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Tag: Jim Cooper

  • Define Objections, Offer Alternatives

    Sean’s already touched on this but in light of both the op-ed in the Tennessean where Jim Cooper announced his “reluctant no” to HR 3200 (summary), and the appearance on Face the Nation Sunday morning I have to say something. Cooper’s segment starts 9 min into the video below. Watch CBS Videos Online Cooper offered…

  • This Trigger’s Already Been Pulled

    About two weeks ago I wrote about the public option. Around the time I was writing that, I started seeing some discussion of putting a “trigger” into any legislation that included a “public option”. I could go off and spend a lot of time trying to explain what a “trigger”, but I’ll let Igor Volsky…

  • Bush Dog – TN-05 Jim Cooper

    Note: 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. Jim Cooper TN-05 has been involved in Tennessee politics…