From the Washington Post: My weekend visitor was one of the founders of the postwar Republican Party in the South, one of those stubborn men who challenged the Democratic rule in his one-party state. He was conservative enough that in the great struggle for the 1952 nomination, his sympathies were with Sen. Robert Taft of Ohio, not [...]
George W. Bush
Simmering Rage Within GOP
Thursday, July 27th, 2006Cooper, Tanner Hammer Debt Reduction
Tuesday, December 13th, 2005Congressmen Jim Cooper and John Tanner attacked a Republican deficit-expansion plan passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that will add another $56 billion to the federal debt and increase taxes for future generations. Cooper and Tanner, leaders of the fiscally minded Blue Dog Coalition, instead suppor [...]
Tanner Takes White House to Task on Soaring Debt
Monday, November 7th, 2005From Congressman John Tanner and the Blue Dog Coalition: President George W. Bush and the current administration have now borrowed more money from foreign governments and banks than the previous 42 U.S. presidents combined. Throughout the first 224 years (1776-2000) of our nation’s history, 42 U.S. presidents borr [...]
Delayed Katrina Response Dogs Bush
Monday, September 5th, 2005After days of misery and chaos on the Gulf Coast, President Bush’s visits to the disaster area were derided as too little, too late by critics on the left and right. Even as FEMA and other agencies dragged in providing much-needed relief, Bush continued defending the undisputedly slow federal response. Associated Press political writer [...]
Bush Team Co-Opts 'Meth-Free Tennessee' Strategy
Friday, August 26th, 2005Playing a bit of catch-up, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt and National Drug Czar John Walters visited Nashville on August 19 to recognize Tennessee's success in the war on methamphetamine. The trio applauded Governor Bredesen's Meth-Free Tenne [...]
Rising Gas Prices Hit Tennesseans in Pocketbook
Monday, August 22nd, 2005Want proof of the Bush Administration's faltering economic and energy policies? Look no farther than the latest report from AAA, which shows gas prices are at record highs in Tennessee. Following is a list of August 22 average prices per gallon of unle [...]
