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- Saturday, May 18, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Author - Tom Crawford
Crawford: Here's why our kids aren’t learning
The dedication of George W. Bush's presidential library last week reminded me of one of the former president's most memorable public comments.
Crawford: Big spenders ready for Senate run
If U.S. Reps. Phil Gingrey, Jack Kingston and Tom Price all end up running for Saxby Chambliss' Senate seat next year, you can be sure of one thing: They won't have to worry about a lack of money.
Crawford: Should we even talk about guns?
Georgia's senators were caught in a political crossfire last week over their vote on a gun control bill currently being considered in the U.S. Senate.
Crawford: State helps the rich get richer
Many school systems are furloughing teachers and can't provide a 180-day school year for their students. Our elected leaders at the Capitol say they just don't have the money to spend on public education.
Crawford: Sometimes, it’s better to do nothing
This year's General Assembly session was noteworthy as much for the bills that did not pass as for the ones that did.
Crawford: How ‘historic’ is state's ethics legislation?
One of the major questions still to be answered in this year's legislative session is whether the House and Senate will actually agree on some kind of bill to limit what lobbyists can spend on lawmakers.
Crawford: Ga. lawmakers aren’t accomplishing much this session
The last week of the General Assembly session is fast approaching and you might think the state's lawmakers would be concentrating on major issues that are truly important to constituents back in their districts.
Crawford: Hypocrisy is addictive to politicians
One thing I have always noticed about politicians is this: For almost anyone in elective office, hypocrisy is like heroin. It's so addictive that it's nearly impossible to resist it.
Crawford: Why power bills keep going up
Should a business be rewarded for failure? That's the essence of a bill - HB 267 - that state Rep. Jeff Chapman, R-Brunswick, has introduced to try to hold down the costs of two nuclear reactors that Georgia Power is building at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro. This is a construction project that will have a big impact on your wallet, whether you buy your electricity from Georgia Power Co. or from one of the electric ...
Crawford: Who will take on Deal in 2014?
Those who are working on Gov. Nathan Deal's re-election campaign for 2014 might be feeling a little nervous right now.
Crawford: Ga. leaders push for more guns, not fewer
We do things differently here. The shooting incident at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., that resulted in the deaths of 20 young children has prompted several states and Congress to consider laws that would reduce the number of firearms in public places. In Georgia, elected officials have never worried about that. They just want to keep expanding the number of guns that people can carry outside the home. Five days after the Newtown massacre, ...
Crawford: Don’t write Broun off too quickly
Paul Broun made it official last week by announcing he will run for Saxby Chambliss' Senate seat in 2014. The outspoken congressman and biblical scholar is already placing ads on political websites as he gets his campaign under way.
Crawford: A needed tax, despite the dishonesty about it
Those who report on the activities of Georgia's legislators tend to concentrate on criticizing the things we think our elected officials are doing wrong.
Crawford: Saxby stirs state’s political pot
Whether you love him or hate him, you have to admire how Sen. Saxby Chambliss threw the state's political community into an uproar with last week's announcement that he won't run again in 2014.
Crawford: Cagle is back in Senate saddle
You could safely say that the past two years were probably not the best years of Casey Cagle's life.
Articles By Author - Tom Crawford
Crawford: New Ga. ethics law is half a loaf
Until last week, Georgia had been one of only three remaining states that put absolutely no limits on how much money lobbyists could spend to influence the passage or defeat of legislation in a General Assembly session.
Crawford: Georgia’s leaders fix a past mistake
It's no secret that politicians often make mistakes - a lot of them.
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