Burning down the house
All lawmakers can do is watch and wait as a federal probe into bribery and corruption at the state Capitol continues to sink colleagues.
Legislators said they have heard rumors that more arrests are on the way, but don’t know if they will include local officials like the one in Shelby County charged last week or more state lawmakers.
As in May, when four sitting lawmakers were arrested on their way to work, they expect to be the last to know.
I’ll pay good money to any legislator tells me who they think is next (giggle).
September 6th, 2005 at 3:26 pm
I’ve made mention of the fact that very few are worth re-election. Whichever ones don’t get caught for actual crimes by the Feds, I say we take out by way of the ballot.
That said, there are some — just a few — whom, if they choose to request that their constituents to return them to office, would receive my endorsement. (I believe in self-term-limiting, but one can “believe in” a whole lot of things that will never come about.) Senator Mike Williams of Maynardville seems to be one of those I’d keep.
September 6th, 2005 at 8:06 pm
lois Deberry …. I will accept a donation now thank you ๐
September 7th, 2005 at 7:12 am
Heh. Guess I’ll pay up if she goes down ๐