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Tanner Cautions Baby Steps On Those Issues That Are Gonna Rub Everyone Wrong

By Kleinheider Posted on November 4, 2009 at 10:36 am

From Alexander Bolton:

“If it was up to me, I would figure out how to handle the war and fix the economy,” said Rep. John Tanner (Tenn.), a senior centrist Democrat who has found himself in the crosshairs of the National Republican Congressional Committee, which has recruited a promising GOP challenger.

Tanner worries his party may be trying to bite off too much in the 111th Congress.

“For all of these big issues, the trick is — to use a football analogy — to go for a first down instead of an 80-yard Hail Mary,” he said. “Some of the more philosophically driven people want to do an 80-yard Hail Mary, but getting first downs is how you legislate over time.”

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2 Responses to “Tanner Cautions Baby Steps On Those Issues That Are Gonna Rub Everyone Wrong”

  1. Snuffy writes
    November 4th, 2009 11:25 am

    Spoken like someone who already has top-notch healthcare and insurance coverage and can afford to take their time “legislating” while people are literally dying because they can’t get care.

    Way to go, Tanner. You sure are a man of the people.

  2. Emma writes
    November 4th, 2009 6:12 pm

    Tanner votes 94% with the liberal wing of his party. Take that “Blue Dog” off your name John! Everyone know you aren’t conservative. How much you want to bet Tanner votes for socialism in the form of health care?

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