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To: steve harris who wrote (263005)12/2/2005 6:27:36 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1574711
 
"a democrat governor you won't hear about in the liberal press..."

Who knows? The list of Republicans governors under investigation, charged or convicted is so long that I think people are getting a bit burned out...



To: steve harris who wrote (263005)12/2/2005 10:14:02 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1574711
 
Two-thirds of Tennessee Highway Patrol officers tapped for promotion under Gov. Phil Bredesen gave money to his campaign or had family or political patrons who did, a Tennessean investigation has found.

I thought the above was part of the bubba credo. The article says its been a long tradition in Tennessee........76 years in fact.



To: steve harris who wrote (263005)12/2/2005 11:06:14 PM
From: paret  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1574711
 
more than half were promoted over troopers who scored better on impartial exams or rankings,