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• "I'm not red yet!"

  
  Andy Sher recaps a few of the ideas floating around on the red light cameras including extending the yellow lights for one second. How has it worked for safety issues elsewhere?
  
  When Dalton’s first full year of red-light enforcement began in 2008, the Georgia [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 11:51pm EST
  

• Now we are talking

  I love it when the legislation I am thinking about gets done before I bring it. This puts us half way there. Now we need some help for people who want to get into the nursing profession.
  
  From my goals for the new year from march, 09...
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 2:10pm EST
  

• God speed lil' Larry

  Rep. Larry Turner (A.K.A. Little Larry) has passed on to the great reward this morning after an extended illness. May he rest in peace and his family find happiness in the memory of their time together. [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 6:39pm EST
  

• Thanksgiving

  
  The tradition introduced by European Americans of Thanksgiving as a time to focus on God and His blessings dates back well over four centuries in America. For example, such thanksgivings occurred in 1541 at Palo Duro Canyon, Texas with Coronado and 1,500 of his men; 1 in 1564 at [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 6:54am EST
  

• Russian rednecks

  I don't care where you are from. This is just funny.
  
  Hat tip: Ben Cunningham' [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:13pm EST
  

• Hill on education

  Rep. Matthew Hill talks education and some possible pre k changes that may be coming.
  
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 11:12pm EST
  

• Jobs. Education or independence?

  George Korda does an interesting article on the need for education in being the lynch pin to get good paying jobs. While he makes many great points (As usual) I tend to see the need in areas bigger then education.
  
  What? Impossible you say? Education is the end [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:19pm EST
  

• The cuts so far

  Tom Humphrey's does a good little rundown of the potential cuts and what they would mean. These are just some so far proposed to the governor and his staff. Some I think could go deeper and some I would hazard to cut at all but we are still early [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 6:09am EST
  

• Who is for a forced insurance plan?

  It is funny how people are willing to fight against a forced health insurance premiums done by the government in the Obamacare plan.
  
  "Government going too far".
  
  Many say that such a thing is unconstitutional (I find it hard to argue the point). But sadly, not as [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 7:03pm EST
  

• I am thinking of running for congress

  In Tennessee's imaginary 11th congressional district. Yes, I know I have already announced for the states real 7th senatorial district but I figure I can do both jobs. I am sure the imaginary primary will be tough but look at all the imaginary jobs and imaginary stimulus I have' [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 6:24pm EST
  

• Not the lower 48

  Rep. Joe Carr has a blog. [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 6:13pm EST
  

• NY Times talks "Baby Daddy" bill

  The New York Times talks about the issues surrounding my "Baby Daddy" bill.
  
  A suporter of DAD of Tennessee sent his opinion of exerps, includeing...
  
  
  Over the last decade, the number of paternity tests taken every year jumped 64 percent, to more than 400,000. That [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 4:34pm EST
  

• States have the power

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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 2:28pm EST
  

• Where will Naifeh get his votes from?

  10,000 strong potential Democrat voters have had their voting privlages striped from the voter rolls. This is looking like another major setback for Democrat re election plans state wide. Rumor of contesting the non eligibility of these voters is rampant as director of elections Mark Goins says he may [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 6:18am EST
  

• No guns in bars could mean guns in ALL bars.

  As you know, a judge has overturned the guns in restaurants bill. Rep. Vance Dennis sent this opinion on what could happen from here.
  
  
  it appears that Davidson County Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman decided today that the guns-in-restaurants-that-serve-alcohol bill we passed this year is unconstitutional. It appears from [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 7:47pm EST
  

• Special session in December

  It is looking like we could be having a special session in December to fix or stop enactment of the workers comp bill for sole proprietors (public chapter 1041). It is looking like it could run for three days around the 13th, 14th, 15th or 16th. [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 7:29pm EST
  

• " Tax the employers for the non working"

  More taxes on small employers. Just when you thought it couldn't get worse for people trying to keep jobs. Now Phil wants to increase taxes on the people who actually employ people to prop up people who aren't working.
  
  Backwards logic at its best.
  
  The claim [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:45am EST
  

• Word from Isreal

  I am on vacation in the Amazons of Peru but I thought I would just pass on an interesting story. I was talking with a fellow traveler from Israel. I had not passed on any of my political beliefs and I thought I would ask him what he thought Israel [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:36am EST
  

• This is huge

  Memphis accepts 100 million to improve schools. Why is that a big deal? It is something Republicans have been fighting years to get. Accountability from bad teachers and reward for good ones. For years, any sort of accountability was killed by the TEA/NEA because some of their union members [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 11:59am EST
  

• "Oh lord! Not the golf courses!"

  Lets see, what can we do? Put more felons on the street or cut more of the golf courses and swimming pools
  
  Tough choices in the legislature for some..... [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 9:19am EST
  

• Why an armed populace is necessary

  When the governor wants to release 3,300 to 4,000 felons back on to Tennessee street and parks (as is suggested in this Richard Locker article) you have to wonder if keeping limits on honest legal carry permit holders is such a good idea. [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:18am EST
  

• The cuts are coming, Who get the ax?

  The cuts in k-12 education funding look to be coming. Bredesen said he wants to cover the projected $82 million in inflation and growth costs for K-12 education costs, but warned that cuts remain possible even there.
  
