Knoxville made the NYT

[chelaque liberal]

Email I received today:

Knoxville made the NYT times today (not for anything good mind you.)
In case you haven't heard about it or looked it up yet:


Backroom Politics Is Brought to the People, and the People Step In

A longing for reform, for fresh faces and new ideas, has overtaken Knox County, so much so that many people here cannot wait to vote in the Super Tuesday primary. And it has nothing to do with who might be the next president.

You would understand this desire if you had attended last week’s meeting of the Knox County Commission; that is, if you had the seven hours to spare. But since you probably weren’t there, and be thankful for that, here is a quick primer on local, uncivil civics so that you might appreciate


http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/04/us/04land.html


For those that live in Ktown - please go vote.
For those that don't, this probably makes you glad you don't