Ken Marrero, aka the Blue Collar Muse – http://bluecollarmuse.com,
called for a meeting of The TN ConserVOLiance – http://tenncva.com to have meet, greet, listen, and question with Senator Ken Yager.
The senator opened up with the normal wholesome folksy conservative platitudes about mamma, work ethics, and apple pie must have been mentioned (if not my mind was being falsely lead by my stomach’s demands).
Yager highlighted his own conservative based principles of laissez fair free markets, small government, 2nd Amendment rights and protections, and the importance of quality education with school choice being it’s key cornerstone.
Senator Ken Yager seeking friendly right-minded bloggers
May 22, 2009 by Truman Bean
Filed under Politics
Why would this politico from Roane county want to talk to a bunch of conservative / libertarian minded bloggers from the Middle Tennessee area?
A question that he addressed and I asked Ken before the meeting?
Was he looking to run for a larger audience? A question he emphatically answered with a NO, saying this was the highest office he desired OR his wife would allow.
As it turned out, the answer was much more simple. During this newbies past successful run for office in 2006, he was evidently excoriated by the left side of the blogsphere. Hoping to introduce himself to the right (aka correct side) (-:, he hopes to develop a little friendly defensive / offensive artillery in the blogsphere for his side.
A question he answered thus and Ken confirmed.
An answer that makes sense and satisfies the naturally cynical mind of a father of two teenagers and observing politicians over several decades.
I also asked about the current Judiciary Selection legislation before the senate, seeing if he would be critical of Lt. Governor Ramsey’s dodge and dance around our Unconstitutional selection process with his current proposal.
He, as one would expect, wouldn’t cross swords with the L.G., but seem to be more intuitively sympathetic to those wanting the process to abide by our foundational documents or amended to comply.
An enjoyable and productive way to spend a Thursday evening with like minded friends (new and old) and the bonus of getting to know another conservative senator on Tennessee’s Capital Hill.
Nice job Ken!
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jerry caruthers on Mon, 25th May 2009 7:13 pm
Try again. Wrong link:
http://www.tennesseetaxpayers.org/2009/05/senator-ken-yager-not-on-side-of-taxpayers-right/