That Must Be Nice ...

A little bird just told me a story:

From what I hear, Liz Garrigan over at the Nashville Scene, wife of the new Deputy Mayor has done some travel recently. Apparently she went along with her husband and the mayor on a tax-payer financed trip to Greece.

If true, it's good to know where my taxes are going ... I hear that Larry Brinton is looking into it. Can't wait to hear the full story.

Update: Kleinheider has said that the report is false. And it seems I've been mocked for lack of proof. Not saying I have any. But all that's been said so far against me is that the story isn't true. Now that's proof ...

King of the County - Money Talks

I've been on the road in colder climes, so I'm a bit behind. But tibdbits and updates are on the way. Here are some new or not so new items. It's financial disclosure season. So we get a temperature reading on all the mayoral contenders. As we can see below, some are doing far better than others.

-Buck Dozier filed his financial disclosure, and as of late January, he has raised only raised $100,000. Ouch! Bud better get cracking.

- At the other end of the spectrum, Bob Clement has been pulling in some of that business money. The Clement Campaign has great momentum and has raised more than $630,000 so far in this Mayor's campaign. Clement filed his disclosure on Wednesday morning. The report showed that Clement raised $300,949.59 this reporting period and has $475,881.00 cash on hand.

What will Bob do with that money? Well his new HQ is in all probability one result,
Camp Clement is not at 100 Oaks on second floor of AmSouth Bank Bldg. Signs on building should be easlly visible from I-65, I-440, Thompson Lane, Woodmont Blvd, Armory Drive, and Franklin Road.

Money talks in politics ... and I can barely hear Dozier.