Post Politics: 8 April 2008

By Kleinheider Posted on April 8, 2008 at 10:07 am

The Columbia Daily Herald reports that at least five underage teens told police that they drank alcohol at a Mule Day celebration at the home of State Rep. Tom Dubois. Dubois says that no underage children were served at his party and that everyone drinking was carded. Those arrested by police stated that they had brought their own alcohol to the party and were not served by Dubois.

Tennessee’s current-year budget shortfall is expected to hit $300 million when new revenue figures are released today.

Former Thompson campaign manager Bill Lacy discusses the Fred Thompson with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight.

Brentwood’s Truman Bean takes a look at Rep. Charles Sargeant’s primary challenger, Connie Reguli.

Bill Frist’s political action committee blog roundups of accounts of the former Senator’s travels around the state helping various state legislative candidates as he ponders a run for Governor.

R. Neal tracks the state Senate Democratic Caucus proposals this week.

Sen. Bob Corker on the progress being made in Iraq: “I think all of us realize we’re disappointed at where we are.”

An East Tennessee Blogger is concerned by a bill before Congress which seeks to clamp down on ideologically-based violence.

Those looking for clean water in Tennessee now have a place in the blogsphere.

Three city workers in La Vergne were put on administrative leave after being accused of making racial comments to other town employees.

A study out of Wisconsin reports that smoking bans increase incidents of drunk driving.

West Tennessee favorite Newscoma got a chance to sit down with Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mike Padgett to talk rural politics filing this extensive report on the encounter.
Radio talker Steve Gill argues that the state legislature is where the real political battle will take place in 2008.

Blogger Mick Wright, who filed a petition to take on state Rep. Curry Todd in the District 95 Republican primary, has decided against pulling the trigger and has withdrawn his paperwork.

Metro Councilwoman Emily Evans posts the first installment in her “Dummy’s Guide” to the Metro Budget.

The National Taxpayer’s Union grades the Tennessee Congressional delegation and, surprise, surprise, the conservative outfit gave almost every Democrat a failing mark.

Nashville political operative Alex Youn, formerly of the David Briley for Mayor and John Edwards for President campaigns, has traveled north to run the re-election campaign of Congressman Brad Ellsworth. In 2006, Ellsworth unseated incumbent John Hostettler, one of six Republican congressman to vote against the initial authorization of force in Iraq.

Ken Whitehouse was again on the case yesterday (and this morning) reporting up a storm on the cable compromise bill, the tax liens of congressional candidates and more. Now, if you are clicking on those links and you can’t read the articles you may have a disease but, luckily, there is a cure.

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