October 17th, 2016

Right Up My Alley…

Loved the reading in American Politics 6100 for today. We are reading David Mayhew’s “Congress: The Electoral Connection.” I got a later edition, so it had an introduction with some analysis and an update from Mayhew.  Then we read a couple of journal articles using Mayhew’s concept. Mayhew basically argues, backed up by visits with many members of Congress and

October 16th, 2016

Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

It started out as a normal weekend.  Saturday was lovely, just as I had planned.  Some meetings in the morning and then off to the UGA-Vandy Game.  While the people around us were wonderful, we didn’t win.  As one person said, “The smart boys beat the dumbbells.”  Not a fair comparison, but it was out there. Then Caroline, my GRSP

October 15th, 2016

The Plan for the Weekend, Let’s See…

It’s been the most interesting week of the semester. I had a great deal to do at work and got it accomplished.  Met with some interesting people, got up to date on current legislation and read and studied.  Working in a senator’s office, the reading I’m doing for class really does help me have more tools for the constituents I