Harold Ford, Jr.’s father sister aunt cousin uncle gets a reprieve from going to jail after sticking fat bankrolls of FBI sting money in his back pocket until February because he and his wife can’t be in jail at the same time “for the sake of the chirren”.

The former head of the state Judiciary Committee is adulterously nailing the top lobbyist for the Tennessee Trial Lawyer lobby and no one thinks this garners even the appearance of impropriety. He gets drunk, hits a car and leaves the scene of the accident, and his screw you Nazi pigs video embarrasses the state, he quickly goes to rehab, checks himself out, rents a Mustang to go get drunk and gamble in Tunica – and the scumbag has faced no sanction from his peers.

I’m willing to err on the side of sunlight with this group.

If it cramps their social and legislative calendar, well, the resin for the world’s smallest fiddle is on standby.

As for the sunshine laws, I asked questions…you were free to post your response to said questions if you saw fit. My personal opinion is that the laws were a bit too strict, in that the restricted freedom of association among public officials, I think upping the limit to 4 members allowed to meet in private is reasonable.

Doesn’t really have anything to do with party (my position is in opposition to Bredesen), I just think it was a little unreasonable to assume very political people couldn’t talk at all about politics unless an official meeting was underway.

As far as “hostility” goes, there is an outrage deficiency on the right in this state. Partly because of WKRN (ABC’s) underwriting it’s leftwing agenda by funding the now defunct NiT and Volunteer Voters websites to promote Democrat candidates and malign Republican ones to get around campaign finance laws.

Just like the passive-aggressive Kleinheider does now.

Well, the only one I ever set up was with David Briley, and I did the best I could to balance out the amount of Conservatives versus Liberals (space was limited, as it was held at a restaurant).

I asked a bunch of Conservatives, Bill Hobbs and Glen Dean couldn’t make it; though Ned Williams, Sarah Moore, and Adam Kleinheider (who I know you probably don’t think is a conservative) were there, and I would’ve invited more liberals but didn’t want to have it be too lopsided…however, if I ever do help set one up again, now that I know you want to actually be involved in local politics instead of occasionally throw cheap shots from the sidelines, I’ll be sure to send an invite your way.

At least now I know where the hostility comes from…it sucks to be the last one standing when it comes time to pick players for basketball, eh?

Naaaah.

But this certainly is a notable moment in 6mb history…