Gibbons Plays Up Alexander Connect With Nashville Conservative

By Kleinheider Posted on April 4, 2009 at 8:19 pm

Truman Bean reports from a meeting with gubernatorial candidate Bill Gibbons and a few of Nashville’s conservative bloggers. The Shelby County DA served as a special assistant to Alexander during his tenure as governor:

The constant theme and comparison that seemed to run throughout his intro and later interaction with the questioners, was highlighting the similarities and politically common roots of his friend, Senator Alexander. At first glance, It seems like a careful and well thought theme in which will surely be played well and often over the next year.

UPDATE: Matthew Hurtt was also pleased with the presentation

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Taking English Only Downtown

By Kleinheider Posted on January 6, 2009 at 4:56 pm

Nate Rau reports from the debate amongst fellow conservatives on English Only:

Crafton argued that the state law didn’t explicitly state local governments must do their business in English. He also said the charter amendment proposal should be boiled down to whether a voter believes all government business should be done in English.

“Obviously, I consider what Nashville English First has done, through lawsuits and multiple petitions, that we’ve won a victory making sure people can go out and vote so the community can have this dialogue.”

Davis asked the first question during the open forum, and wondered if Metro wouldn’t be on a slippery slope where future government communications could be done in other languages were the proposal not to pass.

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A Budding Anarcho-Capitalist

By Kleinheider Posted on July 14, 2008 at 9:58 am

A blogger I would describe as one of the more “moderate” in the ’sphere struck an intriguing pose over the weekend taking issue with this quote from John McCain:

“Government should take care of those in America who cannot take care of themselves.”

Now, most will argue as to the definition of a person who “can’t take of themselves” but I imagine that few among us see absolutely no role for government in helping those who cannot help themselves.

I mean, if this is the view of modern Republicanism, what exactly is their beef with Ron Paul libertarianism? Because I am pretty sure that strain of conservative thinking is the only one which would reject the notion of a safety net for the infirm, disabled and elderly.

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