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Former congressman Mac Collins spent most of Wednesday saying, through his campaign staff, that he was still in a close race for the 8th Congressional District, and that he wanted to see every vote counted. U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall, D-Ga., held 50.5 percent of the vote and a 1,733 vote edge. He had declared victory. There were some votes still uncounted, but a Telegraph check of outstanding ballots didn't turn up enough uncounted votes to swing the race. Throughout the day, the Collins campaign had volunteers and attorneys in various counties, watching the process of cataloging provisional ballots and any...

Dealing with Anchor BabiesBy Congressman Mac Collins (Ret. R-GA)Each year the United States grants citizenship to a quarter of a million children of illegal aliens. There is a common misconception among the public that such citizenship is a constitutional guarantee. The fact is that the constitutional question of whether the 14th amendment grants citizenship to children of foreigners born on U.S. soil was addressed by the Supreme Court over 100 years ago in the Slaughter House Cases and, again, in 1971 in the case of Rogers v. Belle . All existing case law confirms that the Fourteenth Amendment does not...

From: The Washington Times' Insight Magazine Issue Date: May 1-7, 2006, Posted On: 5/1/2006 Collins: Ending America’s addiction to Middle East oil Commentary by U.S. Rep. Mac Collins The United States is addicted to oil. Congress, the federal government and big business have been aware of this problem but like most addicts they failed to correct their destructive behavior until they hit rock bottom. It is essential to our nation’s security that this country becomes unshackled from its dependence on foreign oil. This is not a time for academic or elitist debate on environmental impact. This is the time in...

Congressman Mac Collins on Today's Immigration ProtestsLike most Americans I have been watching the recent protests in cities across this nation. Today these protests are coming to our home state of Georgia with what is being termed a "National Day of Action on Immigrants' Rights". We are a nation of immigrants but there is a true difference between those protestors filling the streets today and those that built this country. Previous generations of immigrants like our forefathers embraced the American dream and worked hard to learn our language, culture, and become part of the American landscape. These protests today have...

I am happy to announce that as of January 1, 2006, I will be assuming the position of Communication Director for former Georgia Congressman Mac Collins. Congressman Collins has declared his candidacy in Georgia’s New 8th District and will be running against Democratic Congressman Jim Marshall. This will mean that I will be significantly reducing the numbers of columns that I will be writing. On occasion I will still, when time permits, write opinion pieces for the foreign press; however, at this time I feel that my primary responsibility as a United States citizen is to work for change at...

Commentary: The Mac is back By William John Hagan Houston Home Journal 11/02/2005 Mac Collins is returning to Georgia politics and he is pulling out all the stops. On Thursday night Washington Republicans raised $100,000 for Collins and, the next night at Henderson Village, the citizen's of Houston County did them one better by bringing the Vice President to town and raising $140,000 more. Collins is a man on mission and the job is to defeat Congressman Jim Marshall. This race is still one year away but it has already been identified as one of the nation's most important Congressional...

This may be a repost but an important one.Alexandria, VA) – Even though President Bush took the oath of office last week, taxpayers still have one piece of unfinished business from the election: some federal lawmakers – including many seeking higher office – received thousands of dollars in salary overpayments for being away from their jobs during 2003 and 2004. According to a study released today by the 350,000-member National Taxpayers Union (NTU), an obscure federal statute still on the books requires Congressional absentees to forfeit their pay unless they or a family member are ill; but leaders have failed...

Collins hints of political comeback JEFFREY McMURRAY Associated Press WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Mac Collins said he sensed the inevitable days before his defeat in the Republican Senate primary, but he left the door wide open for a return to politics during an interview with The Associated Press. Collins, who will leave Congress in January after 12 years representing Georgia, said he has some ideas for what he'll do next but won't share them, other than his intentions to spend more time helping the family trucking business. "For the uncertainty of the future of what I may do in politics,...

Isakson Leads Ga. Primary Early Returns Wednesday July 21, 2004 1:46 AM AP Photo GAJB601 By DICK PETTYS Associated Press Writer ATLANTA (AP) - Rep. Johnny Isakson opened a wide lead Tuesday in early returns in the Republican primary for the seat held by maverick Democratic Sen. Zell Miller, whose retirement has given the GOP an excellent opportunity to pick up a Senate seat. Eight Democrats vied for the nomination, but face an uphill battle in a state that has experienced a sudden shift to the right in the last two years. In North Carolina, former Clinton chief of staff...

I know I'm a first time poster, but I've been reading Free Republic for some time. I want to offer some personal observations that will encourage the supporters of Herman Cain. I know there's no reason to believe what I say, but I think you'll find that what I say supports what others have been saying. My information is obtained from independent sources, not from other Free Republic posters. First of all, the poll produced by Insider Advantage is not accurate. Insider Advantage does not have a good history when it comes to polls. They predicted in 2000 that Jeb...

