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Progressive Politics from Memphis

  • Day 1 Turnout and Super District Contests – #memvote

    I voted yesterday. There were no lines, no waiting. All told I think it took about 5 minutes, 4 of which was getting the card to put in the voting machine. According to the Election Commission 2095 people voted yesterday at one of the 16 Early voting locations. That represents about .6% of the total…

  • Good Luck Elizabeth Warren

    I know I’ve been writing about the importance of local elections lately, despite appearances, this post is no different. No, Elizabeth Warren isn’t running against Bob Corker, she’s running against Scott Brown, or whomever gets the Republican nomination in Massachusetts, assuming, of course, that she gets the Democratic nomination in the state. I won’t be…

  • Local Elections Matter

    Who’s got two thumbs and should scare the ever loving fool out of you no matter what your political persuasion? Yep, that guy, Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey. It’s not because he’s all powerful…he’s not, but that the power he wields is disproportionate to the number of people who voted for him. See, if you want…

  • Lost Causes

    I’ve never been one to just write something off. I don’t really believe in “lost causes”. Sure, when the odds are against you, maybe its time to rethink your position, but calling something a lost cause is, well, just something I’m not all that ready to do. I know I play the cynic a lot,…

  • Our Structural Deficiencies

    So I know I’m a day late and a dollar short on the news of the credit downgrade by S&P. Quite honestly, I wanted to see the reaction before I tried to write anything about it. Initial reaction dealt mostly with the $2t error by S&P, something that should make the company blush a bit.…

  • Assisted Stupidity

    So I guess something was passed yesterday that’s supposed to have brought us back from the brink of the disaster that would have been a credit downgrade. If you don’t think a credit downgrade would have been bad, look at your creditcard statement, down there by the interest rate, and add 10 points to whatever…