Tag Archives: Bob Barr

Political Notes – Graves gets an early Christmas present

Congressman Tom Graves won’t have to worry about GOP primary opposition from firebrand attorney Bob Barr . . .

Tags: Bob Barr , John Wilkinson , Mike Crane , Nathan Deal , public safety awards , schools of excellence , Tom Graves

Political Notes – Sunday package sales become a non-issue

Even though more than 100 communities will be voting in two weeks on the legalization of Sunday package sales of alcohol, the votes have stirred up little public interest or controversy . . .

Tags: 14th Congressional District , 9th Congressional District , Allen Peake , Bob Barr , Herman Cain , Judge Linton Crawford , Macon SPLOST , Newt Gingrich , Sunday package sales , Tom Graves

Political Notes – Graves causing static in his own caucus

Rep. Tom Graves is a hero to tea party activists, but draws a somewhat cooler response from his caucus leadership because of his uncompromising votes on spending bills . . .

Tags: 9th Congressional District race , Bob Barr , communications networks , Hunter Bicknell , NFIB Georgia , Tea Party , Tom Graves

Political Notes — Supreme Court will hear voter ID challenge

The Georgia Supreme Court will be the next judicial body to hear the Democratic Party’s challenge to the state’s voter identification law . . .

Tags: Bob Barr , drinking on military bases , Georgia Supreme Court , Jack Kingston , Johnny Isakson , Ray McKinney , voter identification

Lowering the Barr

Even though he’s one of the wing-nuttiest politicians that Georgians ever elected to Congress, there have been times when I found myself in agreement with Bob Barr. He has noted the failure of the never-ending war on drugs, for one thing. He was also consistent in speaking out against the flaws of the Patriot Act [...]

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