Progressive Politics from Memphis

Today is Flag Day, that oft forgotten commemoration of the adoption, in 1777, of our nation’s flag that has the distinct misfortune of falling between 2 much more glamorous holidays; Memorial Day and Independence Day. While not an official federal holiday, Flag Day was established by proclamation in 1916 by Woodrow Wilson. National Flag Day…

Tuesday, the state lege approved HB 1835, the so called“Crooks with Guns” Bill which would add anywhere from 3 to 10 years to felonies committed with firearms based on the severity of the felony, and the use, or not, of said firearm. Can we be serious for a moment here? Does ANYONE think this is…

Henry Waxman, doing what Henry Waxman does best. Ahh Congressional oversight, good to have ya back.

I haven’t posted in a while, mostly because of my work schedule, but thought I would take some time to write something. This post is not really political in nature, but more personal. I’ve been traveling a lot again. After nearly 10 years on the road, traveling is not something that I care for, but,…

From The Hill: Tinker files to take on Cohen again, setting up racially charged primary Ugh!

My apathy has been flaring up the past couple of days. I’m not sure of the origin of this flare up, but I just can’t seem to get enough of the 24hr fear cycle, or re-runs of Scrubs. One thing of note, HB1874 that would exclude people convicted of bribery or other “infamous” crimes from…