It does not make Bobby Saxon happy when people assume that the GOP primary was Rep. Paul Broun’s real test.

Saxon, who’s been using my pessimistic blog posts to motivate volunteers, sent out a press release calling out the Wall Street Journal for making assumptions about the 10th District race.

“It looks like some political pundits need help remembering that Georgia’s election season doesn’t end in July.

“In a July 17 article of the Wall Street Journal called ‘Dr. Broun Goes Back to Washington,’ columnist John Fund writes, ‘Dr. Broun will be going back to Washington next year, having won 71% in last night's primary.’ There is no mention of Bobby Saxon or his November challenge against Congressman Broun.

“‘If Mr. Fund had done some research before he wrote this article, he’d have realized that I carried eight counties against both Representative Fleming AND Congressman Broun,’ said Saxon. ‘In five of those counties, I carried more votes than my two opponents put together. Last Tuesday, 18,000 Republicans showed they were disappointed enough by Congressman Broun’s performance to vote against their sitting incumbent. That’s not a small number, and definitely not one that the media should be ignoring in a democracy where every vote counts.’

“‘Folks still have nearly four months to make up their minds on their own. We don’t need the Washington establishment and big-shot political pundits pressuring people on how to vote, and we definitely don’t need a Wall Street Journal writer already declaring our next Congressman before anyone has a say.’

“‘I invite Mr. Fund to call me before he writes anymore articles about the 10th district of Georgia. We can discuss my desire to solve real problems in this district in a responsible and bipartisan way.’”

Back in Broun

Meanwhile, the Peoples’ Congressman is back in Washington, lambasting liberals over the usual hot topics like drilling for oil, gun control and a housing bailout.

Add Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the list of things Broun believes are unconstitutional.

“The federal government messed up when it created Fannie Mae in 1938, and it messed up when it created Freddie Mac in 1970,” Broun said Monday in his weekly briefing to reporters.

“Congress must only do what Article 1, section 8 of the Constitution allows, and it only allows for a small government.

“Soon, the federal government will attempt to bail out these two companies with your money. I will stand against any bail-out plans because taxpayers should not be put on the hook for trillions of dollars because of an unconstitutional creation and a liberal quick-fix.”

Broun also continues to wage war with the D.C. city council, which recently passed a new gun law, since the Supreme Court struck down its handgun band last month. The new law requires gun owners to pass a test, obtain a permit and keep their guns unloaded and disassembled unless there is immediate danger.

“This new law is representative of the city government’s clear disregard for the Supreme Court and the U.S. Constitution,” Broun said. “The National Rifle Association has already signaled that it will challenge the new law, and I will support any effort to do so since this law represents a horrible infringement on our individual right to own firearms.”

In related news, the California legislature re-banned gay marriage and the ACLU announced that it will sue. Broun had this to say about it:

“This new law is representative of the state government’s clear disregard for the Supreme Court and the California Constitution. … The American Civil Liberties Union has already signaled that it will challenge the new law, and I will support any effort to do so since this law represents a horrible infringement on our individual right to marry whomever we want.”

OK, I made that last part up.

Blake.aued@onlineathens.com