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Cracker Squire

THE MUSINGS OF A TRADITIONAL SOUTHERN DEMOCRAT

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Location: Douglas, Coffee Co., The Other Georgia, United States

Sid in his law office where he sits when meeting with clients. Observant eyes will notice the statuette of one of Sid's favorite Democrats.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

I said it in '08; l repeat it now. If my friend Marshall loses, it will be because he voted for TARP (& then went so public about it on NPR, etc.)


Republican challenger Austin Scott, left, and Rep. Jim Marshall, D-Macon, trade barbs after a debate at the Georgia National Fair night in Perry, Ga., earlier this month.

In Rep. Jim Marshall's district, history shows that each and every vote cast by a voter matters. Marshall's vote for TARP cost him valuable votes in the conservative 8th Congressional District, just as the vote for TARP by Sen. Saxby Chambliss forced the senator into a runoff with Jim Martin.

But for this vote, I believe this moderate Blue Dog Democrat would have survived to fight for another day. He has been a good congressman, and deserves to remain in Washington. I am pulling for him.

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