He will be gone in about 9 months. He's a final year second termer and unable to run again thank goodness or I swear I think the GOP & DEM's would run him again. That's something people don't realize. He does the DEM's work so well they ran very token opposition last election against him. But look for him to be in Washington, DC likely sometime next year. I can't for the life of me understand the state GOP silence on this mans preformance. He's a GOP disgrace. He is our worst governor since Ray Blanton who went to prison after serving.
I do remember that Sundquist played a part in helping Harold Ford Sr. avoid stiff penalties around 1990 as a member of the Rostenkowski gang when both were Congressmen. Many speculated that the Fords kept the folks away from the polls in Memphis in return for the help. They staid home during the Gubenatorial campaign rather than vote for the Dems.