Progressive Politics from Memphis
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Nixon Pardons Agnew Assistant
Today, in what can only be described as a callous disregard for the judicial system, President Bush commuted the sentence of I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby. Libby, who was convicted of obstruction of justice for lying under oath, will now only pay a fine of $250,000 and serve 2 years probation. President Bush, who as Governor…
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Lien on Me
It seems that newly appointed City Council member Henry Hooper II may be in a bit of a pickle. As reported by Fox 13, Mr. Hooper, a former Secret Service agent, is fighting with a division of the US Treasury Department, his former employer, over a $400,000+ tax bill. And I thought my taxes were…
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What’s the Plan?
With just over 3 weeks to the filing deadline for city elections, candidates are starting to come out of the woodworks to drum up support for their campaigns. As of this writing, two of the 3 frontrunners, Herman Morris and Carol Chumney have filed petitions, the third, Mayor Herenton, has yet to file, but he…
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What’s so Super about Super Districts?
A couple of weeks ago, my friend LeftWingCracker wrote a post that detailed many changes he believes are needed in Memphis. The first thing he mentioned was the need for smaller City Council districts. Currently, the Memphis City Council has 13 members, 7 from individual districts, and 6 from 2 “Super” Districts. The city’s two…
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The Dog Ate My Homework
I was going to write this big long thing about the Herenton deal yesterday, but after reading Brassmask, Autoegocrat, and 55-40, I don’t think I really have that much more to add. Couple that with Wendi C. Thomas’ piece in this morning’s CA, and I’m really at a loss…which is strange because usually she pisses…
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A Conspiracy is afoot…a foot is defined as…
I’ll tell you one thing, Mayor Herenton was smooth. Smooth as glass. He was calm, cool and collected. And he went out of his way to make sure that people noted that he wasn’t angry, which almost defeated the purpose. The conference started out a little weird. Herenton spoke in very slow measured sentences, as…