JasonPye.com (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
The AJC ran an article today about members of Georgia's Congressional delegation that have taken a pledge not to request any earmarks this year:"We're going to get less than last year," said Rep. Jack Kingston, a member of the House...
Green Car Congress (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
A tri-partisan bill principally sponsored by Senators Sam Brownback (R-KS), Ken Salazar (D-CO) and Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) (S.3303) and Representatives Eliot Engel (D-NY-17), Jack Kingston (R-GA-1), Steve Israel (D-NY-2), and Bob Inglis (R-SC-4) (H.R.6559) would require that starting in 2012,...
The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Robert Novak : The Lincoln Club blasts conservative Rep. Jack Kingston of Georgia, whose personal earmarks totaled $83 million last year, for defending his pork as "being entrepreneurial about bringing something home." It also assails conservative Rep. Thaddeus McCotter of Michigan, a member of the leadership who has opposed earmark reform and voted on the floor against only one earmark. With his...
Cracker Squire (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
From the AJC's Political Insider : [Friday’s] Huffington Post has this in a piece about the connections between earmarks and campaign contributions: Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., won a $1.6 million earmark last year for Engineering and Software Systems Solutions Inc. for advanced coating technologies. Kingston has received more than $20,000 in campaign contributions this election cycle from company executives...
Political Insider | ajc.com (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
Today’s Huffington Post has this in a piece about the connections between earmarks and campaign contributions: Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., won a $1.6 million earmark last year for Engineering and Software Systems Solutions Inc. for advanced coating technologies. Kingston has...
Political Insider | ajc.com (Free subscription) | 05/22/2008
Blog for Democracy says that Bill Gillespie, the Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Savannah) will get some time at 7:30 p.m. tonight on the John Gibson show on Fox Radio. No doubt, Gillespie — a retired lieutenant colonel —...
Raising Kaine - Front Page (Free subscription) | 05/22/2008
Cross-posted at DailyKos I love hard work. It's our promise in that great agreement that is the American Dream. But too often I feel like our politicians are coasting while we're trying to make ends meet. Remember when Jack Kingston complained after the 2006 election that the new Democrat controlled House was going to have a 5 day work week which would "make Congressional marriages suffer "? I'm tired...
Blog for Democracy (Free subscription) | 05/22/2008
Bill Gillespie, the fantastic Democratic Candidate who is challenging Jack Kingston in Georgia's First Congressional District, will be on The John Gibson Radio Show tonight at 7:30 on Fox News Radio! Tune in and check it out. Knock 'em dead,...
Peach Pundit (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
With Johnny Isakson out, who do you want in the GOP to run for Governor? Ox is all we need Karen Handel Chuck Efstration Casey Cagle Lynn Westmoreland Glenn Richardson Saxby Chambliss Jack Kingston View Results
Townhall.com (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
There are some very interesting admissions from Republicans in today's NYT: "(McCain's) grandstanding turned out to be right on a lot of things," said Representative Jack Kingston, Republican of Georgia. "More...
Georgia Politics Unfiltered (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
1st Congressional District: Jack Kingston, Republican: $831,210 net cash on hand Bill Gillespie, Democrat: $4,608 net cash on hand 2nd Congressional District Sanford Bishop, Democrat: $443,524 net cash on hand 3rd Congressional District Lynn Westmoreland, Republican: $549,347 net cash on hand 4th Congressional District Hank Johnson, Democrat: $94,278 net cash on hand 5th Congressional District Markel...
Political Insider | ajc.com (Free subscription) | 03/18/2008
On the same day that Barack Obama gave his speech on race in Philadelphia, who should visit the state Capitol on Tuesday but U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, the Savannah Republican who — in the last few weeks — has made...
Georgia Politics Unfiltered (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
The Savannah Morning News is reporting that former Jack Kingston congressional aide Karen Bogans and Chris Edenfield have both dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination in the 12th Congressional district. Karen Bogans, a former aide to U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Savannah, says she won't run for Barrow's 12th Congressional District seat. Meanwhile, a declared GOP candidate, Chris Edenfield...
Washington Outsiders (Free subscription) | 03/06/2008
Is wearing a Lapel Pin a sign of patriotism? Georgia Congressman Jack Kingston thinks so. Follow the Flag Lapel Pin [via Balloon Juice via HorsesAss.org]
Blog for Democracy (Free subscription) | 03/03/2008
Here's a great response from the Bill Gillespie campaign regarding Jack Kingston's remarks that Obama is unpatriotic because he doesn't wear an American Flag lapel pin...interestingly, neither does Jack...hmm...seems that Jack might be a bit of a hypocrite...and if this...
