considering it.
State Sen. Seth Harp (R-Midland) says he’ll run for insurance commissioner or attorney general — one or the other.
Some have mentioned Robert Highsmith, former legal counsel for Gov. Sonny Perdue, as a candidate. But that’s highly unlikely, given that Highsmith was just handed controlling reins of Holland and Knight, his law firm.
Which also happens to be the law firm of Kasim Reed, the state senator and Atlanta mayoral candidate. Highsmith, though Republican, is a big supporter.
In other prosecutorial news, Georgia Supreme Court Justice Leah Sears announced last October that she would step down this year as her term as the court’s leader ends.
The decision has miffed Democrats who pulled out all the stops for her re-election in 2006. A resignation would give Gov. Sonny Perdue the appointment.
We’re hearing that soon-to-be-former U.S. Attorney David Nahmias of the Northern District is very interested in the job.
While you ponder that, below are a few wrap-up items on the 2009 legislative session, found while perusing this morning’s ajc.com:
The saga of Gov. Sonny Perdue and transportation reorganization in Georgia. The governor says he’s disappointed by transportation tax failure, and questions a last-minute capital gains break. MARTA to face drastic cuts after bill stalls. DeKalb County cell phone bill surges to $1.5 million. Fate of F-22, 2,000 jobs in Marietta could be revealed today. Appraisers struggle to keep up with falling values.
Some opinion:
Cynthia Tucker says Michelle Obama’s triumph is ours, too. Jim Wooten greets the young whipper-snapper who will replace him.
Elsewhere in Georgia:
MDJ: The newspaper assures readers that it’s in good shape.
And the nation:
NYT: An invitation to Obama stirs up Notre Dame. WP: Blacks at odds over scrutiny of the president. Voice of America: In Hong Kong, McCain urges punitive sanctions for North Korean rocket launch. Daily Beast: But Newt Gingrich says we should have taken the missile out.
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Just Nasty & Mean
April 6th, 2009
9:41 am
Once again, Newt gets it right.
Obama, and the so-called smartest woman alive–Sec. of State Hillary Clinton— has been tested by the backward and puny Korean gargoyle—- and lost—big time!!
Obla-bla-ma has shown he has a big mouth—but no spine to protect Americans.
As Newt states: Some morning we’re going to wake up to another disaster of incomprehensible proportions. You can count yesterdays failure by Obla-bla-ma as a major contributor.
Pierce Randall
April 6th, 2009
10:30 am
“Just Nasty & Mean” — Do you read the news, or just comment around it? Bush ran in 2000 on a policy of 6 party talks (in fact, that’s one of the few things he could come up with when they asked him about foreign policy) with North Korea, which didn’t work, and gave them the time to develop a bomb. Then, he did an about-face (a cut-and-run, if you will) to directly engage the state, which is what Obama so generously received flak from McCain and people who won’t like him regardless of what he does (like yourself–we can call this “prejudice,” right?) for suggesting we do with Iran. Because we directly engaged North Korea in the 90’s, under Clinton, and we had tough diplomacy then, we didn’t have to go through China to talk to the country, and they didn’t develop an atomic bomb.
Quite the SOB yourself–you should apply for the job.
Copyleft
April 6th, 2009
10:57 am
Why should the attorney general be making “crooked POLITICANS” quake in their boots, when he should be striking fear in the heart of crooked CEOs and corporate lobbyists? That’s where the real danger lies.
Once the corporations are frightened of what our government can do to them, then we’ll be on the road to economic recovery.
Aaron Burr V. Mexico
April 6th, 2009
12:20 pm
Republicans are dumb.
Obama and Hillary are doing just fine, thanks.
Rob Teilhet Officially Enters AG Race — Peach Pundit
April 6th, 2009
1:08 pm
[...] Jim Galloway’s take on the race can be found here. [...]
1998
April 6th, 2009
3:57 pm
Why not David Ralston for AG? Why is nobody talking about him?