WRONG! Actually when a DEM governor took over he brought at least some accountability and control of corruption. Guess how he did it? He told the HEY MOE's Knock it off or the program shuts down. Now what do you think happened? His second term and not a mention of state income tax or shutting down state facilities.
I know who was being tossed out of Tenncare under Taxquist it was the ones formerly Medicaid qualified namely the disabled and that as well brought several revolts. I'm from Tennessee both me and my wife are disabled residence of Tennessee. I know how the who stinking mess started and I know the GOP's hands were very dirty in it as dirty as the DEMs maybe a little bit more so.
The corruption and mismanagement of TennCare were Tennessee state government issues. Securing the funding obligation from the Federal Government as long as it was in existence was the obligation of the federal representatives in the House and Senate.
Had Fred refused to do the job he was elected for by the people of Tennessee and did not secure the federal funding, he would have been thrown out of office for being grossly incompetent and negligent. And TennCare would have gone broke years earlier and everyone, including the children would have been unfunded.
Not only that, but doing what you seem to think Fred should have done would have gone against his principles of federalism. Interjecting himself as a referee into internal state policy would have been stepping outside of his role as a representative for Tennessee in Washington. It’s was not his place to unilaterally decide not to get funding from Washington for state programs. That would be a gross dereliction of duty. You look like a fool for even suggesting it.