This Op-Ed is written by Sherry Kelly who is a friend of mine.

What Price Power?

When is the price of power too high? When does it take over the soul? These questions were answered Tuesday, January 13th in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

The name of Kent Williams is now well known. The East Tennessean, one term Republican, rose to fame by deceiving his fellow colleagues and then pulling a fast one. He made a deal with the opposition and voted for himself for Speaker of the House thus depriving his party of the majority.

We are not really surprised by the Democrats. This behavior is now in the DNA of their party. The party of Barney Frank, Christopher Dodd, William Jefferson, and ACORN. Lest we say that there is no difference between the political parties, that all politicians are the same. Remember Mark Foley, the Florida Congressman who wrote inappropriate e-mails to a young aide? He was gone by week’s end. Ousted by the Republican party. Republicans purge. Democrats promote.

The practices of the national Democrat party has filtered down to Tennessee. They found a weak link in Kent Williams and the carrot ( or was it an apple) was just too appealing. He is now Speaker of the House. Does he have the respect of the Republicans? Do the Democrats trust him? Character does matter. It shows the measure of the man and Mr. Williams has come up short.

We Republicans will recover and if we hold fast to our basic convictions, a true majority will be achieved. The Democrat’s power is slipping and they know it. Deceit is now synonymous with the name Democrat. The party that so many good and responsible Democrats are holding to, is gone. Until they recognize this, their party will continue down this destructive path taking the country and state closer to socialism.

Is the price of power too high yet?

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