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GEORGIA .. THE VOTERS GET TO DECIDE THIS ONE

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Neal Boortz
@ December 1, 2008 7:42 AM
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All eyes on Georgia tomorrow.  There is one more election where the voters still have an actual say ... and that would be right here.  Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss is facing Democrat Jim Martin in a runoff.  The vote is tomorrow; and it's all about turnout.

Yeah, I know.  They're still counting votes in Minnesota, and Norm Coleman may still prevail against Democrat funny guy Al Franken.  But this one is in the hands of the politicians, lawyers and judges.  Georgia is in the hands of the voters - it this may be the last stand before a 60-vote filibuster proof Democrat majority in the Senate. 

There is voter anger against Chambliss in Georgia.  This I understand.  Saxby's vote in favor of the bailout bill has a lot of people fuming .. but there's a lot of second-guessing here.  We now know that that the $700 billion bailout essentially amounts to a slush fund .. and hundreds of billions may be saved for Obama to spend.  This is not what the people wanted and not what the Republicans in the Senate voted for.  But now it is what it is, and letting the Democrats have their 60 seats isn't going to change anything.  This is about votes to come.  Votes to raise taxes, votes to redistribute wealth, votes to expand the power of government, votes to confirm anti-Constitutional Supreme Court justices and to pass the unionization-by-intimidation bill.  In a worse-case scenario this election tomorrow in Georgia could be about votes on whether or not the government will seize all or a portion of our 401Ks and pension plans, and a vote on whether or not to remove the cap on Social Security taxes.  Would you like to see means-testing for your Social Security benefits?  Would you like for the government to come to you when you reach retirement age and tell you that you have simply been too successful to collect your Social Security -- that the money is needed for people who didn't work quite so hard?

It's all about turnout.  The polls show it too close to call.  You can bet that those who vote for a living will be at the polls.  The unions will be sending their vans out, driven by union volunteers, to collect as many Democrat voters and deliver them to the polls as possible.  Hey ... they have the card check bill to protect.  Churchgoers across Atlanta were admonished to go to the polls and vote for Martin on Tuesday.  The Democrats are running ads of Saxby Chambliss pictured next to a multi-million dollar yacht cursing the seas - the wealth envy card being played to the hilt.  Those with no job - those who vote for their living - will have no trouble leaving work (yeah, right) to vote.  Will you? 



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  • Why all the Saxby hate ?
    Saxby is simply being a Republican. You know, big government, big spending, cancer amongst our civil liberties.

    There's only a thin line of social differences that seperate the Republicans and Democrats anymore.

    I'm going to vote for Martin on the sheer concept that Saxby is a fraud. Martin will be even more of a socialist, but hey, is Martin claiming he's not ? Saxby is, he's a fraud.
  • Illegal appointment of Hillary (Unconstitutional)
    Article 1 section 6 of the constitution:

    No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been encreased during such time; and no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office.

    With the appointment and confirmatiom of Hillary Clinton to Secretary of State,prove to my fellow citizen's that the current and soon to be be (self declared elites)elected officials in Washington that they regard the constitution as old set of guidlines ( not the absolute rule of law that are Govenment is founded on) that are only releveant when it protects their interests?
  • How Short Sighted
    I cannot believe how short sighted some so called conservatives in Georgia are. They will doom the rest of the country all because they are going to be single issue voters. If Saxby loses I want them to all remember this post and how it was an "I told you so". RINOS!!!!
  • Before or after it is the same
    In Your article you suggest it "a lot of second-guessing here" based on why people are upset about the bailout. You are right that it is looking bad now. But my question to you is why would it ever have been good? People arent mad about they way it turned out ... they are mad that it was ever passed!!! I for one was someone that sent a note and called his offices before the vote.

