I posted this while guest blogging at No Silence Here but want a copy in my database. So, here’s the reprint: Cheating to win This story, which went largely unreported in local media but was popular among Tennessee bloggers, is one from the vault. There was a bill making its way through Tennessee that would […]

Matthew White sums up Naifeh’s actions: To those of you who count yourself as pro-2nd Amendment but vote for a Democrat to represent you in the House, remember this incident. Even if your Democrat shares your views on guns, he will vote for Jimmy Naifeh to be Speaker. And Naifeh is no friend to gun […]

Update: The bill was killed in subcommittee. Naifeh won. How do we get this guy impeached? Naifeh on the guns in bars bill: I will do all I can to stop this bill And that includes cheating to get what he wants. Also, Espo takes the KNS to task for leaving out the, you know, […]

After all the hubbub yesterday regarding the shenanigans in the Tennessee House, Williams gets his interview on: Q: You said some bills bottled up for years will come to the floor? Will that include the abortion resolution? Williams: Yes. Abolutely, that’ll be the No. 1 priority. That will come to the floor, I can assure […]

In light of recent events, MKS has a reminder: We have just witnessed the result of government conducted in secret. The state’s “open meetings” provisions do not apply to the Tennessee General Assembly. It exempted itself. Legislators elected the speaker of the House in private! And they’re pretty good at playing dirty. They did it […]

Campfield hangs on. Overbey defeats Finney. You’ll recall that in his time in the house Overbey crossed party lines to vote for Jimmy Naifeh as speaker of the house. Jimmy Naifeh, you’ll recall, is our lying speaker of the house who keeps abusing his power to kill pro-gun bills. And it looks like the dirty […]

First, I don’t think papers should endorse candidates. That said: The KNS has endorsed challenger Doug Overbey. I personally have stated I’ll be voting for his opponent, incumbent Raymond Finney because Overbey while in the house crossed party lines to vote for Jimmy Naifeh as speaker of the house. Jimmy Naifeh, you’ll recall, is our […]

There’s a pretty ugly local election for judge in my county. Apparently, the local papers have been pretty incompetent on the issue. Incompetent is one word. Partisan hacks would be another. But I digress. Also, we have the battle of the douchebags. See, we got us a state senate race going on. The incumbent is […]

It may pass this time thanks to Rep. Briley getting drunk and acting the fool: State Rep. Rob Briley is no longer a member of a key House subcommittee that under his guidance in the past has been a roadblock to passage of so-called “guns in bars” legislation and similar bills. […] The bill died […]