  Here in Georgia, we need to do a lot more work to make the state safe for democracy. Proof in point: last night's GOP senatorial debate in Augusta. On the dais, Republicans Herman Cain, Max Collins and Johnny Isaakson. Each is anti- abortion, anti- gay marriage and pro- Patriot Act. Given their shameful agreement on these topics, the candidates were forced to debate other issues, like political experience. "I think that's part of the problem - political experience," Cain stated. "The Titanic was built by experts and people with a lot of experience. " Collins, a veteran state lawmaker, pointed his finger elsewhere: "This is no time to send someone [to the Senate] who is a moderate," he said. Good thing all three candidates swear they are conservatives. All the same, Isaakson, an experienced pol who used to be known as a moderate, was forced to reach for the corn pone as he tried to win over the audience.
"You're not going to find many Georgians in the right ditch or in the left ditch," Isaakson said with a bit of a southern twang. "You'll find most of them in Wal-Mart. " Almost makes me want to move to Alabama. Almost. 
