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Progressive Politics from Memphis

  • Internal Polling – Updated

    Yesterday the Tuke campaign sent out a couple of emails detailing the results of some internal polling in the TN Senate Democratic primary race. The first asserted they were leading Mike Padgett by 30 some points. The second, a correction, they lead their nearest opponent by 24 points. I’m not a big fan of releasing…

  • Tough Financial Medicine

    Over at Big Orange, front pager Devilstower has an interesting article about a letter to “President Obama” from PIMCO CEO Bill Gross. You can read the whole letter here. It’s some interesting commentary on the state of high finance in America. Here are some snippets: You have inherited a mess. Your predecessor, fixated on emulating…

  • Joementum Sinking

    On Sunday I wrote a post about Thin Skinned Politicians. In that post I told the story of Joe Lieberman’s dead weight fall from the good graces of Connecticut Democrats, as well as Democrats nationwide. Today Quinnipiac University released a poll of Connecticut voters. The poll shows a seven point drop in approval and an…

  • Pilots and Presidents

    There’s a whole lot of buzz around the MSM and the interwebs about Wes Clark’s statements on Face the Nation yesterday. Here’s a clip from the show. Clark honored McCain’s service. As a former military man himself, it would be foolish to think he wouldn’t. Hell, I appreciate McCain’s military service and I wasn’t even…

  • Thin Skinned Politicians

    Nobody likes to be criticized. It’s uncomfortable. It can be troubling, discouraging and disappointing. But criticism, constructive and otherwise, is a part of life, particularly for those who serve an elected office. With a few exceptions, I have tried to base my criticism of politicians or aspiring politicians to issues of policy or strategy. Those…

  • Change™

    There’s been a lot of noise today about Change™. Some are disappointed that Obama has chosen to endorse Barrow in GA-12, some feel he’s shifting to the right, still others are getting the idea that we may not be able to believe in his version of change as much as we originally thought. The problem…