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Thank you all for your input on this thread. I still have not made up my mind fully. Both Oxendine and Handel have had had their detractors and supporters here but I have a shadow on my heart concerning both. They give me the impression of being career politicians and bureaucrats. They come off as ladder climbers. I can see both of them trying to jump to the senate at the end of their term as governor. Deal to a lesser extent gives me the same impression. No matter how good the reviews from his constituents I can not bring myself to trust someone who has been in Washington for that long.

That leaves Johnson, McBerry and Chapman. Of the three remaining Johnson seems to be the Georgia GOP insider. As State Senate Leader he must be pretty good at maneuvering the political waters. But I don't know how to weigh experience against a natural distrust of someone who has been in politics for 18 years.

McBerry is running a strong ‘states rights’ campaign. Let's face it, we need a governor who will stand up to Washington the next term and McBerry has taken up that banner. I like his ideas about getting rid of income and property taxes and going to a sales tax. But great ideas don't necessarily get passed by the legislature and I don't know if he has the clout to get things passed. I've seen many yards signs and heard some of his radio spots lately.

All I can tell you about Chapman is that he has a cool website. I like the fact that he is a small business owner, but McBerry and Johnson are as well. I'm not sure that positioning himself being against the good old boys would get help him get his agenda passed either.

Once again I appreciate the input and hope to get some more before I go vote.