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Month: August 2007

  • Shameful

    Representative Steve Cohen walked into what can only be described as an ambush. Last night, at the weekly meeting of the Memphis Baptist Ministerial Association, Cohen was attacked for his support of a bill that would provide stiffer penalties for people engaging in hate crimes, by the very people his vote sought to protect. The…

  • Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s Time to Pick a Challenger

    With the upcoming Labor Day holiday, finally, some 6 months in, the Memphis Mayoral race is set to start heating up. With 3 top tier candidates, Herenton, Chumney, and Morris polling in a tight group, it seems almost certain that Herenton, with his guaranteed 30ish% and the power of the incumbency behind him, will win…

  • Skeletor to Replace Snarff at Justice

    Word on the street is that evil overlord and Department of Homeland Security chief Skeletor will replace the furry loveable but woefully incompetent Snarf at the Justice Department. The move, largely seen as a chance to scare the living bejesus out of children and the Democratically controlled Congress, was hailed by many as “something else”.…

  • Ohh Gonzo, you should have been gone sooo long ago…

    If you’re not at work today, let me suggest you break out the bubbly, and raise a glass to the departure of the WORST USAG EVAH! That’s right, unless you’ve been living under a rock, or trying to avoid the media, you know that Gonzo resigned. And there was much rejoicing. Don’t get too excited…

  • Bush Dogs

    On Wednesday, Matt Stoller of Open Left posted a list of the 41 Democratic Congresscritters that voted for the Iraq capitulation bill and the more recent “temporary” FISA update requested by the White House. The post can be found here. Six of the 41 “members” of this illustrious group are Representatives in Tennessee and Arkansas.…

  • Bush Dog – Mike Ross AR-04 (Revised and Extended)

    Note: This is an updated version of an earlier post. This post is in response to, and support of the “Bush Dog” project at Open Left. This, like all the other profiles, is a work in progress. If you have any insight or information to add to this profile, please do so in the comments.…