    I am sitting this one out. It may get bad, but I simply am tired of voting against people rather than having someone to vote for that I believe in!(I did like Ron Paul for Pres despite the war issue)
    I he wins maybe he will get the message.. if not maybe next time we will get someone worth voting for.
  • Saxby
    Saxby voted for a bloated farm bill, a bailout, and for amnesty for illegal immigrants. Yuck. But you know what? Martin, as a newbie Democratic Senator, would have had to do the very same thing on every single vote! All those things that Saxby voted for were pushed by the Democratic majority. Martin, as a freshman senator, would have voted his party's line and voted exactly the same way as Saxby. If not, Martin needs to tell us why he would have broken with his own party. What Martin has done, though, is lie. Lie about the fair tax and misrepresent how he would have voted on the same issues.

    So, either we get the Saxby bungles, or Martin (Saxby bungles AND a proven liar). I'll take the bungles without the lying. I'll vote for Saxby.
  • McCain-Kennedy Immigration Reform Bill
    Voting for the bailout can be excused, but voting for McCain-Kennedy is disgusting. Support for the Farm Bill bailout sucks too.

    Still, one has to consider that Martin would have voted for all of the above, and certainly will support Reid.

    Vote Chambliss it is, then.
  • Socialism
    I love how conservatives always cry socialism. Can anybody name 10 themes of socialism? I have no idea what it is. My guess is most people who cry it dont know either.

    Cleland is the MAN and because Saxby ran a dirty campaign against him, then he should lose. I know if I were conservative I wouldnt want a bum like Chambliss enacting federal statutes. At least Jim Martin cares about the American people rather than American big businesses
  • get used to being second fiddle!
    By Joyce M/Blythe, GA @ 12/01/08 11:59:07 AM

    Its a little late to control democratic dominance in congress, senate, a fillibuster is nothing but a long winded talk, about why one does not like something, a majority vote is easily had with your fickle republicans like McCain, and some others whom will vote for what suits them, and not always the party line, thats why you on the right never had great love for them, and you no longer have the presidential veto, get used to being second fiddle! Chambliss winning or loosing is not going to amount to one hill of beans difference in the long run on this issue!
  • HA!
    The whole problem here is that republicans Chambliss for what he is. The Libs are looking at Martin with rose colored glasses.

    BTW, Stan, please don't sing the political praise of Max Cleland. Yes he is a war hero and for that I have personally thanked him. As a politician, he is a socialist ass.
  • Vote Martin
    Saxby voted to reduce federal cancer funding. He obviously cares more about fetuses than the American people. He should also be sent packing for his campaign against war hero Max Cleland
  • Saxby's only chance of redemption!
    Neal,
    Here's a way Saxby can redeem himself for voting for that awful welfare bill for Wall Street. If we can get Saxby's to support the Gohmert plan in the Senate then he'll have my vote tomorrow.
  • Time for Chambliss to go
    I've had just about enough of Chambliss. I'm going to have to vote for Martin b/c Chambliss is only concerned about big business. Time for him to go.
  • Tough choice....
    I wrote Chambliss I'd vote for the reincarnation of Karl Marx before I voted for him after he supported the pork laden bailout package. To hear him whine about how it was his decision to make and not his constituents makes me believe I was right... with no input, it would have been his decision, but his constituents made it overwhelmingly clear they did not support the bailout, period.

    But now I have to choose between going against my word or voting for Martin, and what a lying bastard he is. My only other choice is to abstain. I guess I'll have to wait and see how I feel tomorrow morning.

    Certainly, one useful criteria would be to vote for the person who robo-called me the least. That'd be Martin.

    But you know what? I've decided I don't care. I agree with Russ, and I can't believe how quickly Neal jumps to side with republicans after everything they've done these past few years.

