Georgia GOP Hall of Shame

You know all that money Sonny spent in his unsuccessful attempt to attract the NASCAR Hall of Fame to Atlanta? Based on a story in today's AJC, perhaps we can put those plans to work creating The Georgia GOP Hall of Shame. I co-nominate Sonny Perdue and Mike Bowers to be the first inductees. I have never seen a political party so adept at choosing their worst violator to be the spokesperson on a particular issue.

Sonny, "the most ethically challenged governor in Georgia's history" (Mike Jablonski), and the first sitting governor to found guilty of campaign disclosure law violations, ordered to repay more than $18,000.00 and fined $1,900.00, chooses none other than Mike Bowers, himself fined $3,600 by the Ethics Commission in 1997 for disclosure violations, to call for "quick action" on the ethics charges against Taylor. Look, if Taylor took money he was not supposed to, then he needs to pay the money back, pay his fine and take responsibility. But Perdue and Bowers might want to find someone with clean hands to express their righteous indignation.

This idea, of having the person with the least moral authority embrace an issue, is a Rove tactic, and an effective one at that. Using it does require a profound lack of self-awareness, or maybe just some good old fashioned sociopathy. Nationally, the DSCC has an online version of a national GOP Hall of Shame. It includes the likes of Georgia Allen, Dick Cheney, Jack Abramoff, Michael Scanlon and Karl Rove.

So, I think that I will begin a Georgia GOP Hall of Shame over at Georgia Women Vote!. I will take nominations, complete with a short explanation of why your nominee is particularly worthy and provide this link back here. Feel free to post nominations here. Hypocrites will get priority listings!

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