  Why we can't at least move the 50 million of' [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 6:46am EST
  

• Interesting

  10 famous homeschoolers. [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 9:30pm EST
  

• I think I have heard that idea before

  Now even regular people are calling out for more parental accountability with their child's education. I love it. I suggested this idea for all the people who want free state daycare or Pre K. Why not. All studies show parental involvement is the top way to gauge the [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:13am EST
  

• A matter of trust

  The home town paper comes out against Kent Williams being reinstated as a Republican.
  
  It should not be forgotten that no one forced Rep. Williams to sign a pledge that he would support his party’s nominee — then widely understood to be Rep. Jason Mumpower of Bristol — [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 7:01am EST
  

• Home school hope

  As many of you know I have been working for months (Years?) to set up some sort of program where home school students might get to play in TSSAA sports beyond the limited level they can participate in now. The idea was able to have a victory this last week. [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 9:20pm EST
  

• In Peru

  Blogging will be limited for the next week or so. I am in Peru and internet is limited (unless I want to pay about a buck a minute). [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 10:34pm EST
  

• "The best job stimulator"

  I keep hearing Democrats and even some Republicans fall into the trap saying how road building is the best job stimulus investment we can do.
  
  In the short term that may be true, but in the long term I think a strong economy with many thriving, small and [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 11:25am EST
  

• Strategery

  Tom Humphrey reports on some of the strategery going on behind the scenes of the GOP primary.
  
  In the current Republican gubernatorial campaign, Ron Ramsey said the other day he is positioned to appeal to both wings of the party's Tennessee electorate - the "conservative activists" and' [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 8:55am EST
  

• Another step

  Any one wonder why it is difficult to trust some people to be in the party? Here is another reason.
  
  The e mail went out a few days ago inter caucus. It was a trial balloon. These things get put out some times to gauge response of the [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 8:10am EST
  

• The party plan for reform

  According to Phil Valentine its goals should be real simple. Get the old time (political) religion.
  
  Does any of the Republican leadership remember Reagan? Ronald Reagan didn't run as a conservative during the primaries then rush to the middle in the general election like McCain. Reagan staked' [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 7:50am EST
  

• Josh Evans nails it

  What would it take for Kent Williams to get back in the party? Real simple answer and Josh Evans nails it. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:39pm EST
  

• Cutting down the money tree

  It seems Phil is upset about the responce to the report on the switchgra.....corncobb refinery.
  
  After legislators were made aware of the refineries diminished capacity and potential loss of revenue other then state dollars ( a non surprise to readers of this blog) many legislators [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:20am EST
  

• Money in, Money out.

  As you may know, the fed gave back the state about $5 billion in "stimulus" money. Most of it went as a carrot to start or expand social programs to push their social agenda.
  
  Of the $5 billion only about $500 million actually went into projects that might [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 7:55am EST
  

• Money in, Money out.

  As you may know, the fed gave back the state about $5 billion in "stimulus" money. Most of it went as a carrot to start or expand social programs to push their social agenda.
  
  Of the $5 billion only about $500 million actually went into projects that might [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 7:55am EST
  

• Well no friggin kidding!!

  One of the states top boondoggles for the last few years has been the switchgrass plant. I knew and reported early on that this was going to be a feel good do nothing project that the taxpayer got stuck on the hook for. Guess what?
  
  It is. [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 4:43am EST
  

• In the other national pass time

  The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in six games to win the World Series. Mark Rose's favorite team may be beaten but he is not discouraged.' [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 4:26am EST
  

• Brooks clears the road for Bell

  Kevin Brooks has announced he will not run for the state senate to be vacated by Sen. Dewyne Bunch. While K.B. and Eric Watson would have made a good senators they decided timing wasn't right this time around.
  
  This announcement clearly eases the way for and makes' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 8:36pm EST
  

• The latest results of pre K

  In Knox county the results are not just unimpressive, the students seem to be regressing. From the Knox News Sentinel....
  
  "The district regressed in the area of elementary and middle school, missing federal benchmarks in math for black students, poor students and students with disabilities, and not" [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 6:52pm EST
  

• Up to 9% cuts to state government

  Phil is bracing for the worst. While I agree with him that the cuts will probably be necessary and deeper cuts will probably be coming. I question why we did not start doing the dirty necessary work of cutting costs last year. It would have saved us having [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:02am EST
  

• Go vote!

  If you haven't then today's the day for a lot of local elections. [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 5:40pm EST
  

• For the wonks

  I have amended the last paragraph of the questions I sent to the AG. Here they are....
  
  If a full term was served by a judge by what constitutional authority does the legislature have the power to call off a scheduled election? If a full term was served [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 10:57am EST
  

• This could be HUGE!!!!!!!

  I just got back responses to some of my questions regarding the constitutionality of "The Tennessee Plan". Opinion 09-174
  
  One of my key questions was asking by what constitutional authority does the legislature have to fill full terms of office for judges?
  
  The AG responded that they [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 12:08pm EST
  

• The more things change.....

  It seems these arguments were made a few days ago....
  
  Americans are hungry to feel once again a sense of mission and greatness.
  
  I don ‘t know about you, but I am impatient with those Republicans who after the last election rushed into print saying, “We must broaden [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 3:28pm EST
  

• Some don't want to get past it

  Rep. Jimmy Matlock does an excellent piece calling for the end of the attack of "Racist" when ever someone disagrees on an issue.
  
  
  Racism creates hard feelings. It causes people to get defensive, and before you know it, we are not even discussing the real issues [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 2:27pm EST