Is Ramsey the real deal?

terryfrank.net » Judicial Selection: The Issue to Separate the Real Deal from the Dealmakers:

It is in this day that Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey could separate himself from the political class. It is in this day that he could show that our legal documents do matter, that the Constitution says what it means.

But instead, he chooses to side with the political Machiavellian advisors whispering the all too familiar message of “where are they going to go?” I heard Ramsey’s gubernatorial advisor say those very words to me almost 10 years ago. I think we can look at 2006 and 2008 and see that they may not have gone anywhere, but they didn’t show up.

These naive insiders haven’t walked the streets in awhile. They rub shoulders with the lobbyists. They are swayed by the flattery of institutional players. They overestimate their own importance in the system.

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Folks are sick and tired of the sell-out, dealmakers running the show. If you have some wavering, weak-kneed fellow Senators, give them a reason to stand with you. Let this horrible Tennessee Plan expire. Show Tennessee why you should be the Governor, why you should be the choice of the people.

And that’s advice from this Tennessee gal who wants absolutely nothing in return.