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January 10, 2006
A Couple of Decent Steps, But the Dance Isn't Over
Jeff Miller news and commentary are appearing faster than I can link. Most Republican bloggers that I've read are expelling a lungful of pent-up breath at this story. You know they didn't want that scene unfolding, as it was promising to do if nothing changed.
Heck, it's been bad enough without the missing grand. Miller essentially drove the "bay garriage man" amendment or whatever it's called, while his personal life, about which we know an unfortunate amount, seemed to contain some rather pointed contradictions to the purported spirit of the bill.
Then, after his hometown alt-weekly highlighted some of his previous behavior, he must have decided that the only way to beat that rap was to one-up himself, so he wrote a threatening letter and distributed it to the paper's advertisers. In case you're not familiar with the area, these business owners are, um, his constituents. Then there's the whole thing about the FBI sting money and Miller's sponsorship of the legislation that would have benefited the fake company.
So, good: I don't have to make the case here for the people of Senate District 9 to get to work at replacing this guy. One challenge was issued before it was known that Senator Miller would not seek re-election. Lindsay Hathcock just got a huge boost in his bid to be the GOP’s 2006 nominee. Today’s news may bring him some healthy competition.
More: Michael Silence, Bob Krumm, TeamGOP, HamDems, Rep. Stacey Campfield.
[I]f he is smart, [Miller] is cooperating with the Feds, and is fingering colleagues who were also involved in the Tennessee Waltz E-cycle scandal. I don't care if the investigation leads back to more Republicans or more Democrats. Any Legislator who violated the public trust by taking a bribe to pass legislation needs to be hauled before the courts. -- Bob Krumm
State Senate ~ You ain't 'enate | By joe lance | 10:02 PM