Tag: Tennessee

  • Actions make a difference

    Actions make a difference

    How leaders react to crisis make a difference. In this case, it could be the difference between life and death…though you’d never know it.

  • Tennessee Needs An Army of Rural Organizers

    Tennessee Needs An Army of Rural Organizers

    Its been eight years since Tennessee made the transformation from a purple state to a solidly red state. Now, nearly all the Democrats in the General Assembly hail from urban areas. To win back Tennessee we have to start competing in rural districts. That means building an army of rural organizers.

  • Democrats need leadership from bottom to top

    Democrats need leadership from bottom to top

    An era of prosperity ends on January 20th, replaced by an era of twitterstorms and uncertainty. To win in the future, we’ve got to organize now.

  • The November Election Post I’ve Been Meaning To Write

    Election day is right around the corner, and I’ve been meaning to do a post on all of the Constitutional amendments that are on the ballot this November…but I’ve been a little busy. After 5 years together, my beloved Ellyn and I got hitched back on October 11th. Needless to say, the wedding plans took…

  • A “must watch” for all Tennesseans

    Investigative reports can play an important role in understanding what’s going on behind the scenes in business, government, or any institution, but it ain’t cheap. Media outlets, especially TV outlets have fewer resources and smaller staffs to do these kinds of things. Watching NC 5’s “A Question of Influence” is not only important for people…

  • Is Haslam running government like a business?

    Back in 2010, when Gov. Haslam used millions of his personal wealth to win both the GOP primary and eventually the general election, a constant theme was that he would “run government like a business”. Now, anyone with half a brain in their head should have looked at this promise pretty skeptically. Its just like…