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March 6 is the Georgia Presidential Primary. It is part of the “super tuesday” collection. Voters can choose between five men. Incumbent Barack Obama is unopposed in the Democratic race. It the Republican race, we have Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum. These are not inspiring choices. There is a saying, if you don’t have anything good to say, don’t say anything at all. This might be a short post.
Tuesday is the only time Georgia voters will get a choice. In November, the electoral votes are all but guaranteed to go Republican. If you want to have a sayso in the Republican race, this is the time. Georgia has “open” primaries, where anyone can vote. The only rule is, if there is a runoff, you have to vote in the same party election as before. There is a good reason for this rule.
In 1966 Lester Maddox ran for Governor. In the runoff, Republicans voted for Mr. Maddox. They thought he would be an easy opponent for Republican Bo Calloway. Horrified Democrats wrote in Ellis Arnall, and nobody got a majority of the vote. The state constitution mandated the Legislature choose the new Governor, and Mr. Maddox moved into the Governor’s mansion. Strategic voting is a risky business. Voting for a clown, in hopes that he will be an easy opponent, can backfire.
This commentary will be in alphabetical order.
Newt Gingrich used to represent Georgia in Congress. He has stage presence. He still has all his hair, and does not dye it. Callista Gingrich has great hair. The daughter of Mr. Gingrich defended him, regarding his divorce from wife number one.
Barack Obama has killed more men with beards than any Republican.
Ron Paul is the only candidate to have served in the military. He is opposed to the promiscuous use of US military power. Bruno thinks Dr. Paul is much more handsome than Enrique Iglesias.
Mitt Romney has the most money of any of the candidates.
Rick Santorum has the most children of any candidate. Mr. Santorum is sometimes confused for a frothy mixture. The spell check suggestion for Santorum is Sanatorium.
Mr. Romney is the front runner at this point, but the outcome is far from assured. A vote for Mr. Gingrich, or Mr. Santorum, could keep Mr. Romney from winning the Georgia primary.
The voting will take place at Ashford Park Elementary School. PG was a student there. There is a sepia picture of Dr. Thomas, who was the Principal. Seeing an antique looking picture, and realizing that you knew the person, makes you feel old. The voting is sometimes held in the cafetorium. It is not the only time PG has held his nose in that facility.
This is the second Presidential election since Chamblee54 was created. The rule about not saying negative things was not followed in 2008. On super tuesday 2008, the connection to Blogspot had been broken. It was one of the last posts before Chamblee54 went to WordPress. Pictures today are from The Library of Congress.