Could it be that the Democratic Party is Becoming Normal Again.

by Rod Williams, March 16, 2025 - I got a fundraising letter from the Davidson County Democratic Party this week asking me to make a monthly financial commitment to the Party. I am not tempted. 

As disgusted as I am with the Republican Party, I am not ready to become a Democrat. I still hold the same core values that I always have. I have not changed; the Republican Party has changed. I still believe in limited government, fiscal responsibility, the Constitution, a strong national defense and other things that Republicans used to believe in. I do not believe my core values align with those of the Democratic Party.

So, while I was not persuaded to sign up with the Dems, I am pleased with something in this letter. Well, not something that was in the letter but something that was not in the letter. This something makes me wonder if the Democratic Party is pulling back from some of its progressive virtue-signaling silliness. 

What was missing from this letter from Dakota Galban, Chair of the Davidson County Democratic Party was a signature tag. I am confused. Is he a "he," a "she," or a "them?"

Could it be that Democrats are becoming normal again?

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Nashville Ranks a Dismal 32 Out of the Largest 75 Cities for Financial Health

by Rod Williams, March 16, 2025 - Truth in Accounting has released its ninth annual Financial State of the Cities report and found that 54 cities do not have enough money to pay their bills. Nashville is one of those and ranks number 32 from the top, the top of the list being the most financially healthy city. 

The financially healthiest cities, Truth in Accounting calls "Sunshine Cities," and those on the bottom of the least TIA calls "Sinkhole Cities." Here are the best and the worst:

Below is the segment that shows Nashville's ranking and the cities in adjacent financial standing.

Memphis is ranked 58th. Other Tennessee cities are not among the top 75 largest so are not included in the report. 

While cities are required to have balanced budgets, they often use accounting tricks to calculate the budgets, such as these:

 • Inflating revenue assumptions 

• Counting borrowed money as income 

• Understating the true costs of government by leaving pension and 

other retirement costs “off the books”

 • Delaying the payment of current bills until the start of the next 

It should be noted that this report only addresses the issue of financial health of the city, not how well managed a city is or quality of life factors, bond rating or tax levels. 

Below is the one-page report on Nashville:

To view the complete report, follow this link. 

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