The year is almost over, and 2008 was a wild one in Tennessee. While our state was largely left out of the national political picture this year, the state topography was changed drastically in last month’s balloting. After a year of change and consternation here in the Volunteer State, here are three things we know about the political players in Tennessee that hold lessons about the past and clues about the future of state politics here. 1. Gov. Phil Bredesen has absolutely no electoral coattails. If there was any doubt left lingering after 2004 as to whether Tennessee’s very popular...