[JebBush2008]

Let me guess. The Gov in a Democrat!

[Hanging Chad]

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[oyez]

I thougt the lottery was going to solve all the state's problems.

[OldCorps]

Well Sonny,

You better rethink this. We elected you to cut taxes, not raise them.

Oh, and another thing. Didn't you promise a referendum on getting rid of the NAACP flag and going back to the old GA state flag? We're watching! You better produce.

[dansangel]

I've not been much impressed with our newly elected *Republican* Governor. Sometimes I have to pointedly remind myself that he's not a Barnes clone.

What a waste.

[ErinsDaddy]

The Governor should milk the smokers and drinkers and cut spending too.

[meyer]

I think that what we're going to see here (OK, I hope) is a federal response. No, not a response of more funds, but a response of legislation addressing the issue of unfunded mandates. Many of the states' expenses, and this goes way beyond Georgia, are a direct result of Clinton policies that mandated certain duties on the states without providing federal funds with which to perform them.

Of course, several years of good times also contributed to the issue by allowing plenty of promises to be fulfilled. Georgia, under its last democRAT administration, has some kind of free college tuition program that promises to cost the taxpayers aplenty in the future.

As for Georgia's present governor, I want to think that this tax announcement is partly to alert the constituents that there is a budget problem. Requesting tax legislation is a great way to get someone's attention! I just hope he doesn't follow through.

[Paul C. Jesup]

Boy, Republican Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue has been in office for LESS THAN two months and you all are giving him hatred and venom that it took Democrat Calf Governor Davis two YEARS to earn.

Former Gov Barnes almost destroy the 'Hope College Fund' be raiding it and he also wrecked the Georgia state budget.

Yes I hear Sonny wants to raise taxes, but he also wants to CUT wasteful state funding so he can balance the Georgia state budget.

At least give Sonny a couple of more months to see what he can do before you give him this much hatred and venom.And for the record I voted for him.