Only six months ago Georgia GOP thought itself a giddy exception to the directionless GOP in Washington.
In discussing the Republican debacle at the state Capitol that many consider to be an ego-driven temper tantrum being played out among a governor, a lieutenant governor and a House speaker, the AJC's Political Insider quotes one of the work horses out in the field:
“We wanted it. We got it. Now we don’t know what to do with it,” said Dave Barbee, former chairman of the Richmond County GOP. The troops, he said, are disappointed and demoralized.
To get his way on tax policy next year, Richardson must beat back a now-hostile governor and a Senate that won’t want to become a mere third wheel when it comes to who rules Georgia.
Win or lose, that means a messy fight in an election year, and a legislative session that could become even more fractious and unproductive.
That worries GOP staff sergeants like Barbee, who pull the levers on the Republican grassroots machinery in Georgia. With little in Washington to stir confidence in the ‘08 elections, a meltdown in Atlanta would only add to the difficulty of moving enthusiastic voters to the polls.
“We wanted it. We got it. Now we don’t know what to do with it,” said Dave Barbee, former chairman of the Richmond County GOP. The troops, he said, are disappointed and demoralized.
To get his way on tax policy next year, Richardson must beat back a now-hostile governor and a Senate that won’t want to become a mere third wheel when it comes to who rules Georgia.
Win or lose, that means a messy fight in an election year, and a legislative session that could become even more fractious and unproductive.
That worries GOP staff sergeants like Barbee, who pull the levers on the Republican grassroots machinery in Georgia. With little in Washington to stir confidence in the ‘08 elections, a meltdown in Atlanta would only add to the difficulty of moving enthusiastic voters to the polls.
posted by Sid Cottingham | 7:31 PM
1 Comments:
They the wave of 2006 that brought democrats to power but they are not going to aviod the next wave in 2008 because the gop in georgia are helping the democratic cause in georgia & they are contributing to their demise. Plus I hear that Nathan Deal may have a challenger in the 9th district. His name is Joe Inman (D).
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