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January 30, 2006
Monday Night Clippings
The US Senate race: Pensieri has begun a 5-part series of, well, pensieri on the GOP primary. It should be an interesting read. Jeff Moder got an endorsement. A very good national elections blogger discusses the meaning of the latest Rasmussen numbers. Finally, TeamGOP accuses B4B of spamming their comments. Careful, Teamsters, to make sure you have all the facts before jumping to conclusions. Has it gotten this bad already?
It can't be good news when the story title starts "Here's how lobbyists shaped ethics bill..." I've written a little bit more about this for this week's Pulse column. I could write a lot more, but at this point it seems that such would merely waste energy. Thanks go to Trent Seibert, though, for going through the exercise for the rest of us. There's more from Bluenecks, and Bob Krumm says that the Tennessee Legislature doesn't even measure up to the quality of a Microsoft Office product. And he wants to be elected to it! Actually, I think he'll make a welcome, refreshing addition.
"'[R]uthless self-reflection.'" I like the sound of that. Independence, or whatever simulacrum thereof is active in this delusion, is the key to making forward strides in the political journey. Sadly, members at all levels of government allow partisan thoughtlessness to control their speech and actions. Memo to Congress: focus on what you're going to do for the republic, not on how you're going to knock (or keep) the other guys out of power. To clarify, I'm not arbitrarily against all political parties, especially while a certain bull moose has been seen afoot. Parties have a function, but I suspect it's more than just providing a framework for an endless, mindless screaming match.
I'll be on the radio a week from tomorrow. Stuart James, host of the Tuesday local a.m. hour on the Air America station, has graciously invited me to talk about this little blog here, and I'm sure other civic-minded topics will surface. More details to come.
In the meantime, please do check in with the many good bloggers out there, including the following three: Adam Groves, Bob Krumm, and Michael Silence.
Elections , Government , Political News | By joe lance | 11:16 PM