No Deal

I think this is a pretty damn good start. As I was driving home from UGA today I heard on the radio that Nathan Deal's campaign had requested not to appear at the same time as Roy Barnes in Savannah, at a venue where they were both going to appear. This is exactly what the radio newsman said, reading and/or paraphrasing from a statement by Deal's campaign:

"We are ready to debate Roy Barnes, just not today."

I love it. If I am willing and ready to debate someone, I couldn't care less what time, place, or audience it was in front of. If I'm not ready, I would say that I wasn't ready. But I guess Nathan Deal doesn't want to come across as hollow and unprepared; in other words, what he really is. I don't know that I blame Nathan Deal, I guess he does need all the time he can buy to dress up his answers to questions about his business dealings, ethics violations, investigations, and why he is refusing to release his tax returns...which may have something to do with the previous things mentioned.

I'm willing to bet Roy was fired up and ready to go. I'm willing to bet if somebody called Roy in the middle of the night, he'd debate Nathan Deal in his pajamas, and still not look like half the fool that Deal is. I think this spells a pretty good start for Roy. He's going to need middle of the road voters, and if I know those voters, I don't think they really appreciate the kind of pre-grooming that Nathan Deal wants to get. They want answers to their questions. And if you can't give them openly and honestly on the spot, then you probably don't know enough about this state to hold the office of Governor.

So I say: Run, Roy, Run; Because Nathan's already running away.