GOP Power Play, Obamacare, Space Taxis and Newt!
Friday morning’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution headline that screamed “Governor seeks a shake-up” was counter-punched by the next morning’s headline “Critics pound Perdue plan.” The November headline should say “Voters KO GOP Power Grab Plan.” This was a bad idea from the start. And if it’s such a good idea now, why didn’t we hear about this until Sonny Perdue’s eighth year in office?
The basic plan goes like this: Perdue proposed that starting after 2014 elections the governor would appoint four currently elected officials: commissioners at labor, education and insurance, along with state superintendent of education. This will ostensibly make for better, more efficient government and ensure that really good people hold those jobs. Read more »
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