gavel

Congressman Blackburn joined us on the radio today to tell us about the No-Energy Energy Bill put forth by the Democrats in Congress.

Here’s the presser on the subject from her office:

CONGRESSMAN MARSHA BLACKBURN

Joe Lance notes the various and sundry connections amongst the players in the increasingly interesting battle for the Tennessee state Senate:

In addition to the 100+ bloggers who will be covering the Democratic National Convention and the DNCC gavel-to-gavel live online streaming video coverage at the official convention website, the DNCC is planning total information overload on the internet.

John Rodgers reports on the growing suspicion by many that Rep. Gary Odom may very well challenge Speaker Jimmy Naifeh for his position when the legislature reconvenes:

Clint Brewer today attempts to make the case that Senator John Wilder’s failure to extend the Tennessee plan for judicial selection was not a case of partisan politics, as Wilder himself asserted upon his defeat on the Senate floor, but instead was simply a case of senators following a tradition laid out by Senator Wilde

Earlier this hour, Speaker Naifeh turned over the gavel to the retiring Representative Doug Overbey. Rep. Dunn then asked if it would be out of order to bring up SJR 127 — ya know, as a funny.

Joking about petty partisan parliamentary maneuvering is the crux of high comedy is it not?

House In Chaos Over Abortion Amendment

The 86-year-old bell and gavel belonging to the Shelbyville Rotary Club are missing. Noon Rotary President Barbara Blanton filed a complaint with the police department that the historic bell had been...

Three conservative bloggers discuss a conversation between lawmakers accidentally caught by the General Assembly’s recording system.

Bill Hobbs:

Don’t be surprised if the Democrat leadership in the House changes the rules to require the video system be shut off as soon as the gavel comes down to end committee meetings and floor sessions.

Stacey Campfield's got a rather illuminating snippet of video from the Tennessee legisla