Crotts visits the State Senate
Mike Crotts visited the Senate Wednesday afternoon. Nothing unusual about that as former Senators often visit. Normal procedure is for the Lt. Governor to halt business for a moment to recognize them publicly when they go in the Senate chamber.
The visit was unusual in several ways. Casey did not bother to mention Crotts' presence, the first time that has happened during his tenure. Secondly, Crotts actually came into the chamber and gave out business like campaign cards to other Senators. A number of the cards were later seen in the trash cans of the Senate and several snide comments were made around the chamber.
Finally, he left the chamber for the halls and worked the lobbyists, begging for money and support in his delusional campaign to return to the Senate. Many later said they had no intention of supporting him and wondered out loud at his nerve and etiquette-breaking actions in the capitol. The common refrain inside and out of the Senate was he didn't do anything when he was there 12 years and there was no reason to expect he would be different now. He had his chance and his time is past.
Comments
The guy is a joke. Only good for a laugh.
Posted by: South Henry Neighbor | April 3, 2008 08:20 PM
I prefer to stick with the guy who has proven his honesty and character day in and day out as our Senator. He is pro business, pro 2nd Amendment, and a fiscal conservative.
Why would anyone vote for a pro me, pro me and pro me Senator Crotts.
Thank you John Douglas for a job well done, I look forward to helping you get re-elected.
Posted by: Publius V. | April 3, 2008 10:13 PM
Word is that the NRA has targeted Sen. Douglas for defeat because he supported real gun law reform, not the NRA's useless parking lot bill that protected no-one except the NRA's national agenda.
Posted by: Mike123 | April 4, 2008 06:39 AM
First time posting here. Me too Publius. No point in changing teams when you are with a winner. Especially considering the other team has such a losing record.
Posted by: Go Dawgs | April 4, 2008 07:24 AM
The only thing John Douglas has done was stand up & oppose honoring Jane Fonda.
Aside from that, words like "integrity" and "character" are hardly an accurate description of that guy.
He's a typical AOL user. He likes the pictures but doesn't read the content. He likes to take cheap shots at people & then take offense when he's called on it...if he even responds.
Whether it's using his title to try & intimidate local police departments, or calling individuals names because their opinions differ on an issue, his smugness becomes evident to those who have issues with which they disagree.
Posted by: Danny | April 4, 2008 02:58 PM
Danny,
I think you have the candidates confused. Your description fits the candidate who thinks the district and seat are his personal domain, even though that big house he lives in still isnt even in the district.
Posted by: Plane Driver | April 4, 2008 03:50 PM
Whether it's using his title to try & intimidate local police departments...
I think you're thinking of the right guy, Danny. He also uses his title to intimidate soldiers wives who forget to invite him to ceremonies at the armory here in Covington.
Posted by: South Seeking Arrow | April 4, 2008 04:39 PM
Plane Driver,
Hopefully we'll get some rain so it can fill up Crotts' little pond that it sits on.
Regarding the incument, I've described only documented events that I can prove. And they aren't disputable.
SSA,
That's interesting. I'd like to learn more if you have it.
Posted by: Danny | April 4, 2008 09:59 PM
After reading here, I decided to check the facts (or their records). It's easy enough to check online the 12 year service record of Senator Mike Crotts (from 1992-2004) and the 5 1/2 years of Senator John Douglas (not completing this year yet). I found an exemplary tenure of outstanding, even 'cutting edge' legislation offered by Senator Crotts on behalf of the people of Georgia. He was truly ahead of his time in some of the visionary bills he authored, at a time when the majority in both houses were Democrat, he was still able to get his bills through. I'm impressed. On the other hand, all I've been able to find on Senator Douglas, that he personally sponsored, is a few car tags and veterans fishing/drivers license bills, a bill restricting people from using blue flashing lights on their vehicles (didn't we already have this?), 75-80 senate resolutions recognizing people (I remember the pictures in the papers), numerous bills authored by others or co-sponsored by Douglas with him always taking credit, the greatest one being the opposing of your second ammendment rights to carry a gun to work IN YOUR CAR and claiming that he (Douglas) is protecting employers property rights!! What about MY rights to protect myself? But, he was recognized by the Chamber of Commmerce for DEFENDING PROPERTY RIGHTS.....what a spin!! But wait.....I also found that last week he voted on House Bill 267 to allow us to take guns into restaurants and state parks!!! So, let's get this straight, according to Douglas, I can't take my gun with me to work and leave it in my car, but I can take it into a restaurant or state park? Hmmmm.... sounds like a trade-off in principles to get recognition egualing 'Legislator of the Year.' Talk about your double standards. Who of you called this honesty and integrity? The choice is clear to me, I'm voting for Mike Crotts!
Posted by: Susan Smith | April 5, 2008 03:22 PM
Susan, take a powder before you faint. I did some checking too, HB 267 is titled: St. Marys, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize.
You must have run out of breath before you could explain how your candidate got thrown out of the race two years ago for lying about residency and how he got fined $40,000 by the feds for campaign violations when he ran for congress and how he managed in his "cutting edge legislation" to name a road after Bishop Earl Paulk who recently found out his nephew was his son...
Try again.
Posted by: South Henry Neighbor | April 5, 2008 06:14 PM
South Henry,
Ok, excuse me for not having the correct bill number. I was looking at something else and made the mistake. HB 89 is the bill, but if not, I'm sure you will let me know. Anyway, whatever the bill number, it doesn't change the fact that Douglas believ