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Category: State Politics

  • Rep. Womick Lets the Cat Outta the Bag

    Republican State House member Rick Womick doesn’t want you to think the Tennessee Republican Party is out to get teachers. Oh no, not at all. As a matter of fact, he thinks the teachers of Rutherford Co. are fantastic, as for the rest of you yayhoos, who knows. Womick wants to reassure teachers that Republicans…

  • Republicans Strike Out Against Ronnie’s Idea of Freedom

    “Where Free Unions and Collective Bargaining are Forbidden, Freedom is Lost. Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” – Ronald Reagan Republicans in Tennessee are trying to ensure we lose as much freedom, as defined by conservative icon Ronald Reagan, as possible. Their method, ending the very thing that Reagan himself said…

  • Ramsey: “I’m from the Government and I’m Here to Help”

    TN Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey is one attention seeking son of a gun. Since his elevation to the Speaker of the Senate in 2007, Ramsey has used his bully pulpit to spout off all kinds of nonsense, most of which has gone unchallenged. Yesterday, the Lt. Governor had another “event”. He declared that the Memphis…

  • Realizing Hope Requires Action

    Ed. Note:This is not a “Bash Obama from the Left” post. All told, I feel his administration has accomplished a lot, some things better than others. Rather, this post seeks to address the particular problems surrounding perception and reality, idealism and the circumstances one finds one self in while seeking that idealistic end, as well…

  • Separated at Birth? – Signed into Law

    I posted this last night on twitter, but decided I needed to do a real side-by-side for effect. Maybe not, but there is a pretty strong resemblance. Oh, btw, Gov. Haslam has decided to make SB0025 his first bill signed into law, continuing a list of firsts his administration has fumbled.

  • SB0025 to Governor, City Council Approves Surrender – #MCS

    This morning, as expected, the State House passed SB0025 which now goes to the Governor. There are three actions the Governor can take. He can: sign it, veto it, or refuse to sign it but allow it to become law after 10 days. Previous press reports have said that he would consult with Mayors Wharton…