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Jeff Hartline is one of the candidates challenging TN-05 Representative Jim Cooper. He is a father of three and a grandfather, too. He has worked all his life in the private sector among many varied occupations giving him a unique perspective on life from all angles (and areas) from ministry to medicine to volunteering in communities. [...]

This is a first of a series of five articles highlighting the Republican candidates seeking to replace Democrat Jim Cooper as representative for TN-05. As part of the process, I contacted each and asked a series of questions as follows with the answers in blockquote below a short introduction of the

Harry Reid defends his “slavery” remark.
“At pivotal points in American history, the tactics of distortion and delay have certainly been present,” Reid said. “They’ve certainly been used to stop progress. That’s what we’re talking about here. That’s what’s happening here. It’s very clear. That’s the point I made — no more, no less. Anyone who [...]

Hope? Not much. Change? More than you bargained for.
As Day 2 of the Copenhagen Climate Summit is wrapping up, we find that the United Nations declares the hacked emails unimportant.
“Nothing that has come out in the public as a result of the recent email hackings has cast doubt on the basic scientific message on climate [...]

How else should one view the Republican National Committee’s idea of creating a litmus test for conservatism? As one person put it:
“We already have screen tests in place, and they are called Republican voters. If a candidate doesn’t support the principles of the party, Republican voters aren’t going to choose them as a candidate, [...]

The Hill categorizes the Saturday vote as a rarity. One believes it will become more a normal course of business for this Congress as it proceeds with unpopular legislation. The House of Representatives used the same tactic, which was also called rare. How many times can it be done before its no longer a rare [...]

With all the raging health care debate, not much attention has been paid to what governors think. We have 50 of them in this country. TN’s Governor Phil Bredesen opposes the bill even as TN 05 Representative Jim Cooper votes in favor of it in the House.
Gov. Phil Bredesen continues to earn praise from members [...]

San Fransisco area independent book stores aren’t carrying Sarah Palin’s autobiography.
Some of the comments included in the article (emphasis mine):
“Our customers are thinking people,” said Nathan Embretson, a bookseller at Pendragon Books in Oakland. “They’re not into reading drivel.”
“Anything like that we wouldn’t carry,” said clerk Emily Stackhouse. “We’re a small store and it would [...]