Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 08/13/2009
WASHINGTON - When Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson takes the floor at a meeting at Vineville United Methodist Church in Macon today, he is expected to face tough questions about why President Obama credits the Republican lawmaker as the inspiration behind the Democrats' push for end-of-life counseling efforts that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and some fellow conservatives call "death panels."...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/21/2009
President vowed to veto bill if funds for seven new F-22s were included in legislation The US Senate today struck from the military shopping list seven new fighter jets costing $1.7bn, giving Barack Obama a victory in his effort to cut spending on military programmes he says are wasteful and unnecessary for national security. The Senate cut from a military spending bill the purchase of F-22 fighter...
ONE (Free subscription) | 06/12/2009
I just heard that Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) has signed on as a cosponsor of the Durbin-Corker bill — the Water for the World Act, S.624. And he said he was aware of our petition! This is great news in our fight to get the Water for the World Act, which would provide 100 million people [...]
ONE (Free subscription) | 05/20/2009
Several Atlanta ONE members participated in the CARE National Conference and Celebration May 5 and 6 in Washington, DC. It was a great time for advocacy, and we met with Senators Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA), among many Georgia Representatives from the House about three key issues: hunger and food aid, preventing child [...]
Drifting Through The Grift (Free subscription) | 03/26/2009
I don't normally pick on commentors. In fact, I chastised Athen Banner Herald Editor Jim Thompson for this very behavior. But sometimes something sticks out so badly that it must be noted This morning Erick screeched against Sen. Johnny Isakson's support of the "Serve America Act" . Apparently he and other right wing luminaries such as Mark Levin believe this dastardly piece of legislation...
Red State (Free subscription) | 03/26/2009
Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) took to the floor of the United States Senate and extolled the virtues of the “Serve America Act,” which many on the right view as a compulsory service bill. Among the objections are that the legislation will, in many circumstances, force our children to participate in charitable activity as part of school – and that activity may well be chosen by or...
CNNMoney.com (Free subscription) | 03/24/2009
As Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's reputation rose from the ash heap on Wall Street yesterday, he also made headway with harsh critics in his other important audience - Congress. "This could be the beginning of a very constructive improvement in capital flows," Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson told Fortune.
Time (Free subscription) | 03/19/2009
GOP Kentucky Senator tells Fox Business Network the Treasury boss should vacate his post because of his "incestuous relationship" with Wall Street. Watch video above. More excerpts here. Plus: Colleauge Sen. Johnny Isakson from Georgia also jumps on the bandwagon.
Jim Hamilton’s World of Securities (Free subscription) | 03/18/2009
A bi-partisan bill, S 605, ordering the SEC to reinstate the uptick rule has been introduced by Senators Ted Kaufman (D-DE) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA). Since the uptick rule’s repeal in July 2007, said the senators, the abuse of naked short-selling, which is the selling of stock that the trader does not own, has added fuel to the fire of distressed stocks and markets. Senator Kaufman said that...
Political Insider | ajc.com (Free subscription) | 02/21/2009
Congressional Quarterly reports that U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, because of his membership on the Senate Ethics Committee, could find himself drawn into the dispute over whether Roland Burris of Illinois should keep his seat. Reports CQ: The Senate Ethics Committee...
Georgia Newsroom (Free subscription) | 02/21/2009
J. Randolph Evans Column No. 952 Republican Senator Johnny Isakson has announced his decision to seek re-election to the United States Senate. There was a time when this would have been a rather momentous decision which could shake the entire political landscape in Georgia. For some time, movers and shakers thought that Johnny Isakson’s lifetime goal [...]
Atlanta Public Affairs (Free subscription) | 02/17/2009
See a fairly reasonable guy like Sen. Johnny Isakson start out trying to work with Congressional Democrats in passing an economic stimulus bill. That is until partisan right wing extremists in his party base start yelling and screaming about it. Now see Johnny come home to tell his Republican collegues in the Georgia General Assembly how to spend the money that they are now salivating over, even though...
Political Insider | ajc.com (Free subscription) | 02/17/2009
Tuesday was a day to celebrate peanut butter and U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson at the state Capitol. Legislators and lobbyists handed out free doses of disease-free peanut butter. Isakson, officially there to kick off his re-election campaign, handed out free...
S E N A T U S (Free subscription) | 02/17/2009
The Political Clippings column at Congressional Quarterly notes today that Georgia Democrats appear to be having a tough time finding even one viable candidate to take on Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and his likely bid for re-election in 2010. He is expected to make that announcement official today. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that “State Democrats [...]
JasonPye.com (Free subscription) | 02/17/2009
Sen. Johnny Isakson has announced his bid for re-election. The AJC reports that Democrats have no candidate lined up to run against him. I'd rather write in someone than vote for Isakson....
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