Well, let's see who haven't I offended yet?

It has been pointed out to me REPEATEDLY that while I have explained why I am not supporting David Cocke, I have yet to explain why I am not supporting the Chism candidate, Cherry Davis .

She is a sweet person who represented her district well when I served with her on a past committee. I happen to like a lot of the folks who are aligned with Sidney Chism, and when I served under Gale Carson as chair, I supported to the best of my abilities everything they tried to do. Since I voted for a lot of it, I have to take my responsibility as well.

Here's the problem; there is a lot of enmity built up toward the legislators, and it goes back several years. One of the problems from the 2002 county elections is that we put all our eggs in one basket, and had no energy or money left for the legislative and gubernatorial election, and it took everything that Mike Kernell had to stay in office, which is one of my primary concerns every two years.

The state legislative offices in Shelby County are crucial, because the Shelby County Democratic delegation is the most progressive in the state. John Ford's departure, while many people will cheer it, will HURT this county over time, and if Kathryn Bowers is convicted (I believe she is INNOCENT, by the way), that will as well. Ask Mayor Wharton. Ask Mayor Herenton. So, we have to protect the legislators, which, for the most part, isn't a problem once they get past the primary.

Also, when Sidney was chair during 1994-95, if I remember correctly (I was NOT on the committee at the time) , the Republicans voted to have primaries for County offices, and we didn't. However, I believe the Committee at that time named their own "nominees" for these offices, and all went down to defeat. That's not a democratic way to do things for the Democratic Party.

So, this is why I'm not supporting the Chism side, even though I like Cherry Davis.

While David Cocke & Company have shown that they can win elections, the party has not moved forward in a while, and as I served under him as well, I have to take my share of responsibility for that as well. That's why I'm not running for anything. We have to win elections, raise money (HELLO, ACP!) AND build the party at the grassroots level.

MSDIA & DFM have shown they can bring new people in; the rest we can teach them.