Wow! Hadn't heard about that here in Sothern Cali. How can we spread this news across America so people in the "blue states" know it?
I don't know, but it certainly can be a path to political success. That governor (Phil Bredesen) is already being floated as a VP candidate on the Demo ticket this year, presumably because he would demonstrate that Demos can actually show some spending restraint. (Unfortunately, Bush has convincingly demonstrated that he cannot.)