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Newt...The Perfect Republican Candidate

Committed to the sanctity of marriage between one man, one woman, and one other woman.

Today's Must Read, "Why Republicans Must make Newt Their Candidate"

Thank You, Clay Bennett

Republican Debate Cliff Notes

Thank You, TPM...

What If....

The Tennessee Conservation Commission had the pleasure of meeting with author Amanda Little at its winter meeting at Radnor Lake.

Her book is "Power Trip"

Quote of the Day from our Progressive Schools Dept:

Do you know how difficult it is to walk into a classroom of 25 enthusiastic pre-service teachers and try to explain to them that sociopaths are destroying TN public schools and turning their profession over to profiteers and fools and they will be forced to endure disgraceful mistreatment if they stay in the state to teach?

From Our Misplaced Priorities Department

Why is letting a cuss word or a naked breast slip out on broadcast TV a bigger deal than an intentional lie repeated incessantly by the news department?

The Supreme Court is considering whether government regulators may still police the airwaves for curse words and other coarse content at a time when so many Americans have unregulated cable television, and the Internet is awash in easily accessible adult material.

Hurley Protection Plan Hacks Up Roane County

You know the state Constitution actually forbids splitting a county, but it's done all the time.

How to Tell Them Apart

Sure, some GOP candidates are crazier than others but that's just a matter of degree. They all have that disease. If you really want to tell them apart you have to look at the differences in the policies they are pushing for, so here's a handy dandy chart that should help.

Hmmm...OK, we'll work on a chart that ranks them by crazy, since this one didn't help much in telling them apart.

Saint Paul Has Today's Must Read, "Nobody Understands Debt"

...when people in D.C. talk about deficits and debt, by and large they have no idea what they’re talking about — and the people who talk the most understand the least.

I personally would say this a bit differently because it's rather obvious that anyone who says deficits are our biggest problem is just plain lying. Still, you should read Paul Krugman's piece that lays it all out plain and simple: Krugman

Quote of the Day

Interviewer Susan Bankston:

How did Rick Perry get to where he is today with these rumors about him floating all over Texas?

Author Glen Maxey:

I think he’s just an ignorant, uneducated politician who has lucked his way into enriching a butt-load of people who saw the ka-ching! ka-ching! of the presidency as a continuation of their slot machine. They’d look past anything to install their boy toy into this position.

Hmmm??? Why does sound familiar? The interview is HERE.