They Wish the Income Tax was a Dead Issue
Knoxville News-Sentinel reporter Tom Humphrey explains how the income tax issue is hurting Democrats running for the state senate seat - and how, ironically, if Democrat state Sen. Lincoln Davis wins his race for Congress, his appointed successor could be a Republican - and give the GOP control of the state senate.

Humphreys notes that Bobby Sands, the Democratic consensus candidate for an open Senate seat in Middle Tennessee, is facing a strong challenge by Republican Murfreesboro attorney Bill Ketron. "Sands ... voted for a state income tax, providing a battering ram for Ketron. And recently, an anti-tax independent expenditure group called Tennessee Forum has picked Sands as its No. 1 target and is spending more than Ketron and Sands combined to trash the Democrat," reports Humphreys.

Note to Readers: I can't find contact information for the Tennessee Forum. If you know how to contact the organization, or know their web site or email address, please email me at bhhobbs -at- comcast.net