Call Jim Marshall - Vote on biggest tax ever is today!

The House of Representatives is set to vote today on a cap and tax bill which President Obama admitted in his campaign would put coal plants like Plant Scherer out of business and would result in big hikes in power bills.
Our congressman, Democrat Jim Marshall of Macon, has apparently not made up his mind about how he'll vote.
Iain Murray of National Review Online reports on shenanigans last night in Congress that show Democrats are desperate to get the votes to pass this monstrosity:

"The stink surrounding the Pelosi-Waxman-Markey cap-and-tax bill has become vomit-inducing overnight. The Democrats have decided to replace the 1091-page bill with a 300-page bill that will be debated for no longer than three hours today. So your elected representatives will have virtually no time to debate the merits of an economy-spanning bill they will not have had time to read. Speaker Pelosi and her sidekick Waxman are displaying nothing more than complete contempt for the democratic process."

What a disgusting attempt to shove this down our throats and destroy more of the U.S. economy. Contact Jim Marshall at (202) 225-6531 or e-mail Jim.Marshall@mail.house.gov and tell him to vote NO on cap and trade.

Tell Marshall NO on cap and trade today

Today we should learn whether our congressman, Jim Marshall, is willing to crater the U.S. economy and hurt American families to appease environmental extremism dressed up as pseudo-science.

The U.S. House is expected to vote today on cap and trade legislation, which is basically a tax on the use of energy. The Democrats believe they can change the weather (ie global warming) by imposing more burdens and regulations on commerce, autos and power plants.

Your power bills will go up if this becomes law.

My friend Erick Erickson, editor of Redstate.com and Macon resident, has a few interesting quotes showing even Democrats understand this:

Democrat John Dingell (D-MI) says is "a tax and it’s a great big one."

Democrat Charlie Melancon (D-LA) says, "I believe this bill would create an undue burden on families who are already paying too much in energy bills."

Democrat Mike Ross (D-AR) says of Cap and Trade, "‘If you don’t like $4-a-gallon gasoline, you’re really not going to like your electric bill sometime between now and 2030."

So, contact Jim Marshall at (202) 225-6531 or e-mail Jim.Marshall@mail.house.gov and tell him to vote NO on cap and trade.

Georgia Theater

Most of those who've attended the University of Georgia have probably spent at least a few evenings while in Athens at the Georgia Theater. It's an old downtown cinema house converted into a live concert hall and bar, complete with a balcony. One thing I remember about the place was the floors. They were disgusting -- barf, beer, cigarette butts and old gum. Sadly, fire gutted the place this morning. The story brought back a flood of memories, or at least the ones I can remember.
I saw the Dave Matthews Band there when I was matriculating (I love that word), and supposedly MTV taped the concert to air on cable. I confess I cannot name one Dave Matthews song, but it was "the cool thing to do," so there I was. Ah, the misspent days of youth. Thank God I survived my prodigal years. Read about the fire here.

The Best Water

South Monroe County has the best water in the country.
Really. The water the county provides to its 1,354 customers on the south end was named the best-tasting water in the USA this week at the convention of the American Water Works Association in San Diego. Read about it here.
The water actually is treated and distributed by the Macon Water Authority. But the MWA provides the water for the south Monroe County system -- after a 50 percent mark-up of course. But it sure tastes good.
Marie Allen, manager of the county water system, said the award is good news. She said the key is the way the Macon Water Authority treats water before pumping it out to customers. Macon's water comes from the Ocmulgee River.

A hill to die on

What would Obamacare mean for you? Government control. The death of private insurance. Nationalized medicine will mean the end of America as we know it. And if we ruin America's health care, where will the Canadians go for good medical care? See Karl Rove's article here.

How much do we pay them?

Did you ever wonder what salaries we as taxpayers pay our school teachers, principals and other state employees? Well now you can know. Check it out at here. Kudos to the state of Georgia for creating this search engine, which tracks the pay of every state employee. Transparency in government is the only way we as taxpayers can hold our government accountable.

I'm proud that Georgia teachers are now among the best-paid in the nation. But we as taxpayers have every right to know how much they make. And we should expect a return on our investment.