Tomorrow night will be a TV night of epic proportions. Of course, The Office is the anchor of any Thursday night TV we watch around the house, but it’s probable that we will watch both My Name is Earl and the musical episode of Scrubs. To me, it was telling that of the five actors […]
Category: Government/Politics
The Case For Ford
I’ve made no secret on this blog and to my friends and family that I’m supporting Harold Ford, Jr. in the Tennessee Senate race this fall. Now that the election is only a few days away, it’s time to revisit why I feel that way. Let’s examine the issues in depth. The Big Issues Many […]
Talking out the issues
Today I received an incredibly surprising phone call from a fellow McCallie graduate. However, it wasn’t the usual classmate calling to catch up or to meet me for lunch somewhere. Today’s call was from a member of the Class of ’76 who also happens to be my representative in the U.S. House: Zach Wamp. Now, […]
Primaries complete, now the race is on
The Tennessee primaries were yesterday, and aside from longtime Hamilton County sheriff John Cupp’s loss in his re-election bid, there were no big surprises. Here’s a breakdown of the major races: U.S. Senate (seat vacated by retiring Sen. Bill Frist [R]): Former Chattanooga mayor Bob Corker won the Republican primary with a near-plurality of the […]
Signing our lives away?
Normally, I tend to gloss over the political news I read, tucking away the general ideas in the back of my head, while not really focusing on the details like a staunch partisan would. I read a number of progressive news sites, and while I understand and agree with a lot of what they say […]
A good decision for the Fed
I already posted this at my Xanga site so maybe some Harding people would read it, but I thought this was cool enough to post here as well. Some interesting things from around the web: If you’re a baseball fan, I hope you’re reading the blogs of Dan Fox and J.C. Bradbury on a regular […]
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