Michelle Obama To Headline Nashville Fundraiser Thursday
Posted on May 11, 2008 at 8:15 pmKen Whitehouse breaks the news that First Lady-in-waiting and vigorous opponent of a “dream ticket”, Michelle Obama, will be headlining an afternoon fundraiser right here in Music City for her husband’s presidential campaign on Thursday, May 15th. The shindig is set to be held at the home of Cyndee and Jerry Martin.
Mr. Martin, an attorney at the firm of Barrett, Johnston & Parsley, previously served as David Briley’s finance chairman for his 2007 Mayoral run and in 2002 was the campaign finance director for Jim Cooper’s inaugural 5th District Congressional campaign.
A Crisis Of Leadership: Coop On The Division In The Executive
Posted on April 18, 2008 at 6:09 pmCongressman Jim Cooper breaks down the divide on the War in Iraq within the administration:
Gen. David Petraeus and President Bush support keeping troop levels in Iraq as high as possible — about 140,000 — for the foreseeable future. General Richard Cody and Secretary Robert Gates think the Army is losing morale and is unprepared for other possible conflicts. They have advocated a drawdown to roughly 100,000 troops (although Gates recently admitted we can no longer reach that target by the end of the year). This decision directly affects, for example, how many Tennessee National Guardsmen deploy (again) to Iraq. It also affects whether we remain the strongest nation on earth, or only in Southwest Asia.
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Jim Cooper Adds Obama Student Coordinator To His Stable
Posted on at 1:22 pmZach Marshall, the Tennessee State Coordinator of Students for Obama has accepted a position with Congressman Jim Cooper of the Fightin’ 5th District. Effective May 1st, he will pass his duties as State Coordinator to his Deputy State Coordinator, Griffin Knight. From an email:
I joined the campaign over a year ago, and am amazed at the level of participation and interest on high school and college campuses across the state, and am excited as to what the fall will have in store at not only the student level, but in terms of activity throughout Tennessee. One of the great perks of working for Senator Obama has been the opportunity to work with many of the amazing people I have met along the way, and as I move on to DC, I hope to remain in contact with all of you.
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The Clock In Rep. Cooper’s Office Skips 4:20
Posted on at 10:21 amExcited by the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2008, a left-libertarian emails our 5th district Congressman to see what he thought:
Naturally I wrote to our Congressman Jim Cooper and asked him to support this no-brainer of a bill. Naturally, he declined. I couldn’t grok from his response whether he hated freedom, opposed bodily autonomy, or just lacked the integrity to do the right thing. Whatever the case, it’s another appalling black mark on his record.
Which makes me sad, because I basically like the guy. He’s right just often enough to be really frustrating how often he’s wrong. But though he may be one of the least offensive of the “Bush Dogs”, he doesn’t make it easy to defend him.
Congressional Delegations Of The State Unite!
Posted on at 9:29 amDone.
The entire Tennessee Congressional delegation today called for action to ensure that Tennessee students and parents have access to loans to help pay for college in the coming year. Every single member of the TN Congressional District joined a letter to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke asking them to take action to help restore stability in the federal student loan marketplace and ensure continued access to student loans.
Post Politics: 14 April 2008 - Afternoon Edition
Posted on April 17, 2008 at 11:35 amSteering into the storm: Bill Hobbs unleashes yet another polemic press release concerning Barack Obama.
The risk of re-segregation: Issues of race color the student assignment in Metro.
If Nashville wants to build a new convention center, it will first have to shift at least $11 million dollars of expenses back to the city’s general fund – most of which currently subsidize the Sommet Center. But we’ll worry about that later.
Congressman Jim Cooper confronts the problem of separating the worthy and the unworthy potential seekers of assistance in shaping policy on the present housing crisis.
Putting baby in a corner: Two journalists say Phil Bredesen essentially gave up Congressman Lincoln Davis’s confidential thoughts on his superdelegate vote.
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