Presidential hopeful John McCain's trip to Memphis this week, for what was billed as a "major" address on economics, generated echoes of another political warrior Bob Dole. But is that good or bad?
If the turnout and response at his Thursday night "town meeting" at the
National Civil Rights Museum with Michigan congressman John Conyers was
any indication of Steve Cohen's future fortunes, the 9th District
congressman might as well start looking into long-term living arrangements in
the District of Columbia.
After one of the most prolonged buildups in recent
political history, Herman Morris finally did what everyone has known for months
he would do - declare his candidacy for mayor of Memphis. In an announcement
ceremony at The Peabody, the newly beleaguered former MLGW head offered himself as a "bridge"
between the city's disparate racial populations at a "moment of crisis."
Governor sees GOP lagging in electoral prowess nationwide; cites tight 2012 race in North Carolina as warning to overconfident Tennessee Republicans; Fincher proclaims a GOP version of the social gospel.