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Georgia (and Jim Martin) on my mind
BlueOregon — ... that's a little later. On the other hand, Chambliss ducked out on service, racking up a Dick Cheney-ish six deferments. His voting record on veteran's issues is ridiculously bad. Chambliss' spurning of those who've served doesn't end there, however. He's also responsible for the heinous ad against war hero and triple amputee Max Cleland during the 2002 Georgia Senate race. Chambliss is the consumate GOP dirtbag. (But as Senate Guru notes, he's hell at golf--remind you of anyone else? Look about 8 rows down from Chambliss) ...

How Does He Sleep at Night?
If I Ran the Zoo — ... the race. Here's what John McCain said about Chambliss' sleazy tactics at the time: "I'd never seen anything like that ad," McCain told CNN in 2003. "Putting pictures of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden next to the picture of a man who left three limbs on the battlefield -- it's worse than disgraceful. It's reprehensible." Yet McCain was in Georgia yesterday campaigning for Chambliss, a man who avoided military service (those bad knees haven't slowed him down on the golf course, though), against Martin, a fellow Vietnam vet ...

The Amazing Story Of Saxby Chambliss' Bum Knee
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Indeed, for Chambliss' critics, the notorious knee remains a symbol of the quibbles they have with the Senator: that the appearance he provides is removed from reality and that he has, at times, been an absentee Senator. Physical impairments aside, in October 2005, Golf Digest ranked Chambliss the #2 golfer in the Senate and the 33rd ranked golfer in Washington D.C. Sources close to Chambliss, in fact, once grew concerned that his reputation was suffering because of all the times he was spending on the links. ...

The Amazing Story Of Saxby Chambliss' Bum Knee
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... Indeed, for Chambliss' critics, the notorious knee remains a symbol of the quibbles they have with the Senator: that the appearance he provides is removed from reality and that he has, at times, been an absentee Senator. Physical impairments aside, in October 2005, Golf Digest ranked Chambliss the #2 golfer in the Senate and the 33rd ranked golfer in Washington D.C. Sources close to Chambliss, in fact, once grew concerned that his reputation was suffering because of all the times he was spending on the links. ...

Chambliss’s Profligate Spending On Golf Outings With Lobbyists
Think Progress — ... ” that kept him out of military service in Vietnam, Chambliss ranked as the #2 golfer in the Senate and the 33rd best golfer in Washington, DC, according to a 2005 feature by Golf Digest. That same year, while his colleagues were in a closed-door session discussing pre-Iraq war intelligence, ...

Senate Guru: GA-Sen: Saxby Chambliss Doesn't Care About You
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Saxby Chambliss, regarded as one of the best golfers in Washington D.C. (you probably have to have pretty good knees to be one of the best golfers in D.C.), sought deferment after deferment to ...