Earmarks; NRA endores Childers

DeSoto Times Tribune - Davis: End federal earmarks, Childers says earmarks "not necessarily bad"

Davis said the time has come to end earmarks as a means of getting federal spending under control. "We would sign a bill that would ban earmarks," Davis said Friday, echoing comments he made in a televised debate with Childers at the University of Mississippi on Wednesday.

Childers said he does not want North Mississippi to miss out on federal funds for badly needed projects, and therefore is not inclined to categorically ban them. "If every member of Congress were willing to join a pact saying that they wouldn't take earmark appropriations, then I would be the first one to sign on. But if big states throughout the country continue to accept these funds, I'm not going to sit idly by while North Mississippi falls behind. There are legitimate projects in this district that need funding, and I'm going to fight for what's best for this district."

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Commercial Appeal - NRA endorses Rep. Childers

Daily Journal - Few watching the House race

DeSoto Times Tribune - Southaven to host Veterans Day luncheon

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Just for kicks. Clarion Ledger - Custom of civility goes missing in Senate race

Cheney to stump for Davis

Commercial Appeal - Cheney to stump for Davis - One of the Republican party's biggest guns, Vice President Dick Cheney, will come to DeSoto County Monday to bolster the congressional bid of Southaven Mayor Greg Davis. The White House confirmed Monday that Cheney will stump for Davis on the eve of his runoff with Democrat Travis Childers to fill the 1st District House seat until January. The rally at the DeSoto Civic Center, Interstate 55 at Church Road, will begin at 3 p.m. Cheney is expected to attend just the one campaign event, spokesman Jamie Hennigan said. To RSVP for Monday's event, call the Davis campaign line at (662) 996-1114 or go to gregdavisforcongress.com for more information.

Obama for Childers

Good catch over at CottonMouth with this endorsement of Childers by the Obama Campaign. WillBardwell.com mentions, "Notably, Hillary Clinton's campaign did not send out a similar message to its Mississippi e-mail recipients. If Childers ends up winning this thing, then I assume that can't help her chances of snaring his superdelegate vote."

Coleman, Neely endorse Holland

Calhoun City Alderman Marshall Coleman and Tupelo Attorney Brian Neely endorsed Steve Holland. HatTip: CottonMouth - Holland Picks Up Endorsements From #3 and #4 Finishers

Daily Journal Endorsement: McCullough

Daily Journal - Editorial: Glenn McCullough - The race for the Republican nomination for the 1st Congressional District seat in the U.S. House offers voters a clear choice based on knowledge, experience, vision, and perspective needed to serve north Mississippi: Glenn L. McCullough, Jr. McCullough - first a successful private-sector businessman, then Appalachian Regional Commission director in Mississippi, then mayor of Tupelo, and then chairman of TVA - is a champion of economic growth, jobs creation, efficient government and ethical public service. He understands the critical nature of regional cooperation and initiative, giving him a unique perspective among the 1st District candidates. McCullough's two Republican opponents are good men, but their experience and qualifications don't match McCullough's reach. In 1999, McCullough resigned as mayor of Tupelo, where his vision and leadership jump-started the Fairpark District downtown redevelopment, to became the first Mississippian in almost 40 years confirmed to the Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors. In 2001, he became the first Mississippian named chairman of TVA, the nation's largest public utility. McCullough's term at TVA was marked by a pivotal economic development decision: creation of TVA-certified megasites for watershed industrial development. It is bearing fruit today across the 1st District, most strikingly in the Wellspring project at Blue Springs, where TVA certification was a key in luring Toyota. His north Mississippi focus began at ARC, where he cut his teeth on public service regionalism and its focus on public-private partnerships. McCullough has said he will continue living in Tupelo if elected, as he did during his TVA tenure, in order to remain involved with family, church and community - the values that are his anchor. Criticism of his perfectly legal use of a TVA airplane for trips from Knoxville to Tupelo rings hollow, especially since his 1st District opponents have all promised to stay close to their constituents by living at home and commuting to Washington on the taxpayers' dollar. McCullough is prepared to serve in the U.S. House by a career of local and regional leadership through consensus-building across political and geographic barriers. He is the best choice for the Republican nomination.

Blue Collar Republican for Greg Davis

BlueCollarRepublican.com - Greg Davis for Congress

Chancery Clerks endorse Childers

Prentiss County Chancery Clerk Travis Childers released a list of fourteen current and retired chancery clerks from the first congressional district who are endorsing Childers for Congress. The ten Chancery Clerks endorsing Childers are: Don Threadgill of Choctaw County; Robbie Robinson of Clay County; Jim Witt of Itawamba County; Chuck Thomas of Marshall County; Ronnie Boozer of Monroe County; Reggie Collums of Pontotoc County; Wayne Crockett of Tate County; Peyton Cummings of Tishomingo County; Russ Turner of Webster County; and, Amy McMinn of Yalobusha County. In addition, four retired Chancery Clerks from North Mississippi offered their endorsements: Myra McCollum of Alcorn County; Martha Martin of Calhoun County; David Thomas of Chickasaw County; and, Hayden Ables of Tishomingo County. Travis W. Childers, a Democrat, has served as Chancery Clerk of Prentiss County for the past sixteen years. HatTip: CottonMouth