The 2010 Gubernatorial Race: It’s On
Posted on April 26, 2008 at 4:06 pmKen Whitehouse once again brings you the breaking news and, because its the weekend, he’s gonna let you at it for free. Former Democratic Majority Leader Kim McMillan has announced that she is forming an exploratory committee for the 2010 governors race:
In a statement released to NashvillePost.com regarding the formation of an exploratory committee, McMillan said, “The people of Tennessee want good jobs, close to home. We want to send our kids to first-rate schools and we want to have safe neighborhoods. I think these expectations are reasonable. I’ve spent much of my life in leadership and public service. I believe I have the experience, the perspective, and the desire to move Tennessee forward.”
For more go to NashvillePost.com.
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Home Invasion Or Not, A Deadline Is A Deadline
Posted on April 21, 2008 at 7:00 amChattanooga Times Free Press reporter Herman Wang finds the time to file the story he was working on when his home got invaded on the buzz of a possible Phil Bredesen Veep run as well as other Tennessee connections to the Vice-Presidential search on both sides of the aisle:
Ten Mile, Tenn., native and Washington attorney A.B. Culvahouse Jr. is consulting Sen. McCain in his vice president search, according to The Associated Press.
Other Tennessee and Georgia lawmakers offered other names they would like to see considered as vice president.
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Rep. Nathan Deal, R-Ga., said they favor having former presidential candidate Mitt Romney on the Republican ticket, citing his business experience and tenure as a former Massachusetts governor.
Rep. Zach Wamp, R-Tenn., said former Rep. J.C. Watts and former presidential candidate and Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson should be on Sen. McCain’s short list.
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Wampening Conservative Criticism
Posted on at 6:10 amRepublican Presidential candidate John McCain appears to have turned to prominent Fred Thompson backer, Congressman Zach Wamp, to help serve as a liaison to conservatives skeptical of his candidacy:
“We just talked about the Republican agenda for reforming the government,” Wamp said. “I want to help him carry the reform mantle through this campaign.”
Wamp was reticent about details, but said they discussed spending-reduction proposals, including an earmark overhaul — specifically a plan backed by Wamp and some other GOP appropriators to create a congressional committee on earmark reform — as well as plans to make the Army Corps of Engineers more efficient, an agenda item dear to conservatives.
McCain still has a lot of work to do in winning over House conservatives, many of whom loathe him for bucking the party on issues ranging from taxes to oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Wamp, who is also a conservative with a fierce independent streak, could help McCain make inroads with the small legion of social and economic conservatives who formed Thompson’s political base in the House.
Congressional Delegations Of The State Unite!
Posted on April 18, 2008 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.
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