Georgia Senate fray enters last day: Chambliss-Palin vs Martin-Obama

This morning most of the political world's attention will focus on the Windy City and one of the most surprising, worst-kept appointment secrets of the new Barack Obama administration currently under construction: Hillary Clinton's appointment as secretary of State.

Meanwhile, down in Georgia the struggle continues over one more Senate seat that could help the Democratic majority reach its coveted, filibuster-proof 60-seat control.

The runoff election is tomorrow.

Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss is in a tight runoff with Democratic challenger Jim Martin.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, still beloved by party regulars despite the ticket's Nov. 4 defeat, will put in a full day of four events for Chambliss, ending right around evening news time in Atlanta.

John McCain has already campaigned there for his GOP Senate colleague. "Going into battle one more time,'' McCain calls it in a fund-raising e-mail he sent out this past weekend for Chambliss.

"The eyes of the country and the world will be on the state of Georgia next Tuesday,'' McCain writes. "If we lose, the Senate Democrats could reach 60 seats in the U.S. Senate.

"This would give them the power to enact an agenda out of touch with our values and beliefs and the ability to confirm activist judges and liberal administration appointees with little to no open debate."

Interestingly, former Sen. Obama himself has not chosen to campaign in Georgia for Martin. The president-elect has, however, ordered his well-oiled in-state campaign apparatus to help, a real aid.

But Obama wants the nation's focus to be on his focus on building a new administration, including today's expected reappointment of George W. Bush's appointee, Robert Gates, as Defense secretary, to give it at least a tinge of bipartisanship.

And, to be honest, since actual Democratic Senate control is not the issue Tuesday, Obama would not be the first president or governor to secretly not really seek a super-majority of his own party controlling both houses of the legislature. Those kind of numbers can get a little uppity, especially with a chief executive of their own party.

Our blogging buddy Mark Silva has more on the McCain e-mail here in the Swamp.

-- Andrew Malcolm

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[Atrick]

Governor Sarah Palin has placed the Alaska National Guard on the highest state of alert during her visit to Georgia Today! Governor Palin wanted to take every precaution against an attack by Russia on Georgia during her visit to help Senator Chambliss in his election bid.

[jacksmith]

WE HAVE MORE TO DO:

Democrat Jim Martin is in a runoff against Bush Republican Saxby Chambliss for the Senate seat from Georgia. Bush's Saxby Chambliss voted against spending a few measly dollars to provide health care coverage for Georgia, and Americas needy children. But he supported wasting hundreds of billions of your dollars, and the life BLOOD of Americas finest on an unnecessary war in Iraq.

At a time when 47 million of you have no health insurance coverage, and over 100 million of you with insurance are just one major illness away from complete financial destruction. Bush and Saxby Chambliss voted to make the heart break of bankruptcy relief even harder for all of you to use.

You see, Bush and Saxby Chambliss, and his family don't have to worry about their health care coverage. They have the finest health care coverage your tax money can buy for them. Courtesy of you. The American Tax payer. In fact, no one but the super rich can afford the health care coverage you the tax payer provide for Saxby Chambliss, and his family for FREE! with your tax dollars.

He supposedly works for you. But he doesn't think you and your family should have access to the type of taxpayer supported FREE health care that you provide for him, and his loved ones for FREE!. Doesn't that just make you BURRING MAD!

Vote for JIM MARTIN for US senator from Georgia. Vote for JIM Martin who will be on your side. Vote for JIM MARTIN who will work with President Obama and a majority congress for you. Vote for JIM MARTIN most of all for your-self, your family's, friends, and loved ones. Vote for JIM MARTIN for a better America, and a better World.

Don't let Saxby Chambliss make a chump out of you by tricking you into voting against your own best interest. Saxby chambliss is NOT! on your side. He's not one of you. He is on George Bush's side. And we all know what a catastrophe the Bush Chambliss administration has been the past 8 years.

Contact all your family and friends and do every thing you can to see to it that JIM MARTIN and GEORGIANS! take that senate seat back for Georgia, and America. No matter where you live in America. This is important to you. President Obama will need all the help, and power you can give him to try and fix this catastrophic mess that the Corrupt Bush Chambliss administration has created.

As I said before you will have to vote in overwhelming numbers to overcome the Bush Chambliss "Let Them Eat Cake" vote fraud machine. Vote early if you can. Then help everyone you can get to the polls and vote for JIM MARTIN. You and your loved ones don't have to be Saxby Chambliss's victims anymore.

I know you will get it done. Just like you did for President Obama.

God bless all of you

jacksmith - WORKING CLASS... :-)

[Heaven Sent]

As soon As your false messiah signs the amendment to kill the most precious babies in the mothers womb ....BEWARE!!!! THE HAND OF YOUR TRUE GOD!!!!!!!!!