Progressive Politics from Memphis
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More Elections in Less than a Month
On November 8th, the elections for City Council will be final. The runoff, with early voting running from October 19th – November 3rd, and election day on November 8th, will decide the four races that are still up for grabs in the Memphis City Council. They are: District 1, Bill Morrison and Stephanie GatewoodDistrict 2,…
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After Further Review…
The play on the field stands…1st &10, vibinc.
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Shaken Hater Syndrome
A political condition, unique to Memphis, TN, that occurs after the will of 66% of the people is thwarted by a three-way race that continues the Administration of W.W. Herenton, despite widespread dissatisfaction with his job performance. Herenton’s campaign slogan was “Shaking the Haters Off” for those of you out of towners. If anyone has…
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Moving on to National Politics…
So now that we know the city is screwed for sure, I can go back to my old standby, national politics. I’ve been neglecting you my sweet, but now that the dance that was the 2007 City Elections is over, I promise I’ll pay more attention to you. SCHIP Bush Vetoed it, as promised because…
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About the rest of the Election
Despite my earlier post there were some bright spots in yesterday’s election as just about everyone has noted. Congrats to Jim Strickland and Shea Flinn in particular. I know a bunch of people who are anxiously awaiting your insight on the council. Looks like there’s still some work to do in Districts 1, 2, 3,…
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31, 24, 19, 19 Remix
In the interest of accuracy in indignation, the facts of this post are in dispute, and under official review. More to come later…