vibinc

Progressive Politics from Memphis

  • Larry Godwin v. MPD Enforcer

    I just got back in town, and see that our Police Director has sued AOL to find out the identity of the bloggers at MPD Enforcer. Up to this point, I had never heard of the blog, though it seems to get some pretty heavy traffic, particularly from Law Enforcement. I just went back and…

  • 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…