Monday, May 4, 2009
Breaking News / Woods Morning Roundup II: Kyle Talks Campaign Strategy in Monteagle
Posted by Jeff Woods on Mon, May 4, 2009 at 7:56 AM
At Monteagle where Democrats gathered this weekend to talk about what went wrong in '08, Sen. Jim Kyle looked ahead to his own candidacy for governor. He says he won't make an announcement until after the legislative session, but he tipped his hand with this comment on campaign strategy to the Memphis Flyer's Jackson Baker:
"I'm going to build a wall around Memphis. I'm going to build a wall around Memphis and then work hard on the rest of the state."Another report from Monteagle. ... The lottery scholarship fund needs a bailout. ... Legislature balks at anti-immigration bills. ... Ramsey pushes a bill to let Tennessee recognize American Indian tribes. ... The House votes today on keeping gun records secret. The Commercial Appeal is against it, and so is Rep. Tommie Brown:
"If we're going to be big enough and bad enough to give everybody and their brother and their little babies permission to carry guns, then the unsuspecting public ought to have some ideas on who they are."
