Atlanta blogs today: Richardson = Pelosi October 09 2007

If Nancy Pelosi proposed we get rid of all state taxes and have the US House of Representatives decide how much of that revenue the state of Georgia got we would be up in arms. This nation was built on the premise of the government that is closest to the people works the best. We can point to plenty of examples where centralization has reduced local control (US Dept. of Education), why do we want to do that here in Georgia?

— Chris Farris at Peach Pundit, arguing against state Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson’s tax proposal. CL’s Scott Henry wrote about the speaker’s plan last month.

I live on one of the two lakes that are important indicators for the water supply. Folks, “we ain’t got no water up here”.

— Stevie at Metroblogging Atlanta on the metro area’s dwindling water supply. CL’s John Sugg addresses the problem at length in his current column.

This is not the state being paternalistic, overbearing or unreasonable. It is simply good stewardship. The ball is now in Grady’s court to show otherwise.

— GriftDrift digs into the Grady mess.

I went to Grady’s emergency ward for the first time on Saturday evening to visit a friend who’d been in a car accident. I didn’t realize you have to go through metal detectors to get into the emergency room. I appreciate and understand why, but it’s still pretty depressing to ponder.