While I am not much for looking backwards (input my terrible impersonation of JFK saying "Forward....ever forward!" here) As I look back over the year in politics I keep coming up with one word.
Interesting.
This last year was interesting. A mixed bag from the start. Some good some bad.
It started with high hopes and excitement early in the year by the thoughts of our being at 50, followed by dashed expectations and realizing we were really at 49. Some slight growth as a few of our marquee pieces of legislation finally saw the light of day. Mixed with frustration on what could have been and the reckless spending of the final month of session. Looking back, if I had to grade the legislative year I would say it was about a 6.5 out of 10.
The last month or so has been a sort of like extra hot fudge on that plain vanilla ice cream. All the retirements by dems, the political dominoes caused by it and what is looking like a collapse of the Democrat party in Tennessee. I could see it coming but didn't think it would all happen at once. Their lockstep devotion to unpopular liberal policy nationally is killing them locally. The smart ones know it but have no real escape available.
Some of the legislative/non legislative personal things thrown in the pot have kept it intriguing as well. The decision to go for the senate. The explosive growth and excitement as the tea party movement energised conservative people like I don't recall seeing in my lifetime. Pat Marsh's win. The thoughts of new goals, new ideas, new plans and new mountains to climb.
See ya later 2009. Look out 2010 here we come!!
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