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Why is Lamar Alexander fighting to tax the Internet -- again? Sen. George Allen of Virginia proposed a bill to extend permanently the Internet Tax Freedom Act, which prohibits taxes on each consumer's Internet access. Sen. Alexander wrote a letter opposing the bill. Why does he want to tax my emails and blog posts?
Posted by: Lee | June 29, 2006 06:21 PM
Daily Dose for June 29, 2006
Daily Dose
Big Names on Bryson Fundraiser List -- Mike Curb, Jim Haslam, Joe Rodgers, Ted Welch, and Pat Wilson, some of the state's most wealthy Republican donors have been pegged to head State Sen. Jim Bryson's fundraising push against incumbent Governor Phil Bredesen. Curb, Rodgers, Welch, and Wilson, have served as Finance Chairs for the National Republican Party. Haslam was Tennessee fundraising director for Bush-Cheney 04.
Alexander, Ford to Join Presidential Trip -- The Commercial Appeal reports that President Bush's trip to Memphis with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will include Sen. Lamar Alexander and Congressman Harold Ford, Jr. in the entourage. The Japanese Prime Minister,a huge Elvis fan, will visit Graceland with the President and Laura Bush and then dine at the famous Memphis eatery - the Rendezvous.
Prospecting Wilder Republicans -- The Knoxville MetroPulse has a brief prospective on the two Republican Senators who voted for Lt. Gov. Wilder in a controversial vote at the beginning of the past legislative session. One of those State Senators, Mike Williams, showed up to a Bredesen fundraiser, leading to speculation he may be pegged for an administration appointment, especially considering Williams is not even up for reelection for another two years and he already has a primary challenger campaigning. The other Senator, Tim Burchett, appears to have mended fences. He is running unopposed. The MetroPulse reports Burchett will not vote for Wilder in the upcoming term.
Summers Won't Seek SC Nod -- Retiring Attorney General Paul Summers will not seek a spot on the state Supreme Court, as he previously suggested. Friday is the deadline for applicants seeking the one open spot on the state Supreme Court. Gov. Phil Bredesen has already appointed Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Gary R. Wade of East Tennessee to fill one of the vacancies. Once the application deadline passes, the Judicial Selection Commission will meet and choose three nominees. Bredesen can then pick from that group. Rumored candidates include retiring House Majority Leader Rep. Kim McMillan.
Ford: I Would Have Voted Yes on Flag Burning Amendment -- Congressman Harold Ford, Jr. says he would have voted yes on a federal amendment to ban flag burning. Such an amendment failed by one vote in the US Senate. Ford: "Free speech is one of our nation’s most cherished and important values. But just as important is the protection of our flag, which is the clearest symbol of those values." Predictably, Ford is already taking criticism from the left.
Knox Co. Charter Back in Effect -- In an eight-page opinion, Chancellor John Weaver wrote that he would delay implementation of his ruling invalidating the Knox Co. charter for 180 days or until appeals are exhausted. A federal judge has asked the State Supreme Court to rule on whether or not Weaver acted properly in voiding the charter, because it is affecting the ability of the county to prosecute violations of local regulations.
If Mike Williams is going to support Gov. Bredesen this fall. Then he just needs to go ahead and switch to the Democrat Party right now! His behavior the past few years has just been bizarre. He goes from being a rumored GOP conservative candidate against Lincoln Davis in '02 to aligning himself with a man whose nearly 90 and a party that is out of step with the voters in his district and whose likely to be in the minority in the state senate for a long time to come. Just bizarre.
Posted by: dan | June 29, 2006 11:31 AM