You readers out there are right to be wondering why Tennessee members of Congress are missing in action while the Trump administration continues to scare the pants off Americans by wallowing in Russia scandals and laying one policy goose egg after another.
Where, after all, is our Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, and where are our senators, Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander?
Washington is on fire right now with the Russia investigations and with GOPcare votes. In fact, the beltway is so hot that days of hearings with Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch have barely gotten any attention, either from the media or the lawmakers – save a treatise from Alexander chiding Democrats in advance for filibustering.
Meanwhile, our stalwart Tennessee leaders are laying low.
Not only did none of them show up for town halls during their recent recess, they aren’t venturing out much in front of cameras either – though none of them is camera shy.