Looks like the Elbert County News has gone off the reservation where most of the Elbert County press lives. Good for them.
As you can see from the comments to the Rowland/Gessler story of 1/24 (copy saved here if the above link expires), the Elbert County Left posse came out to reinforce this new skirmish line in their political war on Elbert County.
Most of their rhetoric consists of the usual damnation/salvation dichotomy where they represent everything good and their opposition is all bad. But they’re not as smart as they think they are.
Mr. Thomasson let slip a comment that undermines all of their moral authority;
. . .but I believe the facts of the case will suffice to keep the court from overturning the verdict. If it goes the other way, it will be because the ALJ made a mistake, not because of some wild claim that the Leftists are after the good Republicans of Elbert County.
If the judge does not agree with the Left, then the judge will have made a mistake. The Left can not be wrong. Ever.
You need to look at the cases the Left make in and around Elbert County from this perspective – especially the Planning and Zoning cases. Truth is not on the table. Efficiency doesn’t enter into it. Economics, legalities, justice, sound science, none of those dispositive disciplines matter to the Left. Those who don’t agree with the Left have made a mistake. Those who don’t agree with the Left in the future will have made a mistake!
I only know of one guy in history who successfully pulled off a claim of infallibility, and he got crucified for it.