Posted on 02/14/2017 1:12:57 PM PST by madprof98
Let it never be said that Gov. Nathan Deal’s friendship with Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is faltering in the final days of their two political terms.
The governor has appointed Reed’s wife Sarah-Elizabeth Reed to the powerful Board of Regents, which oversees the state’s higher education system, passing over many GOP donors and other allies who have long sought that seat.
Where Deal once looked to Reed for help with the Obama administration, Hizzoner must turn to Deal for some pull with Trump’s White House.
And the GOP governor has signaled he’s more than willing to help.
His top aide, Chris Riley, has assailed critics of Reed on Twitter who have questioned the mayor’s legacy. He recently invited the mayor to speak to a group of state agency heads about leadership.
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Deal screws us again.
Reed is such a huckster. Crime is up by a factor of five. Atlanta’s roads and infrastructure are absolutely crumbling right now...yet a new building permit for some high density housing development is seemingly issued every other week.
Deal screws us again.
Just wait... He will replace John Isackson when his term is up in two years.
I would say that is a safe bet, and he’ll get every Dem vote he wants.
Like Alabama’s Governor Bentley, Georgia has a 5th Columnist scumbag for a Governor.
Reed has been better than the last couple mayors but that isn’t saying much
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