The Democrat chosen by Gov. Nathan Deal to serve as interim CEO of DeKalb County wrote a piece with a Republican colleague that appeared last week on Shirley Franklin’s website calling for the position of CEO – and DeKalb’s entire form of government – to be eliminated. Although DeKalb County Commissioner Lee May will reach across the aisle, he has strong backing from the state’s leading Democrats. Former Gov. Roy Barnes’ law firm contributed to May’s 2012 reelection campaign, along with the family-owned company headed by former Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor. Michael Thurmond, the former state labor commissioner who now serves DeKalb as interim school superintendent, contributed. For more on the story, see SaportaReport.com blog roll to the right