Guest Commentary

The Atlantic magazine's 100 Most Influential Figures in American History.

The United States has successfully survived and thrived through 50 years in which enemies such as the Soviet Union and Communist China had nuclear weapons on a far greater scale than Iran and North Korea ever will.

On Jan. 1, 2007, only two of 10 Metro Atlanta counties - DeKalb and Cobb - will have a lleader who has served more than two years in office.

The Republicans are betting they can beat somebody with nobody.