T. Sharp on Twitter (@newscoma) Steve Ross on Twitter (@vibinc) Steve Steffens on Twitter (@leftwingcracker)Yesterday morning I wrote about the elections that happened yesterday.. This morning it’s clear: right now American voters just don’t like incumbents or establishment candidates, period. Especially on the GOP side. For proof we’ll go back to the same two neighboring states we did yesterday, Kentucky and Arkansas, and this time add in Pennsylvania...
Yesterday we pointed out Marsha Blackburn’s change of heart on special appropriations for disaster relief. In the comments of that post, Greg Rabidoux, the Democratic challenger for he seat, added his thoughts to the discussion. It’s not just that Marsha Blackburn’s comments were insensitive, irresponsible and offensive to everyone affected by the Katrina tragedy...
Earlier today, the Tennessee Congressional Delegation sent a letter to President Obama asking for more funding for disaster relief in the wake of the floods that hit 52 counties last week. Marsha Blackburn signed on to that letter. Which is interesting considering her views on funding emergencies. Here’s what she said on the floor...
Ok, but is it clean? Maybe not so much if Marsha, Marsha has her way. In this morning’s Leaf Chronicle Blackburn took took to a Bridgestone factory in Clarksville to sound a warning against the Clean Air Act that she says “punishes” companies. From the article: Blackburn told Bridgestone Metalpha President and CEO Ken...
I’m not going to write about how this day represents the fulfillment of the prophecies of Isaiah and Zechariah some 2000+ years ago. You can go to church and get that. Nope, I’m going to talk about what Palm Sunday usually means to me, every year. The beginning of the severe allergy season. For...
Jackson Baker gets some straight talk from Greg Rabidoux. Rabidoux was more forthright in its support than many Democrats in Congress, including many who voted for the bill, had been. “While far from perfect, it does address denial of pre-existing conditions, closes the Medicare ‘donut hole’ for our seniors, eliminates ‘rescission’ and will provide...
Ahhh the aftermath. Yes, many of you went out and did it up “right” last night. This morning, not so much. Me, I made some corned beef and hung out at the house. The specter of a night in the pokey made me think the better of something that, in my younger years, I...