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There is a lot going on in my brain this morning. First of all, I love this statement.

Yes, Tennessee as a giant, unruly street gang.

Aunt B. is talking about politics and democrats. I think she hit it on the head.

There is a great deal going on behind the scenes right now in the state of Tennessee Politics and it’s apparent. Of course I live in Hoots but we have these crazy things called phones and computers that allow instant communication.

I know, nutty.

The issue of being somewhat geographically challenged, we still hear stuff on this side of the state. I spoke to a GOP leader here yesterday, heck of a nice guy, who was talking in real language about redistricting that will come now that his party has taken back the House. We discussed how small, meaningful acts on a local level by elected officials, no matter who is in office, make such a large impression on election day and that his party is already organizing for 2010.

Small, meaningful actions are a big thing. We have been reading so much about Jason Mumpower and Jimmy Naifeh since the election. However, for the Average Joe who could give two poops about politics, there are other headier things in their minds.

A.) They are done with the election. B.) Goodyear.

Huh, you may say.

That’s what’s being talked about here. Not if Mumpower will wear a red power tie when he’s named Speaker of the House.

Here’s the conversation in Hoots. The automobile bailout shouldn’t be a bailout at all. Remember Chrysler back nearly 30 years ago which was a plan that was at least thought out and wasn’t just handing someone a blank check. Here is a story from 1979 regarding some of the oversights that Chrysler had to meet.

The reason why I bring up Goodyear is that cars need tires. Other manufacturing operations that supply the car industry will also be impacted as well. The locals are watching this very carefully as Goodyear is a huge part of the economy here in northwest Tennessee.

Which means lives are impacted and poop rolls down hill, campers.

But we aren’t hearing from politicians unless they are wanting a sound bite about the local impact of national decisions or even state wide ones. Mumpower will take control. Redistricting will happen just as it did when the democrats did the same thing about 20 years ago (Kleinheider will correct me if I’m wrong on the time frame but I think that’s about right.)

The other issue is that as progressive Tennesseans, we don’t have anyone really that progressive in Nashville right now but that’s another post for another day. As B. said, the Democrats right now around the state are an unruly street gang. We keep telling the folks in Nashville first-hand accounts of the landscape that we are witness to every single day.

But they aren’t listening.

Maybe they will when they need the blogosphere because that’s usually how it works. Of course the local GOP is already organizing. The Dems, once again, not so much.

Political maneuvering happens all the time. But it would be interesting to see some stories coming to all of the Hootervilles of the state about the real stuff that impacts us everyday instead of the political power struggle that is happening.

People see beyond the press releases when they are looking at their checking accounts.

Wait, the TNDP isn’t sending any press releases out right now.

My bad.