Progressive Politics from Memphis
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Someone Needs an Attitude Adjustment
Yesterday, I wrote this little number on two of Tennessee’s safest Democrats voting against conditional funding for the troops in Iraq. Newscoma brought to my attention a quote from none other than one Representative John Tanner. In response to questions concerning his vote Tanner’s spokesman stated: “Rep. Tanner had questions about the political viability of…
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Tanner and Cooper Vote Against Troop Drawdown
Last night the US House voted to pass HR 4156, a bill that would provide $50 billion for emergency appropriations contingent on the coordinated drawdown of troop levels deployed in Iraq. 15 Democrats, including John Tanner (TN-08) and Jim Cooper (TN-05) voted against the measure. Tanner and Cooper have consistently voted against measures that would…
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$3.5 Trillion
As reported in the AP via Yahoo! The total cost of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq by 2017 could reach $3.5. If both occupations, because that’s what they are kiddies, not wars, last until 2017 someone’s getting an butt kicking. The report states that $1.6 trillion has already been spent on the actions (war…
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Just when I thought it was getting boring…
Hat tip to MyDD. What do you get when you give 4th tier Republican Presidential candidates access to a video camera, basic editing software, and a dream. Well, it ain’t the classic 1964 Lyndon Johnson Daisy ad, but it sure has plenty of crazy. I know that Ton Tancredo really doesn’t have a chance, but…
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Recalls, Consolidation, and *@#!%^&!!!
Ok, so I’m not trying to steal Mediaverse:Memphis’ gig or anything. If I’m going to get in the hang of writing more about Memphis politics from locales hither and fro (I’m in Columbus, OH today) I’m gonna need to read the local fishwrap and comment. So, sorry if I’m pissing on your Cheerios guys. There…
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Missing the Bus
Does the article in this morning’s Commercial Appeal about busing in the MCS exaggerate the “huge premium Memphis City Schools is paying to bus schoolchildren”? Memphis City Schools busses over 10% of its student body and pays some $20,000,000 for it. That’s $1050/student bused per year, or about $5.60 a day for each of the…