But it's highly Baptist (separate churches without “WHITE” and “COLORED” signs to inform you which kind a given church is; you have to observe who comes and goes) and yes, half of Atlanta(!) is closed on Sunday, they have goofy liquor laws, and yes, there are some dry counties to this day in Georgia.

The Southern accent is delightful to hear and when I lived there it was the transplanted Northeasterners and Midwesterners who were ill-behaved, and I was said to hear radio commercials for schools that would “cure” natives' Southern dialect. There was a distinctive heaviness to the accent below the Fall Line (beyond Macon, into the true Deep South, the coastal plain).

Chambliss has made it a point to position himself as a uber hawk in the global war against terrorism, serving on intelligence and defense-related committees. Very impressive, considering that during the Vietnam War he had other priorities and so got five college deferments, topping those off with the jackpot: a medical deferment for an old college football knee injury.

Chambliss' successful attack ad against Cleland's record of military service set the pattern for what was done in 2004.

So, what you say about how Broun is campaigning comes as no surprise. Maybe the real shame is what the voters of Georgia's Eighth District are like, based on whom they're willing to support in elections and what they're willing to fall for in the way of campaigning.