Couple of things
- Ah. Good times. The Athens-Clarke County Commission debates domestic partner insurance benefits, and Elton Dodson and States McCarter are, um, a bit testy in their exchange. McCarter says something is fishy in this whole thing, but doesn't offer any specifics ... so Dodson, in truly awesome fashion, tells him to put up or shut up. Tom Chasteen is more measured in his comments, questioning how much this thing will cost ... seeing how he actually runs an insurance agency, I think his concerns are a tad more valid than McCarter's.
- Hey, hey! I worked on this proposal. Only one minor thing ... we never actually offered day care, but instead relied on another provider which saw its funds dry up. But, yes, good story all the way around. Having done this for the past three years (as well as enduring a two-hour board meeting last night), I can tell you child care is one of the greatest hinderences to helping people get back on their feet.
- Regarding actually implementing this idea, it's a tough call for me. I'm OK with the hypothetical concept of providing insurance benefts for gay couples, but everything else is blurry. I don't know why this government should be in the business of providing insurance to folks who are just 'boyfriend-girlfriend.' Either we have a single-payer health care system or we don't ... and right now we don't, which means only married families are eligible for inclusion in these types of plans. And, considering civil unions and gay marriage are banned in Georgia, there will be no legal difference between a gay couple which has been together for 17 years and straight couple who has been dating for three months ... and it's quite obvious there probably should be. I also think Chasteen's concern over the potential of fraud is a real one, and Kathy Hoard seems to think it won't be a problem. I'm glad she and the committee which worked hard to craft this proposal think it will be OK, but I'm still not so sure.
- I'll be honest, I don't really care to see Borat but it sure has ticked off some folks. First, some drunken fraternity guys have filed a lawsuit for being shown unfavorably (i.e. as blatant racists), while now an etiquette guru is saying she was misled. I'm not alone in noticing this as Russ is talking about the silliness of the former lawsuit, of which I can agree with. The latter, however, might be more difficult to dismiss if they had told them it was for a completely different video project. Then again, I'm no legal expert so it may be without merit.
- Kids ... this is kinda dumb. Though I suppose this means I won't see any more NCAA Football versions released for PlayStation 2. Bummer.
- Hillary discusses how she chooses candidates, and it's worth noting that she and I don't exactly see eye-to-eye on this one.
- By a margin of less than 1,000 votes, John Barrow defeated Max Burns ... again. Does this set up the third bout in their epic series ... Barrow-Burns III: Fightin' in Tybee?
- Hey, hey! I worked on this proposal. Only one minor thing ... we never actually offered day care, but instead relied on another provider which saw its funds dry up. But, yes, good story all the way around. Having done this for the past three years (as well as enduring a two-hour board meeting last night), I can tell you child care is one of the greatest hinderences to helping people get back on their feet.
- Regarding actually implementing this idea, it's a tough call for me. I'm OK with the hypothetical concept of providing insurance benefts for gay couples, but everything else is blurry. I don't know why this government should be in the business of providing insurance to folks who are just 'boyfriend-girlfriend.' Either we have a single-payer health care system or we don't ... and right now we don't, which means only married families are eligible for inclusion in these types of plans. And, considering civil unions and gay marriage are banned in Georgia, there will be no legal difference between a gay couple which has been together for 17 years and straight couple who has been dating for three months ... and it's quite obvious there probably should be. I also think Chasteen's concern over the potential of fraud is a real one, and Kathy Hoard seems to think it won't be a problem. I'm glad she and the committee which worked hard to craft this proposal think it will be OK, but I'm still not so sure.
- I'll be honest, I don't really care to see Borat but it sure has ticked off some folks. First, some drunken fraternity guys have filed a lawsuit for being shown unfavorably (i.e. as blatant racists), while now an etiquette guru is saying she was misled. I'm not alone in noticing this as Russ is talking about the silliness of the former lawsuit, of which I can agree with. The latter, however, might be more difficult to dismiss if they had told them it was for a completely different video project. Then again, I'm no legal expert so it may be without merit.
- Kids ... this is kinda dumb. Though I suppose this means I won't see any more NCAA Football versions released for PlayStation 2. Bummer.
- Hillary discusses how she chooses candidates, and it's worth noting that she and I don't exactly see eye-to-eye on this one.
- By a margin of less than 1,000 votes, John Barrow defeated Max Burns ... again. Does this set up the third bout in their epic series ... Barrow-Burns III: Fightin' in Tybee?
posted by Jmac at 7:17 AM
2 Comments:
Re Burns-Barrow, wouldn't each party have had to win once to justify a third time?
At some point, after losing to Barrow twice, don't you think Republicans might realize they can field a better candidate?
Darren
They're doing a recount to collect more accurately the data on where to draw the lines?
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