Jackson Free Press

I am working on a series of JFP Interviews with Jackson mayoral candidates. I'm looking to interview a candidate for the third installment by Jan. 23. So if you know candidates Regina Quinn, Francis Smith or Chokwe Lumumba, please tell them to call me at 601-362-6121 ext. 22 and set up an interview as soon as possible.

You can read the first two candidate interviews in the series here:

Jonathan Lee

William Bright

Website includes a petition and links to more information about the issue.

Every 20 minutes or so, someone says something like "We've got to do something about this outta-control spending!" It occurs to me that these people generally aren't talking about the defense and security budgets, which take up about 2/3 of discretionary spending. Most of the time they seem to want to cut someone else's Social Security or someone else's health care.

Why is this so important? The outta-control-totally-irresponsible Obama Deficit, of course.

But did you know We've Already Done $2.4 Trillion in Deficit Reduction?

Says Matt Yglesias of Slate.com: But don't let anyone convince you that nothing's being done. The economic recovery is reducing the deficit, and measures already enacted are bringing further deficit reductions.