[Yardstick]

I'm in Knoxville, but I lived in Murfreesboro from '95 to '99. At the time, I knew that Bredesen was the mayor of Nashville, but I payed little attention to who he was and what he was about (I was a student at the time). I figured that he was a decent guy because Nashville was a decent town, and I carried that belief pretty far into this election season. It's only been in the last few weeks that I've come to understand what a sleaze he is. I think most Knoxvillians are as unaware as I was -- hence the big crossover vote around here. East Tennesseans don't know Bredesen the way Nashvillians and middle Tennesseans do, unfortunately.

[Fraulein]

Greetings fellow Tennessean!

Funny that in Knoxville Republicans were voting for Bredesen, and that in Nashville Democrats were voting for Van Hilleary!

While mayor, Bredesen raised property taxes 3 times to such exceedingly high levels that Nashville's population actually decreased when he was mayor (people moving to other counties since taxes were so high). He and his buddies also made millions for themselves in what is known as the "stadium scam." And then that tax added to the water bill. The list is endless, but the point is that he should be in jail...not governor!

I heard on the radio today that this candidate for "the little people" is actually worth around 180 million dollars. Being a mayor and a cheat paid him quite well! In fact, he ended up spending over 3 million of his own dollars in the last 24 hours of the campaign since he thought it was getting close!

Anyway, Bredesen is NOT good for Tennessee!