state legislator

Some of our best presidents have moved up from the office of Governor.

Look over this list of “modern” presidents (since Lincoln)

State House Majority Leader Gary Odom asserts that there is no correlation between how far out in front he is on the THP scandal and the fact that he may have loftier political ambitions:

The folks over at the Tennessee Republican Party are glad that Rep. David Davis decided not to turn the next meeting of the state executive committee into a circus:

I met Al Green way back in the late 70's when he helped my friend Teddy Withers (Earnest Withers' son) open his state legislator district office in southwest Memphis in an office suite I provided at nominal rent. After the opening, we all went over to Al's church for a celebration.

I already knew Al's recording band, the awesome Hi Rhythm, having gigged on the same bill with them in the very

John Rodgers reports on the growing suspicion by many that Rep. Gary Odom may very well challenge Speaker Jimmy Naifeh for his position when the legislature reconvenes:

By JAIME SARRIO • Staff Writer (Tennessean)• July 14, 2008

Steve Sailer comments on a report on the gambling habits of the Presidential candidates:

John McCain, no surprise, loves to roll the dice in casinos, while Barack Obama played poker every Wednesday night in Springfield with other legislators and lobbyists. Most nights Obama won.

Stacey Campfield does things differently. Of course, you already knew that about the first Tennessee state legislator to blog regularly from the statehouse.

Mary Mancini explains why the John McCain camp may have such a high degree of confidence of its ability to put Pennsylvania into play in the fall: