Progressive Politics from Memphis
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What Happens When Lieberman Keeps His Gavel?
I know I’ve already said my piece on Lieberman, but I’m just wondering. It’s 3:30 and going through my rss reader right now, I see some 15-20 odd things about Lieberman, and how he’s going to keep his gavel, and how that’s unacceptable and all that stuff. Obviously, I agree, but is there really anything…
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Start Now
It may only be 9 days since the election, but despite what some think there’s plenty that can be done now to begin the process of reclaiming a Democratic Majority in the Tennessee State House and Senate. First of all, this ain’t gonna be easy. It’s a pretty steep uphill battle, particularly in the State…
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The Floggings Will Continue Until Morale Improves
I know I’m pissing some people off, and others think I’m bitching prematurely, but this is easy. We want to be talked to. We want to be told it’s going to be ok, and be shown some kind of ANYTHING that leads us to believe we’re not just going to get our asses handed to…
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120k Well Spent?
If you’re a political party that is already experiencing challenges communicating to your constituents, what’s the first thing you do? Let you Communications Director go of course. Kleinheider says he has an explanation for the personnel move, but I don’t think it passes the smell test, and I’m not sure that Munday was part of…
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The Lieberman Imbroglio
Josh Marshall at TPM is reporting that President-Elect Obama wants to keep Joe Lieberman in the Senate Democratic Caucus. I can hear the screaming from Hawaii. To be honest, I dislike Lieberman as much if not more than most people on this planet. I didn’t like him during the Clinton Impeachment, nor during the 2000…
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Blog Notes
Hey faithful readers, a couple of things to note: 1. If you posted a comment and it hasn’t shown up, please use this thread to post one again. I’m tweaking out my comment spam filter, and well, it’s less than perfect right now. Post here, and if it doesn’t show up, post one on the…