Perdue quip about tax break draws Democratic criticism

From The Macon Telegraph:

Gov. Sonny Perdue's quip on a radio call-in show about a law he signed that saved him about $100,000 in state capital gains taxes drew fire Wednesday from Democrats who said it showed he was out of touch with regular Georgians.

Perdue was appearing on WAOK radio on Tuesday when a caller who identified himself only as "Brian" told Perdue he was "a big fan."

The caller went on to say that he had graduated from the University of Georgia, like Perdue, and had married his high school sweetheart.

"The one thing I haven't been able to do is find a way to have a friend of mine write me a bill that saves me a $100,000 on my taxes," "Brian" said. "I was wondering how I might be able to get that done."

"Well, you get elected governor Brian," Perdue fired back.
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Also on the above, see the ajc's Political Insider:

Four years ago, with his race on the edge and a TV camera pointed square at his face, Gov. Roy Barnes sought to deflect criticism arising from the deaths of several foster children in state custody.

Look, he said, “Out of 20,000 children, you’re going to have children die every day.”

It was a massive blunder. Upstart Republican Sonny Perdue took what little money he had, and blanketed the state with Barnes’ voice on a TV ad, echoing, “Children die every day…every day….every day.”

The shoe may have slipped onto the other foot during Tuesday’s afternoon rush-hour.

[The gaffe was] Perdue’s first public comment about a serious situation: Legislation passed in 2005, proposed by his business attorney, state Rep. Larry O’Neal (R-Perry), which allowed the governor to defer taxes with the purchase of some Florida acreage.