writer, writing professor, music freak. Deep South.
For a minute, I thought maybe it was all just a ruse, the flurry of regulations Obama adopted in his last six months in office. Now that Republicans are overturning them left and right, it looks so awful, dumping coal into streams and making it easier to kill wolves, it occurred to me that maybe Obama adopted… Continue reading Congressional Review Act
Today Allie and I drove to Tifton, two hours away, to meet with a couple members of Sen. David Perdue's staff. It was the senator's open office hours. He wasn't there. He's not holding a town hall during this legislative break, so that's one of the things we went there to ask for, a town… Continue reading Mobile office hours
This week's episode of Primary Concerns reveals with extreme clarity that Tom Perez should not be chair of the DNC. The podcast offers a thirty-minute interview with the former Clinton aide, and begins with a half-hour chat with South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg (Keith Elison declined to participate). I only made it through ten minutes or so of… Continue reading The DNC needs Buttigieg
I called Sen. David Perdue's D.C. office this morning and a nice young man named Patrick answered. I said, "I'm calling to ask the senator to apologize for his comments disparaging the Georgia citizens who protested at his mobile office hours event in Greensboro--" "The senator didn't say that," Patrick interrupted. "He didn't?" I replied. "The… Continue reading Sen. Perdue’s “manufactured protest” comment was from staffer, not him
I wrote to an editor: "Like millions of other people across the country, I’ve been calling my senators and representatives everyday, urging them to not support Trump’s nominees, to protect Obamacare, etc. And like everyone else, I’m frustrated because it’s obvious they’re going to tow the party line no matter how many people call. I… Continue reading Bad call
I called Johnny Isakson's office today. I nice young woman answered. I said, "My name is Joe Miller from Columbus, Georgia, and I want to thank the senator for not disparaging the Georgians who showed up at his mobile office hours in Greensboro. I know he's getting a lot of calls lately, and I just… Continue reading Gold ol’ Johnny Isakson
I called Sen. David Perdue's office today, like I do everyday. When I first started calling it was a different thing each time: vote against Betsy DeVos; vote against Jeff Sessions; don't kill Obamacare. But it's become clear these kinds of appeals won't work. He's not going to budge on policy. So now I call about… Continue reading Calling the Senator
