party affiliation

Because the rules forbid it:

The major thing standing in the way of a Lieberman Vice-Presidential pick for McCain is a seemingly small thing - an RNC rule that states that a Vice Presidential nominee must have been a Republican for at least 60 days prior to nomination.

Rep. David Davis, still fighting his election defeat of a week ago, is looking for patterns in voter histories that won’t, in the best case scenario, prove much of anything:

There's been a lot of talk lately in the state blogosphere about so-called "crossover voting." Here's why: U.S. Rep. David Davis, of Tennessee's 1st Congressional District, narrowly lost last Thursday to former Johnson City mayor Phil Roe in the GOP primary; and Davis and his supporters are alleging that a number of Democrats engaged in a concerted effort to cause Roe to win.

Still refusing to admit he lost his re-election bid, 1st District Congressman David Davis is continuing to seek scapegoats and claiming laws were violated. But Brook Thompson, state election coordinator says these efforts are all wrong:

BREAKING NEWS: Judge Sends Detroit Mayor To Jail:

DETROIT -- Judge Ronald Giles sent Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to Wayne County Jail for failing to notify the court of his trip to Canada and violating the terms of his bond.

What is the party affiliation of Mayor Kilpatrick?

As we mentioned last night, Senator Rosalind Kurita has gone negative in her Democratic primary race for her state Senate seat.

Local right-wing wackadoodle Phil Valentine makes one of his most ludicrous claims yet in Sunday’s Tennessean column.

Nate Rau reports on the chatter of creating a Metro Council progressive caucus:

[T]he idea has been circulating among some Council members of organizing a Progressive Caucus to concentrate on what the agenda should be for the left wing of Nashville’s legislative body.

Via Newsbusters, comes more in the way of news on Jessica’s Law.

Frankly I'm getting mighty tired of veterans who come to me complaining they aren't able to get services, then in the next breath blaming "bleeding heart liberals" for their woes and lack of services.