A.C. had a great point in response to mine …..
I don’t know about this. If Harold Ford loses this Senate race, I don’t think he’ll return to Congress. Not as a Congressman anyway. Harold Ford doesn’t strike me as a man who goes backwards. He’ll find something else to do. MSNBC or someone else would be more than happy to give him a show.
With the national profile he will have developed from making this race close, going back to Memphis to run for Congress against Steve Cohen is the last thing he’s gonna need in his life. He’ll have a myriad of options that won’t involve retail politics of that sort.
Besides, in two years, there may very well be a Democratic President who would be more than happy to appoint Ford Secretary of something.
Harold Ford, win or lose, has left Memphis politics in the dust. As a white congressman in a majority black district, Cohen will always have to watch his back — but he has nothing to Fear from Junior. He will move on.
You just might be right. I can see that scenario, too. Ford just might have put Memphis in his rear view mirror. And, you have to think … if he loses, he just might be an outstanding addition to a Democratic ticket as a VP in 2008. Who knows? Regardless, it will be really interesting to see what happens.
Give Junior a little time. He may end up indicted for something like the rest of his family.
U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr.’s relatives in politics, most indicted!
http://www.fancyford.com
His Brother Jake is independent candidate for his house seat in Memphis.
Recently moved to Tennessee from California to be eligible to run. *His
arrest record http://tinyurl.com/yheexz
Edmund Ford, 50, (uncle) elected to Memphis City Council in 1999; currently
council chairman.
Emmitt Ford, 62, (uncle) elected to Tennessee House of Representatives in
1974; indicted and resigned in 1981 after insurance fraud conviction.
Harold Ford Sr., 60, (father) elected to Tennessee House in 1970 and to U.S.
House of Representatives in 1974; indicted in 1987 on bank fraud charges and
acquitted in 1993; left Congress in 1997.
James Ford, (uncle) elected to Memphis City Council in 1979, succeeding
brother John; elected to Shelby County Commission in 1994; died in November
2001 at age 52.
John Ford, 63, (uncle) elected to Memphis City Council in 1971 and to
Tennessee Senate in 1974; indicted in 2005 on charges of bribery, extortion
and witness intimidation. Resigned; awaiting trial.
Joseph Ford, 51, (uncle) elected to Memphis City Council in 1994, succeeding
brother James; council chairman and unsuccessful mayoral candidate, 1999;
named to brother James’ county commission seat in 2002. Elected to seat same
year.
Ophelia Ford, 55, (aunt) lost election for James’ county commission seat to
brother Joseph. Won Sept. 15 special election by 13 votes to fill brother
John’s seat in Tennessee Senate; two investigations pending into possibly
illegal votes .
Source: USA TODAY research, Shelby County Board of Commissioners, Memphis
City Council and Almanac of American Politics.
It isn’t the House of Cards; it is the House of Indictments
Politicians make strange bed fellows. Ever heard that?
I believe that most politicians are slightly on the crooked side of life and would yield to certain enticements if offered. I spoke with a US Senator some 20 years past and he told me that he would be a crook if he had not been a very rich man when he went to Wash DC. He said the offers to do so many things are outstanding. Money, trips, your choice of entertainment, and cozy hide aways for free or should I say a vote or a sponsorship.