last stand

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Saturday, July 5, 2008

Woody Woodruff offers perspective on Wilder's last stand in today's Tennessean.

In his last pathetic act before hitting the road to ruin, Tennessee State Senator John Wilder (a poster child for term limits if ever there was one) attempted to preserve the Tennessee Plan which is an system which keeps the selection and appointment of Supreme Court and Appellate Court

My kids were both born in Pusan, South Korea.  Pusan is a coastal metropolis of 3.69 million, but it is most famous outside of Korea for being the site of the “last stand” of coalition forces at the beginning of the Korean War.

No, wait. I got that backwards — it’s Whitehouse On The Road. That’s right Ken Whitehouse, the intrepid political reporter for NashvillePost.com, is on the move.

Much has been made of Fred Thompson’s role in this race as defacto surrogate for McCain essentially deflating conservative support for Mike Huckabee thus splitting that vote and giving John McCain a plurality.

It must have been that awesome debate performance. Fred Thompson is a star once again. Everyone knows that South Carolina is the last stand for Fred. If his crowds are overcapacity going into Tuesday, the pol

As his aides most elegantly put it, South Carolina's is Thompson's "Custer's last stand." The place where Custer went to die.

According to the latest Insider Advantage poll, Fred Thompson comes in at an amazingly distant 4th 5th place with 5% support. Huckabee leads, with a close McCain second, and Giuliani and RON PAUL!!! coming in before Thompson.

The Tennessee Journal declares Fred Thompson’s campaign all but dead:

A few months ago, Huckabee was barely a blip on the political radar screen. His late movement may have closed Thompson’s window of opportunity.