Georgia Conservation Voters hit Bubba McDonald
November 19, 2008 at 2:56 pm by Thomas Wheatley in NewsJust two weeks before the Dec. 2 runoff, the Georgia Conservation Voters’ political action committee has slammed Georgia Public Service Commission Republican nominee Lauren “Bubba” McDonald on a website called “The Truth About Bubba.”
The site brands McDonald as a “special interest puppet” who consistently voted in favor of industries — the same ones who’ve contributed “hundreds of thousands of dollars” to his campaigns — when he previously served on the commission. The site includes specific instances where it says McDonald pushed for helping out the utilities more than Georgians.
“Having Bubba McDonald serve on the Public Service Commission is like letting the fox guard the hen house,” says Chris Osborne, Executive Director of Georgia Conservation Voters. “During his tenure holding public office, Bubba McDonald has proven to be nothing more than a puppet of the special interests. He has consistently voted against middle class ratepayers in favor of his campaign donors.”
McDonald is running against Democratic candidate Jim Powell. CL endorsed Powell in its General Election issue.
November 19th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
From the web site -
GEORGIANS PAY MORE THAN NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR ELECTRICITY
“Governor Perdue’s Energy Policy Council found Georgia’s average residential consumer uses 25% more electricity and pays 9% more each month than the national average.”
We get 25% more energy and only pay 9% more? Doesn’t that mean we have cheaper power than the national average?
I don’t have a dog in this fight, but it seems that site needs closer editing.