There is not much that has elicited such a divide and strong emotion for many residents of Chattanooga as the Domestic Partnership Ordinance. Last November it narrowly passed by a city council vote of 5-4 but it was immediately blocked when a Petition was signed by over 11,000 voters. As a result it is up to Chattanooga voters on August 7 to decide whether to pass or permanently defeat the ordinance that would extend health benefits to city employee’s girlfriends and boyfriends (either same-sex Read more [...] Vote AGAINST the Domestic Partnership Ordinance: An Issue of Faith, Finance, and Fairness
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There is not much that has elicited such a divide and strong emotion for many residents of Chattanooga as the Domestic Partnership Ordinance. Last November it narrowly passed by a city council vote of 5-4 but it was immediately blocked when a Petition was signed by over 11,000 voters. As a result it is up to Chattanooga voters on August 7 to decide whether to pass or permanently defeat the ordinance that would extend health benefits to city employee’s girlfriends and boyfriends (either same-sex Read more [...] 
In my desire to be an informed voter I routinely look to a candidate’s “Issues” page on their website in order to understand what it is they believe and what they value… or at least what they claim to value. But one can often find that what is openly stated on a candidate's website can at times be as important as what is left unsaid. Over the years, I have gleaned a lot by this review.
So I found it both interesting and informative when I recently reviewed the websites for the two 
If you’re a Conservative, Mike Huckabee wants to fight you.
Yep, if you consider yourself a bonafide conservative then tough guy and former Governor Mike Huckabee has challenged you to a duel. No not literally, at least I don’t think so. But he did come out this week with a challenge. In what is now becoming a routine intervention every couple years by Mike Huckabee into Tennessee politics, the former Governor turned entertainer has plastered his face and voice across the Tennessee airwaves, 
The Liberty GT-R races to a first place finish at Road Atlanta June 14 and 15 in the National Auto Sport Association ST2 class racing series.
Watch this action packed race in my 2009 Nissan GT-R. Video is of Saturday's NASA SE Thunder Race at Road Atlanta in ST2 Class on June 14, 2014. The GT-R finished in 1st place in class. Video includes three cameras with in-car, front ground level and rear views. GT-R has been "de-tuned" to run in the lower horsepower ST2 class. LibertyGTR.com
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Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's devastating loss this week by little known University Professor Dave Brat sent shockwaves throughout the nation. Democrats and Republicans alike were taken back by such an upset. No doubt pundits will dissect and analyze this phenomena for weeks to come.
But what does an election in a congressional district hundreds of miles away from Tennessee mean to you and me?
Are there any lessons for us to learn here in Chattanooga and across the Volunteer 
There is a verse in Proverbs that states: “A friend loves at all times and a brother is born for adversity.”
This last Saturday I woke up to a headline that startled and saddened me greatly. My friend, Richard Bennett, had been arrested by the police. As I read the news report, the first words out of my mouth and that of my wife's were “Oh No! This cannot be!”
You see, I have personally known Richard for several years, not just as another acquaintance but rather as a close friend 
As Americans we speak frequently of Liberty. In fact, since the founding of our nation, Liberty has been a part of the DNA of patriots who demonstrated this unalienable right, one for which many have sacrificed their lives, fortunes and sacred honor.
Last week I had the honor of visiting Cliven and Carol Bundy, a couple that not only stand for Liberty but in standing they live and exhibit Liberty. I was privileged to meet them at the Bundy Ranch in Riverside, Nevada below the Virgin Mountain 
This week SunTrust Bank notified David and Jason Benham that the bank was severing business ties with the brothers following the recent protest by radical homosexual fascists over the brothers' support of marriage... as in the union of one man and one woman for life. Following an uproar from customers though, SunTrust announced it was reversing its decision.
Recall that just a few days ago the Benham brothers were “punished” by HGTV for having the audacity to believe in marriage as between 
Each of us no doubt remembers that most famous address by President Abraham Lincoln in which he voiced these timeless words: "...government of the people, by the people, [and] for the people..." While they were offered in a period of national upheaval and at an extremely somber moment, they have become words which are both inspiring and unique to the American experience.
Many, challenged by the truths of Lincoln's text, have sought to take hold of and engage in that government, some pursuing 
It's hip these days to extol the benefits of democracies and their superiority over other forms of government. In fact, since 9/11 over 6,000 of our service men and women have died as our nation's leaders have sought to export democracy to hostile parts of the world.
To be fair, in most instances a democracy truly is superior to other forms of government. However, there is an ugly side to a democracy, or the rule of the majority, and we can see that ugliness on full display throughout the ages. 