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« Blogging: Important to Me, You and Democracy | Main | The Sundquist Legacy » December 3, 2002More Income Tax FalloutRepublicans in the state House have replaced a crew of moderates - including their pro-income tax/cozy with-the-Democratic-speaker leader - with conservatives. State Rep. Tre Hargett of Bartlett defeated Rep. Steve McDaniel as Republican Leader of the Tennessee House Monday in a GOP Caucus election that swept moderates from leadership positions. Hargett, 33, promised a more aggressive approach for the GOP in the House, where the Republican minority has been marginalized by the Democratic majority for decades. "This is about how we become a more proactive and relevant caucus," Hargett said, adding that he would like to reinstate policy work groups to develop policy ideas and legislation.So says the Memphis Commercial Appeal's liberal pro-income tax reporter/columnist Paula Wade, who no doubt hated writing every word of it. Dumping McDaniel in favor of Hargett is more fallout from the income tax debate, which has produced a more conservative and more anti-income tax state House and state Senate. Here is the Tennessean story on it. Comments
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