Mr. Long goes to Washington

Words cannot describe how honored and humbled I am to have dined with Rep. John Lewis and tour his offices in Washington, D.C. yesterday. As I described earlier this week, I was invited — on what may have been a whim — by Rep. Lewis to visit him in D.C. I wasn’t certain at the […]

Heading to DC

Image via Wikipedia I’m heading to Washington, D.C. today for a quick trip that was planned around a single lunch. I’ve been invited to dine with Rep. John Lewis in the Congressional dining room. I met Rep. Lewis at a Democratic fundraiser just before the November election. After saying how I honored I was to […]

Zero, zero, 100

The image below is the score card awarded by the Human Rights Campaign to my elected Federal officials. It’s also an example of what’s wrong with politics today: extreme polarization. I find it difficult to believe that Sens. Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss can’t find a single issue to support regarding the civil rights of […]