March 3, 2008

You Can Lead Donkeys To Water, But You Can't Make 'Em Think

The Chattanooga Times-Free Press reports that Georgia's attempt to force a redrawing of the state's border with Tennessee - in order to get access to Tennessee River water to slake the endless thirst of Atlanta - could go directly to the U.S. Supreme Court, and soon. Meanwhile, Tennessee's Democrat leadership is mostly treating the whole thing like a big joke, though Democrat Rep. Gary Odom will get credit in the media for leadership on the issue because he's moving a resolution in opposition to Georgia's actions. But that resolution - while a good and necessary step - ultimately won't stop Georgia's efforts to push the case to the Supreme Court, and doesn't really prepare Tennessee to fight what would be a monumental legal battle.