    The choice is a wolf in sheep's clothing, or a wolf in wolf's clothing.
  • Love you too Dem1
    Russ, yes it's being stuck between a rock and a hard place but the filibuster is what we are after here. Just a little control on Dem1's buddies.
  • Chambliss/Martin, who cares?
    Sorry, I don't care who wins tomorrow. It's going to be the same old big government, high spending, and Anti-Constitutional politics it's always been. Chambliss shouldn't have voted for the Bailout Bill. It's his fault and he's going to pay for it. I'm staying home tomorrow, because I would never vote for a ticket that has Napolean vs Hitler. Now, I might vote if there was an option for none of the above or a write in candidate. Oh well, don't sell me on your idea that somehow life will be better with Chambliss than with Martin. They're one in the same.
  • What you smell indicates where you got your nose!
    By Joyce M/Blythe, GA @ 12/01/08 11:39:08 AM

    I find it funny on this comment, if your smelling something obnoxious, you might take your nose out of a very smelly part of Boortz's anatomy!
  • Sniff sniff
    Democrat1, I smell a little arrogance waftly my way from you guys.

    Unfortunately, we haven't had any real Republicans in a long, long time. Things still would have been worse if we had gone with Kerry/Edwards (war with Korea) but yeah our guys have let us down and we know it. So enjoy your time while you can. But don't be rude about it.
  • Hate radio icons welfare queens!
    The public owns the FM/AM airwaves, and is it not funny the ones who scream the loudest at welfare, socialism, are the benefactors of public owned airwaves? I guess that makes those like Boortz, Ingraham, Hannity, Savage, Oreilly & Limbaugh & company the ultimate radio welfare queens!
  • What's Chambliss got against the seas?
    ?" Chambliss pictured next to a multi-million dollar yacht cursing the seas" ?
  • Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
    I think myself that we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious. (Back then!)
  • Pay back is a bitc*!
    In 2004, republicans bragged at their election win, they would usher in 40 years of dominance of their party into american politics, how funny in 2 short years later they lost senate, congress majority, then 2 short years later white house, and more congressional/senatorial seats, guess that arrogance, vanity is a bitter pill to swallow, but it is to quote one of my favorite late comedians Jackie Gleason, "how sweet it is"!
  • Former Republican
    So what if the Democrats don't get a filibuster-proof majority? They can just get a Republican or two to vote with them. Say, for instance, John McCain. Which makes it even funnier to think he was supposed to be my 'conservative' choice, lol. That's why I wrote-in Ron Paul, as a vote of no confidence. From now on, I'm just boycotting the elections. The greatest revolutionary act is dropping out of their system.
  • 401k
    Colin,

    "I'll raise the BS flag on the government seizing anyone's 401K."

    The GOVERNMENT giveth and the GOVERNMENT taketh away! They can do just about what they damn well want, all they have to do is change the law. This election is NOT about you or me, its about having a check on one-party rule, komrade.
  • Proud to Vote for Saxby
    Sure Saxby voted for the bailout and has made some mistakes during his past Senate term BUT he is still better than Jim Martin any day. Also, he already won on November 2 but Georgia has the 50.1% rule (which is ridiculous and is costing the state more money to have this run-off election). Georgia should be changing this law.
  • Saxby v Martin
    Neal - You're wrong about the reasons conservatives didn't vote for Saxby in the General Election. It wasn't the "Bailout" - which stank but doing "something" was preferable to doing nothing. No...it was Saxby's sponsorship of a $360b pigfat-laden "Farm Bill" - a payoff to his corporate-farming campaign contributors at a time when farm commodities were hitting record highs.
    It was also his participation and support (along with our other two-faced Senator - Isakson) in the "Gang of Ten" purportedly supporting offshore drilling while, with the other hand, making it improbable and unprofitable to drill in the most promising areas off shore.
    Nonetheless, despite the "Saxby Stench", I shall grip my nose firmly and vote for Saxby. The alternative is too frightening to consider.
  • sitting it out...
    Im sitting this one out. Saxby is fake. He is a socialist sympathizer for signing the bailout bill, and he is also such anti-American legislation as the Patriot Act.
  • Hate Radio
    Seems the only hate I see is being spewed by lefties who just keep coming here. Scott Howell, Georgia Democrat and patriot2 in particular.

    T.Barber I think you hit it on the head!

