Harold Ford Jr: The Conservative Liberal....NOT!!!!

Harold Ford Jr, whom I will simply refer to as JR, has ran a perfect campaign. Perfect in the fact that he has almost tricked the Tennessee voters into believing that he is something that he is not. JR claims to be a conservative liberal, which in itself is ludicrous because how can you possibly be both conservative and liberal, by saying he is against such hot button issues as gay marriage and abortion. Lets just take the issue of abortion. In 1997 he voted against banning partial birth abortion. Let me repeat that. He voted against outlawing partial birth abortion. Remember this is the bill that passed the House and the Senate but was vetoed by the wonderful Bill Clinton. (man was that a great economy we had those years) Many people who are pro-choice are even against partial birth abortion. But ol' JR just slips that past the voting public when he is claiming to love the un-born. Oh wait, maybe he can dodge this bullet by saying in 2003 he voted for outlawing partial birth abortion. Which is true. So which JR is the real one. Just like another Democrat poster boy John Kerry, he seems not to be able to make up his mind. On an issue like taxes JR is even more un-predictable. Sometimes he would vote against low taxes on married couples and the extra child tax credit, which single handedly saved my parents almost 2000 dollars on their taxes. But JR would claim, rightfully so, that he voted for tax cuts on occasion. Which is true. The main thing that these two voting issues have in common is that JR's opinions change with the climate in which he is voting. When he was all for partial birth abortion and high taxes Bill Clinton was president. Then when everyone was all for saving children and low taxes, under President Bush, he seems to decide he is conservative. So, if he wins the state of Tennessee and say that the Democrats gain control of the House and pick up seats on the Senate, how do you think he will vote? Will he shift into his conservative liberal approach or will he simply fall behind Speaker of the House Pelosi? (and yes just saying Speaker of the House Pelosi makes me want to puke all over the screen)

*all my mentions of JR's voting record can be validated by looking at the website www.votesmart.org.

Does Spurrier own Fulmer?

Tennessee fans shudder at the mere mention of Steve Spurrier's name. Whether it be because of pure hatred or fear, no self-respecting Tennessee fans likes Steve Spurrier. More than likely it is due to the fact that Spurrier has owned the Vols for seemingly forever. More specifically, he has owned coach Philip Fulmer. Fulmer is without a doubt a great coach. He has one of the highest winnings percentages in the nation. However, Spurrier has always seemed to dominate him. Fulmer even has a fear in his eyes when he looks over and sees that visor looking back at home. It could be because Spurrier has never shied away from making fun of Tennessee or coach Fulmer. He has made jokes about Tennessee's academic achievement and the law breaking tendencies of our players. Spurrier portrays such a strong feeling of confidence that it is truly intimidating. Last season, Spurrier took a very weak team and came into Neyland, although a very quite and angry Neyland, and beat a more talented Vols team. This exmplified the dominance that Steve "Superior" has over Fulmer. However, all of this is just coincidence. Usually Spurrier beat Tennessee because he has had the better teams. Fulmer does not fear Spurrier. It just looks that way most of the time. This weekend the Vols will destroy the Gamecocks. Of course, most will say that Fulmer was supposed to beat Spurrier because he has the better team. But rest assured that if Spurrier beats Fulmer the pundits will say that his clearly dominates the big man in orange.