Progressive Politics from Memphis
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Bush Dog – TN-05 Jim Cooper
Note: This post is in response to, and support of the “Bush Dog” project at Open Left. This, like all the other profiles, is a work in progress. If you have any insight or information to add to this profile, please do so in the comments. Jim Cooper TN-05 has been involved in Tennessee politics…
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Bush Dog – TN-04 Lincoln Davis Updated…
Note: This post is in response to, and support of the “Bush Dog” project at Open Left. This, like all the other profiles, is a work in progress. If you have any insight or information to add to this profile, please do so in the comments. Update (10/9/07): As I and others wrote earlier today,…
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Shameful
Representative Steve Cohen walked into what can only be described as an ambush. Last night, at the weekly meeting of the Memphis Baptist Ministerial Association, Cohen was attacked for his support of a bill that would provide stiffer penalties for people engaging in hate crimes, by the very people his vote sought to protect. The…
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Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s Time to Pick a Challenger
With the upcoming Labor Day holiday, finally, some 6 months in, the Memphis Mayoral race is set to start heating up. With 3 top tier candidates, Herenton, Chumney, and Morris polling in a tight group, it seems almost certain that Herenton, with his guaranteed 30ish% and the power of the incumbency behind him, will win…
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Skeletor to Replace Snarff at Justice
Word on the street is that evil overlord and Department of Homeland Security chief Skeletor will replace the furry loveable but woefully incompetent Snarf at the Justice Department. The move, largely seen as a chance to scare the living bejesus out of children and the Democratically controlled Congress, was hailed by many as “something else”.…