    I voted for Chambliss last week during advance voting. We have to preserve as much of REAL American as we can for the Libertarians! But starting next year I'm voting all Libertarian.
  • 401K
    I'll raise the BS flag on the government seizing anyone's 401K. Now if people are stupid enough to voluntarily give up their 401K or pension in exchange for some SS stipend, then that's their problem. So let's stop this ridiculous panic mongering about the government seizing 401K's. That's a lwasuit the DOJ will not win.
  • Copy&Paste
    Well I see there are some copy and paste trolls here. One question for ya.
    Have you ever had a thought that was all your own?
  • Columbia County
    Seems the wife and I both didn't fill out our "Vote by Mail" cards right. We both got replies that they're invalid because we didn't sign them.

    Alas, we didn't think to photocopy them before we dropped them in the mail.

    Makes you wonder how that could happen.

    http://www.columbiacountyga.gov/Index.aspx?page=2330

    We're going in person now.
  • Voting is a 2 step process
    First, vote for who you think will best represent the interests of your state and country.

    Second, get involved - write or call your representatives and express your thoughts why you won’t vote for him and don't be a pu--y and say "Well, if I don't like what he does, I'll sit at home and not vote!" (i.e., I’m taking my ball and going home…WAH!)

    Wow, what kind of person decides not to vote and rely on many "uninformed and ignorant'" voters to decide their future?
  • Neal Needs a Proof Reader
    First off - best of luck on the election tomorrow - you may make fun of Alabama but at least our Senators voted against the bailout

    I know Neal does the notes very early but maybe a proofreader could help

    I mean - was your Senator really cursing the seas and further down -
    are AIDs cases really AIDs cases

    Love your blog but you know just as well as I do that these minor mistakes
    help create that 2nd rate southern show feel that seems to hold you back from a larger national stage
  • Black Americans
    CNN Headline: 'It's like we can do anything', I am disgusted with that very sentence Black America didn't need Obama to tell us we can do anything all one had to do is believe in themselves.

    The very article makes everything accomplished by Black America immaterial, superficial at best.

    Obama speaks of Sacrifices what was $750 Billion dollars for the "Bail Out"?? Why was those CEO's allowed to keep their bonuses and the American People left holding the tab?

    Real change would have been to scrap the current income tax system and go to a flat tax system that is fair to everyone with out additional tax.

    The FairTax:

    People are afraid of real change, Like one candidate said about the Fair Tax it would prove monumental for a person of "meager education"..

    I guess things change but arrogance never fades.

    Black America didn't need Barack Obama.....

    Barack Obama needed Black America.

    I wish I could vote for Chambliss
  • Voting for Saxby..
    Neal, you are correct in that we should vote for Saxby even though he does not deserve to be re-elected. I intend to do my duty tomorrow, then I resolve in future elections to never re-elect anyone again.
    This government has gone so far away from what the Founding Fathers intended that it bears no resemblence to the original government. I know Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, and the rest of the founders never envisioned the likes of Ted Kennedy, Robert Byrd and most of the other Senators and Representatives who have made life time careers in the government building little empires to make themselves wealthy.
    No more voteing for incumbents for me after this election. If a person has held office for more than one term he is part of the problem, not part of the solution.
  • Advance Voting
    In College Park, they had people trying to hand out waters to people in line. Saying "Compliments of Jim Martin" The problem was that they where doing it within 15 feet of the building entrance. I had to tell the guy to leave. He went to ask the polling people and they said they didn't know.

    I do not want another socalist or "changemonger" in the senate. It is bad enough that they have no clue of what real people go through. I am tired of supporting the lazy and "unfortunate", I will be supporting so many people with modern welfare I won't have enough to take care of me or my family.

