Personally, this kind of stuff makes me wonder why we have partisan races for judges, or even elections at all.

At any rate, there's some real hardball bullshit going on over here in Blount Co. re. the GOP establishment v. an outstanding judge appointed by Gov. Bredesen last year.

Here's a sort of summary [1], and here's the latest [2], with annoying facts and stuff. It's a disgrace reminiscent of Bill Hobbs and Robin Smith and the rest of the TN GOP slime machine.

And here's a poke [3] at the outrageously biased KNS coverage [4].

This ought to concern anyone interested in "liberty and justice for all." If you're interested in that sort of thing and would like to help a good guy fighting the good fight, urge your Blount Co. friends to vote for Judge Meares, and consider sending him a couple of bucks [5].