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RANDOM THOUGHTS ON RANDOM SUBJECTS
The primaries are upon
us. Some interesting questions to ponder: Will Ambassador to Outer Space
Cynthia McKinney alight on earth long enough to win the Democratic primary
in the 4th Congressional district? Can former House Judiciary
Chairman Tom Bordeaux, (D-Savannah), a staunch opponent of tort reform win
reelection? Does anybody besides doctors, lawyers and insurance company
lobbyists even know what tort reform is? Will businessman Herman Cain run
for public office again if he loses the Republican primary for the United
States Senate? (I hope so.). . . .
Georgia law requires
that you move over one lane if you come upon an emergency vehicle on the
side of the road, or slow to a safe speed if you cannot. This happened to
me on Highway 41 in Cobb County last week. Two police cars were tending
to an accident in the median. I couldn’t move over because of traffic, so
I slowed to 35 mph in a 55 mph zone and put on my blinkers. That
occasioned a yahoo in a black pickup with “God Bless Number 3” pasted on
the back to run up behind me and flash his lights. At the next light, I
told the Earnhart wannabe I had slowed down as the law required and didn’t
appreciate the flashing lights. That got me a one-finger salute. The
Governor’s Office of Highway Safety tells me the driver could have been
fined $500 had he been stopped. I hope Bubba goes to NASCAR heaven and
gets his black pickup rammed throughout eternity by Number 3. . . .
The History Channel
presented a program recently examining how Allied forces dealt with German
terrorists – called Werewolves – at the end of World War II. We rounded
up suspects, tied them to a pole and shot them. Even the weenie French
popped a few. Germans decided it might be better to make nice with us
than with the Werewolves and that seemed to take care of the problem. We
ought to do the same thing in Iraq— shoot a bunch of suspects every time
terrorists kidnap somebody – except that today’s weenie French would
probably end up shooting off their big toe. Can you imagine the
hyperventilating had CNN been around in those days? On the other hand, do
you think Harry Truman would have given a damn what CNN thought about
anything? . . . .
One of the world’s
great people is Dr. Raymond Cook, a retired professor living in Valdosta.
Dr. Cook had a lot to do with me finishing college. I looked him up 47
years later to tell him so. I’m glad I did. Not only was he an important
figure in my life then, but he has become a role model for me today. In
his 80’s, Dr. Cook has more energy, more outside interests and more
opinions on more things than most people half his age. If you remember
teachers that were important to you, find them and tell them. It is a
great reward for both teacher and pupil. . . .
Have Democrats lost
their minds? Former Governor Roy Barnes hosted a fund-raiser for former
State Senator Charles Walker, of Augusta on the day a federal grand jury
handed down 142 felony indictments against Walker. Walker’s myriad legal
and ethical problems haven’t exactly been a big secret. Why does the
State Democratic Party leadership still kowtow to this guy? . . . .
A Georgia Tech booster
got his britches in a wad over my recent column explaining the brouhaha in
Athens to my Tech friends. Something I said made him see fit to accuse me
of being from Bainbridge. I’m not, but I take that as a high compliment.
I love Bainbridge. Too bad they don’t play the Whatsit Bowl in
Bainbridge, instead of Boise, Idaho. He could see Tech play there every
January and find out for himself what a great town it is. . . .
Finally,
pseudo-filmmaker Michael Moore keeps telling Europeans how stupid we
Americans are. For once, I agree. Anybody who cares what Michael Moore
thinks has to be dumber than a yard rake.
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