Sonny just signed the great-victory/too-little-too-late transportation bill.  So says the Atlanta Business Chronicle…

Gov. Sonny Perdue Wednesday signed a long-awaited transportation funding bill that will let voters in metro Atlanta and other Georgia communities decide whether to tax themselves to pay for needed highway and transit improvements.

Go forth and do good taxing.

John Kessler tweeted last night…

Nathalie’s Fish House in Decatur has closed. Never once tried that joint…

FMFats confirmed it for us with a walk-by, because you know that Kessler guy can’t be trusted.

Well THIS is an interesting way to frame this debate…

For the first time since the news broke five days ago, Governor Sonny Perdue spoke on why he might veto the adult texting-while-driving ban currently at his desk.

“I’ve got some concerns over the enforceability of that,” Perdue said at a news conference today

The governor has until June 8th to sign all bills into law. The bill in question is S.B. 360, also known as Caleb’s Law. It bans texting while driving for anyone 18 and [younger]; the problematic area is the part that makes it illegal to “read any text based communication.”

Here is Perdue’s example to describe why enforcing that part could be an issue.

“If I get my e-mails and I pick up a smart-phone and read my e-mails, I’m violating the law. But if I print out my e-mails and I have a sheet of paper driving [and look at it], then I haven’t violated the law.

“So those are some of the concerns, and none of this business is black and white.”

The governor was quick to point out that he has not yet made up his mind on the matter.

If I could get past my suspicion that Sonny’s position actually has more to do with preserving an individual’s right to do whatever over the safety of others, I would ask, how important a factor is “enforceability” in determining the validity of a law?

P.S.  11alive made a big fat error and said that S.B. 360 pertained to adults 18 AND OLDER.  It’s actually 18 and YOUNGER.  Therefore I edited the quoted text above.

h/t: Political Insider

Tucked into the most recent issue of Atlanta Magazine is a love letter.  A love letter to a grocery store.

In the modern world, where your neighbors are more likely to recognize you by the make and model of your vehicle than your smiling face, a grocery store that pulls on the heart strings seems out of place.  (Trader Joe’s freaks not withstanding.  )

Who would draft a sonnet to a Kroger?   Or direct a few lines of free-verse to the Ingles down the 6-lane next to the Outback Steakhouse?

Not a dang soul, that’s who.

But not surprisingly, this letter isn’t addressed to one of the big boys, but to a neighborhood market.  The Candler Park Market to be precise.

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