Progressive Politics from Memphis
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My Favorite Punching Bag
I read this editorial last week while I was on the road, and thankfully though about it this afternoon to complete my trifecta of posts for the day. The editorial details a question posed to Rep. John Tanner (TN-08) concerning Pakistan. From the Editorial: Whom should we side with in the ongoing confrontation in Pakistan…
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Bring in the new Council
On December 18th, the current incarnation of the Memphis City Council will hold it’s last meeting of the term. The agenda for the meeting is not yet available, nor are the minutes from the November 20th and December 4th meetings. This has been the case all year. The Memphis City Council’s site has been at…
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2 oz. Shy of a Beer
I’ve been out of the loop for a while, with all the Turkey Day festivities and post Turkey Day work, so I thought I’d ease back into the blogoshpere with a cautionary tale of beer. Today marks my first real day home since the Thanksgiving weekend. This afternoon Stacy and I went to the store…
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From the “Unfortunate Choice of Words” Department.
“It takes a Clinton to clean up after a Bush” – Hillary Clinton (Source) Just don’t get any on the dress…
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Just Another Corruption Post
Corruption is something that the people of Memphis have lived with for generations. Over the past several years, public officials from the statehouse down to the City Council have been caught with their hands in the proverbial “cookie jar”. With the recent indictment of former County Commissioner Bruce Thompson, one can only expect that more…
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Senate Republicans Block Troop Funding
In a show of brazen partisanship, Senate Republicans voted against cloture on HR 4156, a bill that provides emergency spending for troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The measure, which would provide $50 billion of additional funding, failed on cloture by a vote of 53-45. 4 Republicans, Collins and Snowe of Maine, Hagel of Nebraska,…