Reports of his demise...

As almost certainly the only blog holding man crushes on both Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson and Capitol reporter Dick Pettys, let me say:

1. If Dick says there's buzz at the Capitol, there's buzz at the Capitol.

2. Richardson haters: Don't hold your breath.

From Insider Advantage:

The defeat on Tuesday of Rep. Jeff Lewis, a powerful committee chairman, has the Capitol buzzing about potential opposition from within his own party to Speaker Glenn Richardson. Sources say at least one legislator is sounding out fellow House members about mounting a challenge.

And for those seeking a more personal update, my lungs feel like they got stabbed full of burning mucus.

We're all about imagery here.

UPDATE: Pettys confirms that state Rep. David Ralston will challenge the speaker.

It'll be lots of fun to talk about, but it's hard for me to see this succeeding. But maybe it's like The Godfather - you gotta have one of these dust ups ever few years.

But, then, it seems like the General Assembly has been in non-stop dust up the last couple of years.