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Nashville Backstory: A Political Scene-Setter

Jamie Stiehm | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics


Jamie Stiehm

The way to say Nashville, according to authorities, is a long "Nash" and a short "ville." It's a place where people like a good story to go with a song.

Landslide Needed

Norman MacAfee | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics


Norman MacAfee

We need a landslide. If 80 percent of the population think the country is on the wrong track, why can't we have an election where 80 percent vote for Barack and 20 for McCain?

Obama/Gore 2008

Norman MacAfee | Posted 08.18.2008 | Politics


Norman MacAfee

Broken record here. The more I think about it, the more Al Gore seems the only really interesting choice for Barack Obama's vice presidential choice. ...

It's Better to Lose an Election Than to Lose the Party II

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics


Reese Schonfeld

Senator Obama moved in on the Democratic National Committee yesterday changing its rules so the committee will no longer accept donations from federal lobbyists or political action committees.

America's 40 Years War at an End

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics


Robert S. McElvaine

RFK and Barack Obama may come to be seen as the bookends of the second American civil war, a war that has divided the nation and been a dominant force in our politics for four decades.