Feedback for Tennessee Senatorial Candidates

To Harold Ford, Jr. and the Democrats:

• Did Bob Corker, as mayor, really have any control over how many 911 calls were answered in Chattanooga? Come on.


• A church is not a proper setting for a negative campaign spot.


• Stop pretending that there are magic answers to all of our country's problems. I'm all for alternative fuels, but corn will not solve our energy problems. And while I support the work of the 9/11 commission, simply saying we should adopt all of their recommendations is too easy, without first examining each recommendation, determining what we would have to do to implement it, and looking at the long-term impact of doing so.

To Bob Corker and the Republicans:

• The legal voting age is 18. Stop talking to us like we're 5.


• Saying that Harold Ford, Jr. is the most liberal Tennessee congressman is meaningless. Think of a more substantial criticism of your opponent.


• Not included among the seven major issues on your website are energy, education, and healthcare (though the latter is addressed briefly in the section on jobs). That's a problem.

To everyone involved in any race this fall:

• Stop using the term "illegal immigrants." Say "undocumented immigrants" or "persons who have entered the country illegally." We should never suggest that a human being is inherently illegal.