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I'm just glad it's all over with. I was opposed to the way Roy Barnes ramrodded the "Georgia History" flag down everyone's throats, but I am also opposed to this process. It's a waste of time and money - not only that, now the state House and Senate will have to meet in special session this summer, costing us even MORE tax money, to do things they should have done this session while wasting time on the damn flag.

That being said, I can live with the new compromise flag. Just get them the heck back to work on more substantive issues (and I don't mean crap like making grits the official state food!).

to do things they should have done this session while wasting time on the damn flag.

Are they going to get the voting districts straightened out? Have they even finished the budget? All I've heard about for the last 2 weeks out of Atlanta has been the flag.

to do things they should have done this session while wasting time on the damn flag.

This is funny. At least you have a legislature that you WANT to meet and do something. Here in Arkansas we DREAD the legislature meeting and doing anything. We had a legislative session here a few years ago that was officially called "GrabFest" by the press.

I think the new flag is a reasonable compromise. In a perfect world with honest politicians, I would have preferred to see a vote for everyone since this is so contentious.

I'm not from Georgia and my homestate settled their flag issue with a vote by about 2/3rds in favor of retaining the flag in place.

The PC crowd in Georgia will not rest and they may get more traction in Georgia because of the quite strong urban liberal blocs in Atlanta than they have thus far in Mississippi.

The new compromise flag is actually very pretty but I liked the first one they floated about with simply "In G-d We Trust" in the blue field better.

When the flag fights have been played out to "dead horse" level then they will move on to other targets like buildings and monuments etc. In fact, they have already hit schools in New Orleans named after George Washington and Confederate Memorial Hall at Vandy etc.

It's a shame so much time and money is wasted over conflicts that will not change a thing about the problems the PC crowd claims to care about. In fact the opposite is true...it will just breed further resentment from both sides. We need a Moses in this conflict to "part the waters" and stop this chicanery.

Are you running for office yet?