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McCain and Obama Debate in Tennessee

Wed, 10/08/2008 - 4:26pm | posted by Dr. John Killian

The second Presidential campaign debate of the 2008 election took place Tuesday night, October 7 at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. This debate took place when the Obama campaign had been riding high from the bounce from economic conditions that would favor the party not currently in the White House. However, the post-VP debate spin seemed to be moving toward McCain. Tuesday morning’s polling seemed to indicate that McCain was cutting into Obama’s lead. However, I believe that the slight swing to McCain will end with the results of Tuesday night’s debate.

Tennesee lawmaker sponsors Ben Nelson Act to Ensure Political Integrity

Fri, 01/29/2010 - 5:06pm | posted by Jason Pye

A legislator in Tennessee are poking fun at Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) over the Cornhusker Kickback by using his name on an ethics bill:

Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson, the senator behind the so-called Nebraska Compromise that ended the threat of a filibuster of the Democratic health care bill, has gotten a bill named in his honor in Tennessee.
With a name that’s clearly tongue in cheek, the “Ben Nelson Act to Ensure Political Integrity” would redefine the state’s definition of bribery to include circumstances in which elected officials agree to vote for or against legislation in exchange for special consideration for their districts.
The bill, SB 3160/HB3123, is sponsored by Sen. Dewayne Bunch, R-Cleveland, and Rep. Bill Dunn, R-Knoxville.

By the way, Sen. Nelson was just named the Citizens Against Government Waste’s “Porker of the Month” for January because of the sweetheart deal he got for supporting ObamaCare, but later asked to be taken out of the bill because of national backlash.