TNGOP’s Robin Smith has her fans
In case you haven’t been following the saga, I’ll catch you up.
Late last week, an e-mail that Tennessee GOP Chair Robin Smith sent to Governor Phil Bredesen was leaked to blogger A.C. Kleinheider, at The Nashville Post.
In the missive, Smith decries the fact that Bredesen declined to reaoopint her to the Tennessee Human Right Commission. [...]
Bredesen hearts John McCain
Governor Phil Bredesen tells Real Clear Politics that “John McCain is very attractive as a candidate in a lot of ways.”
“I think John McCain is very attractive as a candidate in a lot of ways. And my own personal experience is that these elections where people are engaged enough that they know some of the [...]
What will TN’s Democratic leadership be announcing Wednesday morning??
Hmmmmmm……………
BREDESEN, SASSER HOST DEMOCRATIC UNITY MEETING
News Conference Kicks Off Drive Toward General Election
NASHVILLE- Governor Phil Bredesen and Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Gray Sasser will host a breakfast meeting and news conference Wednesday to ask supporters of presidential candidates Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama to unify behind a single candidate on the heels of [...]
The governor at the door
Via The Southern Strategy Group’s QOTD:
“Ladies and gentleman … the Governor is at the door.”
- Rep. Frank Buck (D-Dowelltown) opting for a very low-key announcement of Governor Bredesen’s arrival Monday night to address a joint session of the General Assembly to outline deep budget cuts. The traditional announcement of the Governor’s arrival is [...]
Waiting to see how sweet the pot gets
Apparently, many state workers in the midst of getting their retirement paperwork underway have put things on hold to find out whether Bredesen’s soon-to-be-announced buyout offer nakes better sense.
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LIVE: Bredesen addresses budget woes
We’re streaming the governor’s press conference on the budget LIVE over at WBIR.com.
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State’s budget woes hit McNally DUI legislation
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Inside scoop on Bredesen’s VP chances
Via Stacey Campfield: Word From VERY reliable sources is, Phil is telling insiders he is now on the short list as a possible VP for Obama.
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Bredesen’s mama loves the idea of him as VP
In East Tennessee yesterday, Bredesen sort of talked down rumors of being picked as a VP running mate, but he did say he knows one person who loves the idea: “My mother loves it, and every time I see a news article, I clip it and send it to my mother,” he said. “She’s the [...]
Read More..>>Drunken paddlewheel steamboat passengers freed from oppressive legislation
Bredesen signed a number of new items into law today, including this: “One will remove a requirement for paddlewheel steamboats to offer overnight accommodations if they serve alcohol.”
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Is Bredesen really an uncommitted superdelegate?
Sharon Cobb reminds us of a 2005 Bredesen interview:
In a calculated snub of Clinton’s accelerating bandwagon, Governor Philip Bredesen of Tennessee warned that voters were “kind of dissatisfied” with the Democrats’ current presidential contenders and that Clinton would face an “uphill road” to win the White House.
Bredesen also expressed dismay that speculation about the 2008 [...]
Bredesen’s superdelegate plan just makes too much sense
“We’ll see what happens to your plan. It makes sense, so chances are nothing will come of it.”
-Jon Stewart Chris Wallace to Governor Phil Bredesen on Fox News Sunday at the conclusion of an interview about Bredesen’s proposal for a Democratic Superdelegate Primary.
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Knoxvillians appointed to state boards
Georgiana Vines has the list:
Gov. Phil Bredesen has appointed the following Knoxvillians to state boards: Council for the Education of Students with Disabilities, Mary Johnson; Council on Workers’ Compensation, Bruce Fox; Coordinating Council, Johanna Sweat; Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks Board, Jon Roach; Polysomnography Professional Standards Committee, Dr. Thomas Higgins and Natasha Webb. Others appointed: Northeast [...]
Read More..>>Bredesen’s universal pre-K: daycare for the middle class?
Frank Cagle is no fan of Bredesen’s emphasis on pre-K:
It is apparent that Bredesen plans to have universal pre-K in place when he leaves office. It is his signature program and it will be his legacy.
Tennessee’s education system is plagued with low test scores, and it has never been adequately funded. The test scores reveal [...]
Bredesen’s Big Idea gets wider play
Today the Gov expertly casts himself as the pitch-perfect voice of reason in The Politico:
In an interview this week with Politico, Bredesen said flatly that if the contentious slog continues until the Democrats’ late-August convention in Denver, the party would have a vastly diminished chance of recapturing the White House.
“They have a much steeper, [...]
Hillary “wasn’t repelled” by Bredesen’s idea
Via Tennessee Politics Blog:
Gov. Phil Bredesen is not giving up his push for a Democratic Party superdelegate primary to pick the presidential nominee. Bredesen says Washington insiders oppose the idea, but that the people like it as a common-sense approach to solving the looming crisis in the Democratic Presidential primary. He said Tuesday that [...]
Bredesen’s modest superdelegate proposal in the NYT
The Gov is in the NYT today:
WE Democrats have a problem, but it’s one we can fix.
We are blessed with two fine candidates, but it’s entirely possible that when primary season ends on June 3, we will still lack a clear nominee. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton could each still believe that the nomination could [...]
In case you weren’t clear on this:
Terry Frank is NOT in favor of Bredesen’s plan for universal pre-K for Tennessee kids.
Someone needs to keep Bredesen off his high horse. Not everyone thinks the state is the answer to cure all of mankind. And in fact, Governor, the latest Pre-K Study showed that some children, namely black boys, were HARMED by their [...]
Read More..>>Bredesen’s gallon of Gallo
Phil Bredesen apparently lives the high life when he and The First Lady travel:
When Andrea and I travel somewhere on vacation, if we want to go into a grocery store and buy wine, in most places you can.
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Woodson backs Bredesen
Sen. Jamie Woodson is standing with Gov. Bredesen on pre-K funding:
Bredesen’s $25 million proposal would expand pre-kindergarten funding by about 250 classrooms statewide, with an emphasis on broadening the program to include middle-class children.
The Senate Education Committee, made up of five Republicans and four Democrats, is due to review the pre-K proposal and other education [...]
