Posted on 11/10/2004 9:52:53 AM PST by Ultrconservative
A few years ago when Bredesen was running for Nashville mayor he admitted that the 2 politicians he admired the most were Bobby Kennedy and Hillary Clinton. Caveat emptor.
That said, what he has apparantly done with TennCare is what should be done with every government program when the ingrates who are getting taxpayer-funded freebies and their "advocates" start squalling about it not being enough. Might make a few of them appreciate what they are getting.
BTW, government-provided insurance through a convoluted deal with insurance companies (TennCare) is exactly what Kerry was proposing.
Bresden will get no free ride once the GOP controlled TN Senate is organized come Jan 2005.
BTW has there been any movement for Dr Frist's Senate seat in 2006? Are Harold Ford Jr., Tanner (TN-08) or Ed Bryant positioning themselves for the Senate seat yet?
You might want to ask folks who lived in Nashville during his 8 year Reign of Taxes about that. My parents' property taxes almost tripled during his tenure, largely to pay for Pharoah Phil's monuments to himself, i.e. a huge new library in one of the most inaccessable parts of downtown; a new football stadium for his buddy Bud Adams; an arena for a nonexistant NBA franchise, a short-lived arena football team, and a locked-out NHL team which may not even exist if a talked-about league contraction occurs; and a new taxpayer-funded facility for the Country Music Hall of Fame (why couldn't one of the most successful industries in town finance their own HOF?).
Meanwhile, Mon and Dad got a new yellow line down the middle of the road and the city came out and screwed up the drainage ditch that Dad and I spent years shaping up so we could cut it with the riding mower.
Keeping government spending and taxes in check? Nope, he's just running for reelection. He's learned the game well.
Ford has been positioning himself for awhile. I don't know if Bryant has officially declared, yet. It'll probably be the summer or fall of next year before the field truly takes shape. Zach Wamp, Marsha Blackburn and Chattanooga Mayor Bob Corker may all jump in and some other 'Rats, too (the big question is whether they clear the field for Junior).
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