Sure are a lot of Dems involved in this sweep. I am not sayin Republicans in Tennessee are morally superior...I'm just sayin.

Yeah, I'm sure there's no correlation to the Bush administration pressuring the DOJ to "indict more Democrats." Regardless, looks like the guy got caught red handed in the sting.

while he cast every vote in the State Senate this year. He was knowingly casting votes with the full knowledge that he was GUILTY of being a Felon.

I don't want to make this political. But, the one Republican resigned, plead Guilty and is about to be released for having served his time.

Can't disagree. My only issue is that he knowingly served while being a Felon

I don't want to make this political.

And I'm the Queen of Sheba.

My only issue is that he knowingly served while being a Felon

Say, what *is* Tyler Harber up to these days?

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I'm a guy in a Reagan mask -- and I'm running for President!

I do not know. The last person that I know that has talked with him is Bean.

Look, since Jan. 31, I'm pretty much off the Hutchison bandwagon, but it's really neither fair nor accurate to compare his civil contempt citation with a criminal conviction in federal court on multiple counts of extortion.

I don't know how the district lines are drawn down there (I suspect they are favorable to the Dems, since Crutchfield would have pretty much drawn up his own safe haven), but it's not inconceivabe that the Democrats could lose a heretofore safe seat over this.

I'm not going to defend Hutchison for much these days, but as a 30-year employee of the KCSO, he's entitled to whatever pension his salary numbers merit -- just like every other KCSO employee.

I would suggest that the time of those who don't like the Hutchison regime could be better spent looking for an opponent for Hutch's surrogate, JJ Jones. If the Democrats sit back and leave it the usual suspects, the Hutchison campaign apparatus will remain undisturbed rolling into 2010 when Hutch rolls out his campaign for mayor. Don't make me say I told you so.

If the Democrats sit back and leave it the usual suspects, the Hutchison campaign apparatus will remain undisturbed rolling into 2010 when Hutch rolls out his campaign for mayor. Don't make me say I told you so.

Bingo. And Sheriff. Not to mention County Commission. Half of KCSO will be doing double duty on Commission.

But I would have to reluctantly agree that Huthison has probably earned his pension. (Hell, even my FDR New Deal Democrat Mom likes him, so there's that.)

Maybe they should sell one of those black helicopters and a boat or two to pay for a few years of it, though.

Randy can do the job.
Thats the key to winning a sheriffs race.
In other political races one can win by working hard & laying out positions on issues.But not for sheriff.

Yes a candidate,for sheriff,must work hard & tell folks what they will do but to be elected sheriff voters must feel that you can do the job.

Randy can do the job.

It's been booked.
Do I get any points?

Democratic Primary:The city's where its at & Tyree is strong with city Democrats. Going to have to get up pretty early to beat Tyree in the primary.

The General:Are voters going to be in a throw the black wednesday bums out mood next summer? If so the Sheriff's got problems.

The powder aint wet:I'm not sayin Tyree's runnin' but unlike past races he's been out & about for over a year now.Thats the way Tyree won in that other lifetime & thats the way we will win in '08.

Tyree's the cure for the black wednesday blues!

Power corrupts. When Republicans get it, they'll be just as crooked. It's a non-partisan thing.

Could the same be said of the U.S. House and Senate now that Democrats are in control?

I have problems with both political parties lacking leadership on important issues and being too concerned with playing the '24-7 news, sound byte, what's bad for my opponent is good for me' game. You can disagree with them, but it doesn't appear that Congressman Jimmy Duncan and Senator Lamar Alexander play those games. What was it from 'In Living Color'? Homey don't play that!

Isn't Kathryn Bowers also changing her plea to guilty?

And, still sitting out there, after banking hundreds of thousands of dollars, the king of graft, the one, the only, the all-star....John Ford.

Political party affiliation has no bearing on how Commission votes.

This is going to be very interesting.The Presidential primary vote will be high;The record is 33,000 in the Democratic primary,may not get there but it will be close.The Republicans will set a record because there hasn't been a contested primary since '76..how high will it go..50,000..60,000???

Democratic primary:The 1st district will be the only race decided in the primary.This is always a tough race.But what makes '08 different is the wild card 10th ward.This ward is a near 0 when it comes to county politics.Even if you wanted to get something stirring;in May primaries you run into exams & nobodys here in August for the general.I've been boppin around over here & what I'm finding is a great deal of interest in the presidential primary.I have no prediction on turn out BUT its going to be WAY WAY higher than its ever been.In a close race the candidate that ignores the 10th could get beat.I agree with Betty on Democratic pick ups but other than the the 1st those candidates will have to win in the general.

UC early vote-Word to the wise;the staff,the fauculty & the students love the 3 day early vote @ the UC.These voters are from all over the county.

Republican primary:This thang will be wild;will huge turn-out beat the black wedenesday blues??? What kinda shape will the nominees be in if the primaries are bare knuckle??

Bill, for the past 30 years I've listened to Democrats predicting a massive turnout of UT students come net election.
It never happens.
I wish you good luck next year, but I'm not going to hold my breath.

Most UT students never register to vote locally. And, even if they do (Repub and Dem clubs both have registration drives) they still don't vote.

You can energize a lot of students for a Presidnential race and some for a U.S. Senate and Governor's race, but few care anything at all about local races (anything less than statewide). They don't know the candidates, don't know the issues and those races have no 'sex' appeal like national politics.

Could the same be said of the U.S. House and Senate now that Democrats are in control?

I'd bet against it. Reps became more corrupt in the last 12 yrs during the time they had control than Dems did during the previous 40 or whatever it was while they controlled.

You can disagree with them, but it doesn't appear that Congressman Jimmy Duncan and Senator Lamar Alexander play those games. What was it from 'In Living Color'? Homey don't play that!

And I do disagree with them. I would also not say that Lamar has remained scandal free. He has shown a teflon-like quality to not being permanently stained by a lot of improprieties surrounding his career. Conflicts of interest, sweetheart deals, etc.

As for Duncan, while is right about Iraq, that view is consistent with his conservatism that wasn't mind-snatched the way 97% of Republicans have been over the years. He still exhibits all the non-authoritarian (pre '90s) Republican problems. Deny there are ever any environmental problems, suck up to practically anything big business wants, pander to the sheeple on non-fiscal (non-Iraq) issues, fail to be progressive on anything where any reasonable person would agree progressive leadership is needed. Etc. But no, he's not corrupt (other than coddling big business interests, which is a form of corruption).