Gonzo lawmakers

Every weekday during the session at 5:30 p.m., Georgia Public Broadcasting airs a half-hour show called Lawmakers covering the day's events under the Gold Dome.
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CORRECTION: I messed up the time. It's at 7 p.m., with a replay at 5:30 a.m.
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I am very rarely home in time for the show. But I do like to read Drifting through the Grift's often witty, and always inside, recaps.

A few highlights from the first couple of weeks:

Senate bill to prevent racial profiling in traffic stops. It's sponsored by a Democrat so let's all guess the chance of passage.

Rep. Rob Tela...Telee....that dude running for Attorney General wants to take DNA at the time of arrests. Strange that a candidate for the top lawyer post in Georgia doesn't understand the 4th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

No texty on the cell phone while driving bill. I predict this will be a hot distraction during this session.

Labor Commissioner Thurmond, my former boss, asking for bipartisan support to find jobs. Why this man doesn't run for higher office is a mystery.

Tom. You need a little flair in your outfit. You're looking a bit like a mortician from a small town.

Whereas Glenn Richardson always looked like "bad, dirty Sunday School teacher", Ralston looks like everyone's favorite deacon.