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During our long break, I’ve had some time to think about what’s going on with all the dissatisfaction from voters out there. For over a year we’ve been hearing about the Tea Party and whatnot, as if that’s the only political movement that’s energized in the nation. Certainly there’s some evidence out there that...
This kind of stuff drives me absolutely crazy. The Republican Party, you know the guys who spent 2001-2008 doubling the national debt. Yeah, they’re all about some debt reduction now that they’re not the ones signing the checks. Last night, the Senate, with the help of our two Republican Senators, Lamar! and Bob Corker,...
Tom Humphrey with the deets on state Republicans. ow else can you describe leaders who sign off on a 3½ percent, $230 million tax on hospital revenue — called an “enhanced coverage fee” — but pronounce dead on arrival a proposed $1.38 tax increase on monthly cable TV bills that has been paid by...
The Memphis Daily News and other outlets report that Republicans in the Tennessee Legislature have backed down from earlier statements about the possibility of cutting back on Pre-K funding. The State of Tennessee currently spends less than .3% of the entire $28 billion budget on Pre-K programs, $3 million of which comes from the...
I’ve spent the better part of the morning trying to write this very post on a topic that’s pretty near and dear to my heart, but it’s just not working. Words are failing me this morning and to be quite honest, I’m not very happy about it. This happens to me quite a bit....
For weeks, Republicans in Washington have been calling the current bill that would reform the way the financial system is regulated, a “permanent bailout”. This line of attack has pretty much been ignored by the media…until this morning. See Also: HuffPo The Plum Line
For over 27 months, State tax revenues have fallen below expectations causing extreme cuts in critical government services. Last week, Governor Phil Bredesen proposed removing a tax break on high priced items to help fill some of that gap. From the story: Currently Tennessee consumers get a slight break on high-priced items. Bredesen wants...
From Sean Braisted. Rep. Stacey Campfield, the bombastic blogger State Rep, is looking to make his way up the chain of command to the Tennessee Senate, but is facing some stiff competition, at least in the wallet. There are five Republicans qualified for the seat, of those, three are serious: Head to Nashville for...
Jeff Yarbro And The DCDP Straw Poll
Jeff Yarbro won the Davidson County Democratic Straw Poll last night by almost twice as many votes over incumbent Douglas Henry. It has been interesting to watch the young candidate in the last few months. He has word of mouth, he has raised a great deal of money online and the cool kids like...
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