There is no question: in tonight's debate, Cathy Cox again clearly articulated her vision for Georgia's future, while Mark Taylor continued to spout canned responses. By confronting Taylor about his efforts to pass legislation that would've benefited members of his family in buying land at a discounted price, Cox held Taylor accountable for his history of using his position to benefit "The other Big Guys". Again and again, while Cox confronted Taylor with facts verified by objective sources, he just kept saying, "That's not the case." And because of the credibility he has established during this campaign, we should all just believe him. Right.
One of the places where Cox and Taylor differed was in response to a question about whether they would veto legislation banning gay adoption. Cox said that she would veto such legislation while Taylor said that if the General Assembly passed such a bill, he "would have to seriously consider it." As a child advocate, I know that when children are adopted by stable families, gay or straight, they fare better. It is disturbing that Taylor would consider supporting such a ban. That puts him right in step with Perdue. What is he thinking?
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Cox Knocked it Out of the Park!
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I was not aware that newspapers let campaigns write their own endorsements. :) Just kidding, but you have to admit that the papers endorsement reads like Taylor's rhetoric. The problem is, that's all it is, rhetoric. As Cathy pointed out tongiht, Mark demonstrated no ability to get his PeachKids legislation though in this partisan environment. We need a Governor who can work with the reality that is Georgia today. Mark is stuck in the past.
Amy, how did these various guys get so interested in contributing to Georgia Women Vote when they aren't women voters and they don't want to vote for a woman? Could they have possibly mistaken the nature and purpose of your blog? Have they lose their way in cyber-space? Is there no Georgia Men Vote blog to which they can carry their message? Have they thought about creating one? Or do they just have too much time on their hands? I will be soooo glad when the primary is over :-)
Tina
The 'old guard' Democratic party are the guys that helped us lose so ignominously in 2004. The party was over-confident, disorganized, and unprepared for a frontal attack from the Republicans. Democrats in GA need to redefine themselves, reorganize, re-energize, regain a solid base, and start over with fresh faces and new approaches.
For Lyman Hall---we may all be on the same side (more or less) on Wednesday morning, but that still don't make you a Georgia Woman Voter or a supporter of a Georgia Woman for Governor! Well, at least we know you are not a Tory. hee hee
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