Atlanta blogs today: The Stache explained September 18 2007

Rep. David Scott (D-GA)

-Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington today released its third annual report “on the most corrupt members of Congress.” Georgia’s own Rep. David Scott makes the list for what CREW describes as Scott’s “ethics issues ... from allegations of tax evasion and misuse of official resources for political campaign activity.”

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For some prospective voters, a little smile goes a long way.

-Atlanta’s Shelby Highsmith, on a video blog report he did for Huffington Post about Rudy Giuliani’s recent visit to OK Cafe. If you don’t have time to watch the whole thing, at least watch the last minute. It provides a succinct and, well, frightening insight into The Political Brain.

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While the Tavern acknowledges that Glenn no longers sic sports the 70’s porn mustachio, we should never forget.

-FlackAttack at Tondee’s Tavern explains, with photo, why he calls Georgia Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson “The Stache.” FlackAttack also notes Rep. Tom Price’s startling resemblance to Ned Flanders. Former CL political writer Kevin Griffis noted the resemblance back in 2003. Since then, Price has begun morphing into a cross between Flanders and Vincent Price.