DeMarCaTionVille

For several weeks (those being all the weeks since the November election) I’ve been watching these Northeast Tennessee Republicans strutting around, prematurely crowing and using bad eggs for chicken counting.  One could almost predict their lack of humility and faith in foregone conclusions would come back to bite them.
It did.

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For the first time since the Reconstruction, the Republican Party has taken control of the Tennessee General Assembly – top to bottom, house to senate, the whole bicameral enchilada. (Go ahead. Take a moment. Laugh or Cry. Whatever suits you.) Personally, I think there’s a damn good reason why state political history is what it [...]

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The preliminary numbers are in. Tennessee State Highway Patrol Lt. Ronnie Shirley accessed background information for at least 182 people. Col. Mike Walker speculated the trooper may have been driven by “nosiness.”
Seriously? After a preliminary investigation, “nosy” is the best “motive” they could invent?

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Folks living downstream from the Eastman and Roy, who thinks used motor oil is good for the water, may breathe a sigh of relief.
A bill to eliminate most environmental investigations based on anonymous complaints has been withdrawn from consideration in the Legislature. The bill sponsored by House Minority Leader Jason Mumpower, a [...]

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A new audit concludes that lottery players bought more than $2 million in Tennessee lottery tickets last summer that had no chance of winning because of a computer programming error.
On July 28, the Lottery switched from numbered balls to a computer program to generate winning numbers for its Cash 3 and [...]

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Tony Shipley, a Colonial Heights Republican, intends to run against 2nd District Rep. Nathan Vaughn, D-Kingsport, in the November election.
“It’s pretty obvious my East Tennessee beliefs are different from his New Jersey beliefs,” said Shipley, who will formally announce his candidacy on Friday.”[Vaughn] doesn’t represent our values. Period.”
(Ouch.)
Shipley appears to have support from all of [...]

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As stated before, I’m not pleased with this anti-environmental bill Jason Mumpower is pushing. In fact, after reading this (bill .pdf) and this, I wanted to call the Donkey folks and suggest they kick `im again.
I’ll admit – I might be overly sensitive about the issue because I live downstream from the Eastman. [...]

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