Oops! Nashville Mayor Karl Dean accidently let it slip today on Liberadio! that he supports Sen. Barack Obama for president.
Freedom Is on the March – but in which direction? The Tennessean takes a look at gradual erosion of Tennessee’s freedom of information laws. Rule of thumb: The dangers of too much freedom are never as great as the dangers of too little freedom.
The Kill Old People Cheap Act of 2008: Hey, those aren’t my words. That’s what Rep. Henry Fincher (D-Cookeville) calls a law proposed by fellow Democrat Rep. Randy Rinks. The bill would protect negligent nursing homes from lawsuits. The retiring Rinks is ready to compromise before the whole mess kills his ambition of becoming the state’s Secretary of State.
It’s On! Metro Councilmember Ronnie Stein gave fellow Councilmember Charlie Tygard a big “FU” today – introducing an ordinance to explicitly outlaw the very same LED signs Tygard is trying to legalize.
Gettin’ Schooled: According to the Nashville CityPaper, “School board member David Fox said … the Mayor’s Office may be getting involved in school budgets at a more ‘programmatic’ level. In other words, Metro may watch not only the numbers associated with public school funding, but also attempt to assess the value of city investments in certain programs.” About time.
Go Vols! What could be more American than football, capitalism, and taxes? It's a 3-for-1!
- Rick Lewis
Mayor Dean's revelation about Obama was no accident. It was surprising, but it wasn't accidental. We asked him, he answered.
Posted by: Freddie O'Connell | March 31, 2008 at 10:58 PM