    I am Jewish and my people have already built one set of pyramids. It is only a short distance to a nazi america where the country grows based on envy and hate. I would sooner take an entry level sheeple job than to support a socialist government.
  • The Republicans are getting fired
    It will be unfortunate if Obama gets his filibuster-proof Senate. But this is the problem with the two party system that Republicans and Democrats have created. The Republicans deserve to get fired. It is unfortunate for Americans that you must hire a Democrat when you want to fire a Republican. But the Republicans EARNED this. They need to EXPERIENCE this. They abandoned their principles. Americans used the ballot box to deliver our message. If they don’t figure it out, then we need the Libertarians to replace an ineffective Republican party. I voted for Buckley on Election Day. I’m sitting out the run-off.
  • one vote from me
    Even though I disagree with the bailout, I'm still voting for Saxby tomorrow.
    We can't have anymore Democrats in the Senate.
  • You think the $700B Bailout Is Bad?
    Just wait until the Democrats get a filibuster proof majority in the Senate. Then you'll have bailouts for newspapers union-run businesses (automakers) and more. 20% or more of that money will and up in the hands of lawyers, the Democrats will make sure of that because hyper-rich trial lawyers vote overwhelmingly Democrat.

    You don't want to take the literal three minutes to go in and vote tomorrow because, in spite of all the good he's done, Saxby voted for the $700B bailout?

    You'll have nobody but yourself to blame once other bailouts pass and make that $700B look like chump change.
  • republican party is melting down!
    republican party is melting down, turning cannabalistic, one sees it as Ingraham, Boortz, Oreilly, Hannity & Limbaugh are blamed daily for the republcian defeat in 2008, the more any candidate is connected to hate radio icons, the less chance they have of winning, hope Boortz keeps on plugging for this fellow and its more nails in his political coffin!
  • the writing is on the wall!
    This election cycle is proof the hey day of the right wing, is fading, gone, and no amount of spin, deception, fraud is going to win anymore for the right wingers, that is why the republican party is splitting into two parts, the far right lead by hate radio icons such as Boortz, Ingraham, Oreilly, Hannity & Limbaugh, and the moderates lead by the educated, rich, elite whom are the real power in the republican party, it is apparent with the recent throwing under the GOP bus, of right wing hate radio icons as being the cause/blame of their defeat/debacle in 2008 presidential election, losses in congress/senate, that a civil war is erupting, and it is going to be interesting to watch, since one sees the desperation in the far right as its battle cries of "hispanic invasion fizzles" since economy is collapsing, jobs disappearing for that is what is reducing the influx of hispanics from south of our border, not any demand for legislation, border security which has always failed and fizzled, but the ironic twist is it has alienated the hispanic vote away from the republicans to the democrats, one might say the far right icons of hate radio helped cut off the very nose of the republican party to spite its own face in its 24/7 rhetoric of hatemongering on the hispanic issue ignoring the fact if not for the 40% hispanic vote in 2004 they would not have won, the hatemongers will never let go of their racism, but the elite know to win elections they have to silence, neuter the hate radio icons, with "fairness doctrine" it is going to be funny to watch as the extreme right wing icons become eaten alive by their elite in a cannabalistic frenzy to survive as a viable party!
  • Obama Presidency
    Neal:
    First, I put a pen name as I am assuming the worst for an Obama presidency and I want to protect myself as much as possible. I do agree with you that the Teachers' Unions can cause more damage to America than Usama bin Laden. In fact, this has been proven as a Manchurian Candidate was elected in 2008 for president. I like your thinking also, as I have planned for an escape as soon as possible. I figured that it would take a few years for all of this Socialism to really hit the system so I have a little time. I thank you for being that as one evangelist put it, "A Watchman on the Wall", warning us of the consequences should the Socialists (Democrats for government educated) ever get in full charge again. I do hope that Chambliss does win tomorrow. Good Luck Neal and may G-d bless you, your family, and your show.
  • 2-day voting
    In order to fight the long lines, Republicans are asked to vote on Tuesday and Democrats vote on Wednesday. This will help shorten the lines at the polls.
  • He doesn't deserve my vote!
    Sorry, Neal... You didn't convince me to vote for Saxby tomorrow. I'm staying home. That $700 billion bailout bill is a dealbreaker for me. He also voted for a farm bill earlier this year that I'm not so pleased with either.
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