Went to the rally for Terry Roland, who’s running for John Ford’s TN State Senate seat. Took photos. Look close and you’ll see my mug. Here’s one of Roland with Ed Bryant.

MORE: This is a rushed post. Busy weekend.

I also snapped a photo of Roland with blogger Thaddeus Matthews, a Democrat who is crossing party lines to support Terry.

In that spirit, let me vent some frustration with County Commissioner Marilyn Loeffel, who was also at the rally. I told Marilyn I enjoyed her (now cancelled) radio show on 990 AM, but if I had known she voted in favor of the latest property tax increase (thanks to a Half-Bakered reader for the tip), I may have balanced my praise with some criticism. The same goes for Commissioner Joyce Avery (right); in fact, if three of seven Republicans on the Commission hadn’t voted in favor of the tax increase (with a fourth not recording a vote), it wouldn’t have passed. The 14-cent increase (per $100) in the County’s property taxes are an extra burden to Memphians, who were awarded just last month with a 27-cent increase in City property taxes.

Also noted: Bob Corker made an appearance and exchanged several words with Bryant. I wonder if Corker had another reason to come all the way from Chattanooga to attend an event where he wasn’t even invited to speak and Bryant was. After the speechifying, Corker pulled Bryant aside for a discussion in private (turning his back to me when he saw the camera). This is pure, uninformed speculation, but I wonder if Corker was asking Bryant to support him in a gubernatorial bid. Not likely, I guess, but we’ll see.