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Posted: 6:28 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013

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Oscar Pistorius may be the next OJ case. Does it matter and why should we care? 2nd Amendment proponents think this case in South Africa will hurt our cause here. And Wayne Lee Hill was given a stay of execution. What it next and what are the time limits. Dick Morris paid me a visit a few years ago on the day the the Supreme Court ruled that executing a mentally incompetent person was "cruel and unusual punishment." He said at the time it was the beginning of the end of the death penalty in America. What do you think? Phil Gingrey in Athens. Jack Kingston was there on Saturday. What's the tie? They are both congressmen and both considering a run for the U. S. Senate. State Senator Josh McKoon introduced legislation suggesting if you an elected official, you ought to resign before you run for a different office. I agree and point to Thomas Watson whose statue is on the Georgia Capitol lawn. He went' in and out of public service and that's what our elected officials should do also. It should not be a career. Also, Mark Rountree will chime in on a poll he's done on Georgia politics. Update on Legislative session. Brad Carver tells us about the Tennessee Water legislation. Will it be a fight? Is ethics still stalled, where will it go? Stadium and bed tax off the table, that's brilliant maneuvering. I've been watching with interest, Rep. Mark Hamiliton's bill on broadband. This is interesting because this is where broadband is going. Governments offering it "free" everywhere through cites, counties...is this the right direction? It's House Bill 282, by Rep. Mark Hamilton, which would restrict municipalities from offering broadband internet to their customers citizens appears to be heading for a fight if the pace of media stories is any indicator. Just for fun: Tiger Talks playing golf with POTUS. Was their no picture because of the vacation or because Tiger is a 1%er?

 
 

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