We are writing to ask Burke County to elect Mac Collins to the U.S. Senate July 20. Only Mac has a 100% pro-life voting record, as reflected in his 100% rating and endorsement from Georgia Right to Life. While Karen worked for his congressional office before our children were born, we came to know him as a leader who always voted to protect the unborn and encouraged our own pro-life efforts as Karen volunteered with the local crisis pregnancy center. Mac began his now statewide trucking business at the age of 18. The only candidate from rural Georgia, he understands...

Collins Says Senate Report Proves Tenet Should Have Resigned As CIA Director Months Ago WASHINGTON, D.C. – Georgia Congressman Mac Collins, a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence said Friday that a Senate Intelligence Committee report showing the U.S. intelligence community overstated the threat that Iraq’s Saddam Hussein posed to America proves that CIA Director George Tenet should have resigned several months ago. “I could see through Tenet six months ago,” Collins said in a statement. “I didn’t have to have a Senate Committee report proving how inept Tenet was at CIA.” “Based on his committee testimony,...

Some see Collins faltering in GOP Senate bid DICK PETTYS Associated Press ATLANTA - Six-term U.S. Rep. Mac Collins has surprised a lot of people in his bid for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination, but maybe not quite the way he intended. With the campaign in its last 10 days, he is dead last in fund-raising among the three GOP candidates for the seat of retiring Sen. Zell Miller, and until his TV ads began airing this weekend, he had forfeited that medium to rivals Johnny Isakson and Herman Cain. Collins insisted Friday he's "in good shape" and will peak...

ATLANTA - Six-term U.S. Rep. Mac Collins has surprised a lot of people in his bid for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination, but maybe not quite the way he intended. With the campaign in its last 10 days, he is dead last in fund-raising among the three GOP candidates for the seat of retiring Sen. Zell Miller, and until his TV ads began airing this weekend, he had forfeited that medium to rivals Johnny Isakson and Herman Cain. Collins insisted Friday he's "in good shape" and will peak exactly when he plans - July 20, election day. But others aren't...

DECATUR, Ga. - Herman Cain is having fun. The former head of Godfather's Pizza, who had drawn national attention as a black Republican running for a Southern U.S. Senate seat, seems amused and amazed as he sits at a restaurant and discusses his sudden popularity. Even as he pauses to grab a bowl of soup at Atlanta Bread Co. - an effort to make up for a meal he missed while speaking at a Kiwanis meeting - people show their support. "Go get 'em, baby!" remarks one supporter. For Cain, seeking elected office for the first time, the experience is...

Congressman Mac Collins Statement On Saddam Hussein’s Court Appearance Congressman Mac Collins issued this statement before taking questions from reporters today (Thursday) at an Atlanta press conference. Today, Saddam Hussein, the butcher of Baghdad, and his evil henchmen begin the process of paying for the crimes they have committed against the Iraqi people and the rest of the world. Saddam’s brutality against his own people through the years, and most notably the mass attacks against the Kurds in 1998, will be met with swift justice at the hands of the Iraqi people. This action, by the Iraqi courts, demonstrates to...

Jun 28 2004 Collins Calls Opponent's "Pork Tour" a Load of Bull COLUMBUS -Today, Mac Collins called his opponent's tour of barbecue restaurants to talk about pork spending, a load of bull. Johnny Isakson, who is running against Collins for the U.S. Senate, and who in half the time in Congress as Collins has sponsored three times as much new spending, is touring the state to talk about the problems with pork. "Mr. Isakson is full of bull with all this talk about pork," said Collins, a member of the powerful Ways and Means Committee. "It is one thing to...

Collins Predicts New Iraqi Government Will Be Successful WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 28) - With the United States handing sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government two days ahead of the scheduled June 30th date, Georgia Congressman Mac Collins, a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, predicted Monday that the new government will work out for the Iraqi people. "The handover is a key step on Iraq's path to independence and the hopes for a representative form of government. Eight top officials were educated in the United States and nine were educated in the United Kingdom. I have full...

Insulting Voters is No Way to Win Election Published in the Marietta Daily Journal, March 11, 2004 Politics has always been a business that tends to bring out the worst in people, and that trend seems to be accelerating. The race for the seat representing Georgia in the U.S. Senate is a case in point. That contest for the seat being vacated this fall by retiring Sen. Zell Miller finds three major candidates vying for the Republican nomination for that seat: U.S. Rep. Johnny Isakson of east Cobb, U.S. Rep. Mac Collins of Jackson and former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman...

Collins Calls for Bold Action to Reduce Tax Burden On American Workers WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 15) - The day after the House Ways and Means Committee approved H.R. 4520, the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, Georgia Congressman Mac Collins, a member of the Committee, called on Chairman Bill Thomas to hold hearings to discuss replacing the current tax system with a consumption-based sales tax. The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 would replace the current Foreign Sales Corporation-Extraterritorial Income (FSC-ETI) benefit structure with a variety of tax relief measures designed to create new jobs and promote economic growth. "While...