Atticus   

Has it always been this way? Does it only seem that we have no real leaders today vs. the days of old because media outlets, bloggers and pundits manage to skewer every politician in the country? Is the Republican Party destined to break apart?

Sonny Perdue, Republican governor of Georgia, has given me the most recent reason to wonder. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, he wants to call a special session of the State Legislature to address the issue of gay marriage.

It doesn’t matter that the state’s constitution already prohibits it. It doesn’t matter that calling such a session would cost Georgia taxpayers $30-$40,000 a day. It doesn’t matter that the issue pertains to consenting adults who represent probably 3 percent of the state’s population.

The lives of all Georgians are so threatened by gay marriage that the Legislature must convene to address it. Not for determining why Georgia ranks among the bottom 10 states in public education. Not to solve the public transportation and traffic woes in metro Atlanta. Not even to discuss a state energy policy while residents cope with soaring gasoline prices.

No, in Georgia, the highest office holder of the party that once favored limited government and curbed spending believes two dudes saying ‘til death do us part is such a cause for concern that government time and money should be spent on it.

If “Jake” at Breakfast at Tiffany’s is correct, that the GOP is on the road to Splitsville, I’m not so certain I’m not ready to see the city limits sign.