Georgia, Sewer of The Union

"Mr. Barnes' redesign of the state flag, reducing its large Confederate emblem to a tiny spot, alienated many white Georgians who scorned the cluttered new design as the 'Barnes rag.'
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They did do something. Members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) followed the governor to campaign stops, displaying the old Georgia flag and anti-Barnes signs at protests. One group of SCV activists started 'Project Wave,' which erected hundreds of 24-foot flagpoles flying the old flag around the state.
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'You've stunned Georgia,' the governor-elect [Sonny Perdue] told cheering supporters. 'Free at last, free at last. Thank God Almighty, free at last.'"

Face it. This is one of the reasons the G.O.P. regained control of the Senate. The party of Lott and Ashcroft is now the party of Perdue and Chamblis as well.