March 7, 2009

Well there you go. I must hit the correct buttons to upload my blogs. Here is what I have said over the last two weeks.

February 27, 2009

I must say I enjoy the dialog I have with the citizens about what is going on in Flowery Branch, Hall County, Georgia, and in America. I enjoy the emails, the phone calls, and the face-to-face conversations. Please keep it up. The one thing I must comment on are those who comment on how I structure my sentences. Please get over the fact that I am not a writer or an English teacher and that my writing ability is not perfect. If I were a writer, then comment away.

March 4, 2009

Well we did not have quorum for our council meeting today, and that takes 4 members. Councilman Lutz and myself both work and it appears our jobs dictated our absence as well as the Mayor was not feeling well. This is why we should have our meetings at night to ensure we can have a functioning government. Here are the minutes from 2008 and 2009. Remember in November of 2009, you can change the meeting times by replacing the three who voted against changing the time to the evening or anyone they support. All three of their seats are up for the elections this year.

I have a new acronym: TGIEY – Thank God It’s Election Year

March 5, 2009

I thought this was a country of freedoms. We are free to do what we please so long as it does not deprive someone of life, liberty, or property. So the great Georgia legislator, once again, took it upon themselves to not allow grown legal adults to purchase alcohol on Sundays. I really like Governor Perdue’s excuse – people need to plan better. Does that mean the state needs to plan better to ensure the homeowners of this state get the Homeowners Tax Relief Grant every year?

I guess I need to ensure my blogs get on the site to ensure I keep you all informed of the goings on in Flowery Branch.

February 21, 2009

And the hits just keep on coming. I guess I should have waited a day and said there have been three opinion letters in the Gainesville Times that do not paint a very nice picture of some of the Hall County Commissioners. You can read this here. This falls in line with yesterday’s blog.

February 20, 2009

Wow. Two opinion letters make it in the Gainesville Times within a week and neither paint a very good picture of some of the members of the Hall County Commissioners. You can see here and here. Just scroll down a bit on each and see the wonderful information. Here is an article about the mentioned company one of the opinion letters and one in the paper today.

I do not have a problem with elected officials making money. They have a family to feed too. I do have a problem with elected officials who may use privileged information to make money.

That is why I promised not to own any other property within the city, other than my home, because that is a requirement to be a city councilman.

Well, I may know a thing or two about some elected officials myself or not! Time will tell!!

December 11, 2008

The council meeting yesterday was a big disappointment and the majority of the council voted in such a way that currently 500 or so residents and an additional 1500 or so future residents of Flowery Branch, particularly those who live in Sterling on the Lake, will probably have to pay higher sewer rates by double or more.

Here are a couple of articles about yesterday’s council meeting in the Gainesville Times and Access North Ga.

I will blog on this over the next several days due to the complexity of this issue and the fact there are several portions to break down.

I will say this is a bad decision for Flowery Branch.

October 26, 2008

FEDERAL

It is about time a news reporter asked tough questions about Obama and now his campaign is mad and having a crying like a baby.  What is going to happen if he wins and is asked tough questions again from other media?  Maybe he will get is telaprompter out and give speeches instead of interviews. Here is the paper article.

 

Her is one a bit more fun about The Day After Obama Wins.

October 22, 2008

FEDERAL

Please excuse the cuss words, this link is from Howard Stern, but the responses from the Barack Obama supporters are priceless.

October 20, 2008

FEDERAL

What do they say?  A picture is worth a thousand words! 

September 24, 2008

FEDERAL

 

Somebody has to say it.  Senator Joe Biden has a future career in comedy if this Vice President thing does not work out.

 

Here are some excerpts from this article. 

 

Joe’s words                  “When the stock market crashed (in 1929), Franklin Roosevelt got on the television and didn’t just talk about the princes of greed. He said, ‘Look, here’s what happened’ “

 

Chris’ response            Sorry Joe, Roosevelt was not president.  It was Hoover.  Maybe

that’s where the term Hooverville came from?

 

Joe’s words                  While campaigning in Ohio. “We’re not supporting clean coal,”

 

Chris’ response            Sorry Joe, your current boss Obama said during his acceptance speech, “develop and deploy clean-coal technology”

 

Joe’s words                  Responding on the Obama add saying McCain is computer illiterate.  “I didn’t know we did it, and if I had anything to do with it, we would have never done it.”

 

Chris’ response            Because of McCain’s war injuries, from his years as a POW, I applaud you initial response, but then your flip flop that you were responding to press reports – say it ain’t so Joe!!

 

Joe’s words                  A clip from the article I hyperlinked to “In recent days, Biden has claimed it was the “patriotic” duty of wealthy Americans to pay higher taxes, urged a wheelchair-bound man to “stand up” at a Democratic rally, and suggested Hillary Clinton “might have been a better pick than me” as Obama’s running mate.”

 

Chris’ response            I concur with Bob Bennett, chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, “Keep talking, Joe.”

August 23, 2008

 

FEDERAL

 

The wait is over and Obama has proven he is an idiot.  Biden?  Even I could defeat this duo!

 

We will have fun with this.

 

Watch the video in this at a presidential debate where George Stephanopoulos asked Biden about Obama. 

 

You can also see on this video Biden says he does not want either of those two jobs (Vice President or Secretary of State) – oopps.

 

I LOVE DEMOCRATS!!!!!

August 12, 2008

LOCAL/STATE

Here we go with Lake Lanier.  U.S. District Court Judge Paul A. Magnuson is set to rule on the tri-state wars dealing with Lake Lanier.  Florida and Alabama say Lake Lanier was established by congress to provide three things: to control floods, float barges down stream, and generate power, and a secondary use would be supplying drinking water for Atlanta.  The judge is going to rule on whether Atlanta has a legal right to depend on Lake Lanier for its drinking water. I have a few problems with this.

 

First, when is the last time anyone saw a barge floating down stream or on Lake Lanier.

 

Second, more that Atlanta uses the water for drinking water.

 

Third, I do not see where the lake was established to keep muscles alive in Florida.

 

Come on stupid politicians – get your head out of your sphincters.  Where would Atlanta get its drinking water from – Tennessee and South Carolina and then more tri-state wars.

 

FEDERAL

There is a serious conflict in Georgia – a former satellite of the collapsed Soviet Union.  Who would you like in the White House at 3:00 AM?

 

WORLD

China is not upfront with the world, during the opening ceremonies of the Olympics – what else would they do to fool the world?