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Progressive Politics from Memphis

  • Profiteering from our Oil Dependence

    If you travel a lot, like me, you’ve been hit as hard, if not harder by the massive increase in fuel prices. Nearly everything I do, from flying to shipping thousands of pounds of equipment from one end of the country to the other, to driving all over the Mid-South, has been negatively affected by…

  • Pup Blogging

    I have, for quite some time, felt that I have the cutest pup in all the land. So, I submit to you…Bruiser… As you can see, he’s about to turn into the incredible bruiser…soon after he destroyed the camera.

  • Contrasting the Tax Plans

    Talking Points Memo has some interesting coverage on the differences between the McCain and Obama tax plans. Watch the video below then we’ll consider some numbers on the back side. The distributions that were used were obviously tailored to the CNN audience, but there are some things that should be noted in terms of households…

  • Consider the SCOTUS

    Consider the SCOTUS Today, the Supreme Court of the United States, in a 5-4 decision, affirmed that detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have rights under the Constitution to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts. This is a significant victory for those of us who believe that justice must take precedent over contemporary conditions. Indeed,…

  • Fixing the Presidential Primary System – Part 3

    In the last two posts I’ve concentrated on the current proposals to remedy the problems with the Presidential Nominating process and the potential legal and constitutional challenges of implementing such remedies nationally. At the end of my last post I promised to include my solution. Since that time, Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced a constitutional…

  • Thank You Hillary

    Senator Clinton, I know I’ve been hard on you. I know I said some things that, perhaps cross the margins of polite discussion. Still, despite it all, we are Democrats, and I thank you for your unequivocal support for the Democratic nominee. I think this contest has been great for the party, as a whole,…